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Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle (www.independent.co.uk)
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Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle::Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle

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[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It was always going to be mainly a software issue, wasn't it?

I had the 15 Pro for a few days now and aside from initial setup, stress tests and fast charging, it doesn't get noticeably warm. I don't use Instagram or the other apps mentioned though, so of course these might be problematic. I feel like previous iPhones warmed up to similar temperatures when under these "stress" conditions.

I feel like this was one of these cases where some outlet reports about these "overheating" (a term widely misused) issues, then people reading that article start getting hypersensitive about it on their phones, so more articles get written and it goes on and on. In reality, things like fast charging (and MagSafe charging) always heated iPhones up a bit, and that only makes sense.

I'm not saying this is a non-issue entirely, but articles blaming the SoC (A17), the titanium frame or whatever without anything to back their claims up (because it's just an article copied from some other "journalist", who copied it themselves from somewhere else) instead of trying to figure out what the issue is need to stop. There should be articles written about how the quality control of big iOS releases has declined over the years instead.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The more people look into this, the more it appears that the big culprit is iOS 17 and apps that did not do proper comparability testing with iOS 17 over the past 6 months.

Instagram heats up the logic board like a motherfucker, and it does this does for all iOS / iPad OS 17 devices, not just the 15 pro.

Also, people were reporting this Instagram bug months ago.

[–] June@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

I’ve got the 15 Pro Max, do use instagram, and haven’t had these overheating problems. So I def don’t think it’s a uniform issue.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It seems most journalists these days have lost the art of the Root Cause Analysis. First to print wins, and after that, whatever makes people click on your stuff so it pushes ad views.

ML journalism will only exacerbate this problem, because I can guarantee some places will try to “save money” by replacing their editorial staff with an intern that just types “how should I edit the following article for final release” into ChatGPT

[–] brunofin@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Too Hot To Handle: Silicon Valley

[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

« Hey little thing, let me light your candle, 'Cause, mama, I'm sure hard to handle now, gets around »

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Too hot to handle,

Too cold to hold.

It's called the 15 and it's in control.

[–] frazw@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Pesky Uber!!! I knew they'd be to blame somehow.

[–] uberkalden@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Too cold to hold, they're called the ghost busters and they're in control

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s probably not the hardware. Too many people have reproduced this stuff on varying legacy hardware configurations.

That said, people should still be pissed at Apple for their growing trend of buggy software.

Software quality has gone downhill at Apple. Their QA used to be some of the best in the business, but too many major releases ship with something nasty these days.

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I remember ios13 was so buggy on release. I was genuinely remorseful for upgrading to it, and it taught me to never upgrade a major version from Apple until months have passed.

[–] June@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

This is true for all software releases like this. Wait a couple of patches and update at like .2 or .3

[–] fury@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm really curious to know what it is that causes this. I can't get mine to do it. Even with something like 3dmark, or heavy games at 120 FPS. It gets no warmer than any other iPhone I've had. Which is to say, it gets warm, yeah, but not to the point I can't hold it.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Too hot to handle? Blame Lana.