iPhone 3G S Recall Concerns are Heating Up: Hot iPhone 3GS
July 2, 2009
iPhone users around the world are complaining about buying hot iPhones, and I don’t mean “hot” as stolen. Apparently some iPhones are having the same type of overheating battery problems prevalent in other small computer batteries which have been recalled over the last few years. Reports and reports of reports (like this one) are popping up all over the web about users complaining that their iPhone 3G S is overheating to the point of being too hot to handle, some even becoming discolored by the extreme heat.
As of yet, we haven’t heard of any iPhone 3G batteries exploding like so many laptop batteries have recently, but tmcnet, PCWorld, ChannelWeb, MacDailyNews, and several other online tech publications have all reported on the story, often with first-hand accounts.
Is there going to be an iPhone 3G S recall?
If so, it will affect a lot of people, with Apple having sold over 1-million iPhone 3Gs in just the first weekend on the market.
Has your iPhone 3G S been overheating? If so, tell us about it below in the comments section.
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I had to call support today since my iPhone is heating up to the point I cannot make calls without the earpiece. I’ve had the two previous models and never had this issue.
I always wanted more apps for the kitchen, but I never thought I would be able to cook an egg with it.
I have an appointment at the nearby apple store and it seems they will replace it.
I’ve had problems with my iPhone getting really hot too. It only happens when I’m playing games. I think the graphic intensive apps are what make the iphones get hot like that. Melissa J. Perenson from PC World said it happened to her while playing a game app called The Oregon Trail.
Is there an iPhone recall? Ummm… not yet. But I think there’s gonna be.
Purchased iphone 32gb 3gs from at&t. Received it on a monday via fedx @ 11am et. Spent the first day loading apps and setting it up. Set to charge monday night. Tuesday 1pm iphone would not turn on. Phone was really warm to touch. Went to at&t store and the tech person did a hard boot. The iphone came on but the screen was extemely dim. The settings were set to brightest level. Next contacted apple support. Tech person said after hard reset with iphone on plug the iphone to charge the phone. The iphone backlight immediately went to full brightness. However, within 10 seconds the iphone screen flashed and filled with black lines and shut down. Repeated the steps a few more times with the same results (not the rear of the iphone was getting hot when charging). Apple tech support set me up for a friday appointment and told me not to charge or use the iphone.
I got my iPhone 3gS last June 20th,returned it on the 22nd for very short battery life(half of it was consumed after 30minutes of web browsing). Anyways,they gave me a new one with same issue plus one night after being on standby for atleast 6hours, I decided to reach for it, oddly very very hot and it was nowhere hot surface. I have the white one.
I was going to get an iphone today, but should I wait due to the possible recall? or is this just a bad batch.
Thanks
It looks like Apple are about to release a fix
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After making phone calls continuously for an hour, my iPhone 3GS was too hot to hold next to my head. The battery life is also disappointing, not making it through an average day of use. These two issues are a huge let down. A recall is unavoidable.
I tried to use the burn ointment but is said it “This accessory is not made to work with iPhone”.
I heard there was an iphone recall, but I guess not. Or maybe I should say “not yet”. Is it only the white-backed iphones, or are those just getting more complaints of overheating because it discolors the backing? I have a black-backed iPhone 3GS and so far mine hasn’t overheated once. But I’ve seen lots of screenshots of the overheating message. That doesn’t mean there needs to be an iPhone recall though, unless of course these things are injuring people.
I hope they have an iPhone “Fire Sale” – Get ‘em while they’re HOT!
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My phone has gotten hot the first time that I used it, it was so hot it actually burnt my ear when I went to talk on it. I live in Florida so when I use it in the heat, it becomes very discolored. I have never and would never leave this phone in the car, especially because of the type of battery in the phone. This phone is my digital life, I have not experienced the phone telling me it has overheated, but a few times especially while being charged or after being synced or after talking on the phone on 3g for over 10 mins. I hope this is settled, one complaint is the built in battery, now, maybe they will make it user replaceable, guess that is what they get trying to control the battery and upping the battery replacement price. Also with the 3g s I have to charge it every night because the battery runs out everyday. Right now as I am typing in my cool office, I am beginning to feel the heat through my Switcheasy Rebel.
Bought a 3GS yesterday and side by side with my 3G it had is limited phone reception 0-1 bars vs my old 3G and also notice wifi dropping out more. swapped it out and now applying my switch easy to my new 3GS I have no wifi at all did all apple support tips in articles. The read people putting device in frezer so took of vase and now works fine. To avoid recalls they going to have throttle further with software updates but this ultimately a hardware design fault that’s severly limits devices potential, is this why chipset retarded from been able to rec 720p video? – Dear I say it “Put Option – AAPL”
3G s iphone bought by brother while I was in U.S. on 26th June 2009. had to come to India in July and had no choice but to get it unlocked. The screen gets heated up beyond tolerance within no time. calls get dropped and wi-fi connectivity is poor. The heating of the phone even when not in use coupled with poor battery life requiring it to be charged every day has made my hard earned money flow in drain. I am very disappointed with the 3Gs handset. I was better off with cheap handsets which worked well and till dat.e have no complaints whatsoever. Switched off to Rs.2000/- chinese mobile
I’ve had my black 3g for about a month now. I’d not noticed any heat issues until this morning. I was listening to a radio show (via a free app) for about 2.5 hours. I went to close the app and noticed that the back and front of the iphone were very very hot.
I just purchased my iphone about one week ago. Went to use my phone after charging for about 10 minutes, and it was so hot. I made a call, and could not continue because the entire phone was so hot. Also the reception has been lousy. I had the Original iphone, and did not experiece the problems I am experiencing with the 3GS.
Had my 3GS for 5 weeks now. Really bad battery life, drained in less than 1 day. Gets really hot sometimes. Yesterday while in my cool car, mind you it was 56 degrees outside, my phone had 42%, put it down for a few minutes, picked it up and it had a black screen, woulnt respond at all, tried to plug it into power several times in two hours, nothing. Later, I reached in my puse and was alarmed by something REALLY hot, the dead iPhone. Held it next to AC for a few minutes and then pluged it in to power and I finally got it to respond. How did it go from 42% to dead for two hours, to hot, and zero battery life?
I returned my 2-week old iphone for a new (that’s what they tell me) one because of overheating issue. But the new one seems to have the same issue. I’m thinking about just returning the iphone all together. I love all the features of the iphone but it is becoming too uncomfortable to use.
My phone gets hot but NLT so hot that I can’t use it
My I phone froze up while uploading a survey…I thought the iphone had turned off….but it had not and it got so hot it could not be held. It appears that either a hardware or software glitch is causing it iphone to overheat dramatically. It had almost drained the battery .. I turned the iphone off with by holding down the power button. I am concerned that these occurrences may destroy the iphone.
i had my iphone 3gs for 30 days and it overheats really bad and last night it got so hot that the glass part of the screen not the lcd part cracked in the upper right corner and apple told me that it was due to customer abbuse. now im resorting to fixing it myself.
I’ve had my iPhone for less than a year and it gets hot when I talk on the phone for more than 5 minutes. Now, it gets hot even when it isn’t being used and the battery drains in a matter of minutes. This doens’t have anything to do with it being left in the sun, etc. as Apple tell you not to do. This happens in my very cool house. I’m very dissapointed that Apple has not addressed this situation. I know I’m not the only one.
I got my iPhone 3G S a few months ago. Yes I’ve experienced the overheating problem, at least 4 times. It didn’t happen “under direct sun light” as Apple claimed. It happened in an air-conditioned room, when I was reading e-books on the phone. After an hour or two, the phone just stopped responding, and got really hot. I had to turn it off and waited for half an hour before it could reboot again.
I really love my iPhone but I hope Apple could do something about the battery. It could be a potential hazard.
My iPhone 3GS is getting very hot when charging. Started last night. Would not charge past red for awhile.
iphone 3G, gets really hot and switches itself off. Stays very hot until you do a manual reset (hold down power and home button), and then starts to cool itself down again. the battery has been drained in the process.
As far as im aware its a hardware fault and you need to get your phone replaced by Apple…
My white 3gs got hot a few times but I didnt think much of it.
But last night my GFs room was kinda hot and I had the Iphone in my pocket on her bed, I took out my Iphone and could not turn it on nomatter what I did. I thought it had completely failed until I read on the net about overheating issues.
after leaving it by her window for about 20 minutes it booted back on again. Im going to call AT&T today to see what I should do. Any suggestions please let me no, but no spammers please.
I have just had my new 3gs since last Friday the 16th of October 2009 and today is the 21st and then today it was overheating and getting really hot just after I was on google and myspace via wifi. also the batt went down quite a bit at the time.
Was very hot and I then left it on the table and it cooled down after about 20 mins
I am also still having problems logging onto wifi with a wep key
Paul
I have had my 3gs for about 10 months, when I put it in my pocket it heats up and dies. Thanks for the tip on resetting the phone but you would think for this much money Apple would find a fix for this.
Hazzard
It heats. A lot! Help me. Was there a recall?
Had my phone less than 3 months now, not only does phone get hot even in standby, it drains the batter to nothing in less than 6 hours even with only phone call use!! It’s not just a heating issue, but a battery killer also.
My iPhone 3GS gets hot during extended calls (say over an hour). then reception deteriorates to the point of nothing and finally the call is dropped. Usually have to wait for a minute or two before it will connect to a redial.