Comments on: iPhone 3G S Recall Concerns are Heating Up: Hot iPhone 3GS

By: Colin

Colin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:01:09 +0000

Today I was charging iPhone and I noticed it came up with the iPhone too hot screen although it was sitting in the dash of my lorry so it mayhave got a lot of heat from vent I have seen lots of complaints based in the us but have many people in the uk or Ireland seen this ?????

By: Anil

Anil — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:38:16 +0000

My 3G iphone I had it less than a year, I always get this heeting problem when I am making this calls but not when charging or using it for other things. I still have the warrranty so I called them a week back and have them replace it for a different phone. But it seems that also has the heating problem – not sure what to do now, this is rediculous for such an expensive equipment and they cannot resolve the issues – I think its high radiation since its happening when making calls this could cause health issue long term.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:50:23 +0000

I bought a iphone 3gs towards the end of last year. i had no problems with it until i started installing apps and using them. recently i was playing one of the games that i installed and the phone heated up to the point that i could not hold it. i put the phone down to cool off and when i picked it up again there was a beautiful crack running the length of the LCD. now the chops here in South Africa are saying that it is physical damage and will not repair or replace the phone. has anyone else had this happen to them or heard of this happening.
this is my first, and at this rate, my last apple product i will buy. most disappointing

By: David

David — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:44:52 +0000

I’ve had an iPhone 3G for over a year and just upgraded to the 3GS. Immediately my phone got hot. I exchanged it at AT&T and the replacement did the same thing. AT&T recommended I go to an Apple store and see what they thought may be the problem. What they found is I had an application running and that may be what was causing the problem. The solution is to completely reset the phone, then when you connect the phone to your PC and sync with iTunes, do not choose to backup from your previous named backup as it may be corrupt. Instead choose to set up a new phone. and follow the instructions. Be sure to back up your pictures etc. before resetting your phone. My 3GS now works great and is cool to the touch. I somehow feel that migrating from the 3G to 3GS isn’t as seamless as one might think.

By: John Sir

John Sir — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:51:15 +0000

Both my iphone and my wifes are overheating … red hot to the point you can’t hold it. When I brought mine in for service, Apple said it was my case. The battery life on my wifes phone is less than 1 hour …

By: Vi Nguyen

Vi Nguyen — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:11:28 +0000

I have got an iPhone 3GS and one night when i decided to make a call it was boiling up. Is there anyway to fix it without replacing the battery because it will not turn on.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:43:22 +0000

My 3gs has been overheating for a while. Finally decided to look up in the internet and seems like many are heaving the same problem. Used to put it in my shirt pocket but it got too discomfortable and now i have to leave it on my table or in my jeans if I am wearing jeans. Is there a fix?

By: Yusman S.

Yusman S. — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:31:14 +0000

I bought iPhone 2 months ago (November2009) and have been using it.
I noticed the “HOT” issue only happen when I browse for more than 10minutes in Safari, playing games, using certain apps that require some heavy processing (including the GPS Maps).
but not using iPod.

what I actually worry is, the Battery will start losing its DURABILITY a.k.a the stamina.

i do some research about Li-ion battery that being used wide on gadgets. Hot temperatures or Hot environment will cause these battery to lose its ability to store power. and even the usage of heavy apps or games can also cause the battery to lose its ability to store power.

most Li-ion battery age is two years. but its also depends on the usage.

looks like, if we always use the iPhone on “hot” environment or using apps that cause its to “warm up”, in just couple of months, we will need to change our battery to a new one. because the old one will lose its durability by more than 50% and not usable at the end of the days

what is your thought about this?

By: Bgee shekar

Bgee shekar — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:57:49 +0000

I just bought an iPhone and found that it is extremely heating up. Should I have to take a trip to the iPhone shop and lodge a complian?

By: Randall

Randall — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:59:38 +0000

I think apple needs to do some major checks, on the iphones. mine has the problem too. I cannot pinpoint the cause. I have shut down all ness apps, and still have problem!!!!

By: Rick sorrentino

Rick sorrentino — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:25:31 +0000

I just brought my 3GS up to best buy because it became so hot. As hot as toast right out of the toaster. I thought maybe a paperclip or loose change may have got into the connection- shorting the battery- but pocket was empty. This was a refurbished sent to me in replace of a my new one which went to a complete white screen-I am starting to develop a love hate relationship with my phone.

By: Dissapointed

Dissapointed — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:45:14 +0000

My phone did the exact same thing fahad on November 27th upon closer inspection I noticed that the charger and the bottom of my phone were chared so I called tech support and they said they would be sending me a replacement.

By: fahad

fahad — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:17:01 +0000

hi i was charging and my iphone heated up and now not responding helppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp

By: Jeff Bucholtz

Jeff Bucholtz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:07:47 +0000

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.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:37 +0000

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.

By: Dimitarc

Dimitarc — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:58:53 +0000

It heats. A lot! Help me. Was there a recall?

By: Hazzard

Hazzard — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:31:17 +0000

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

By: Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:56:00 +0000

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

By: shawn m

shawn m — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:06:13 +0000

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.

By: totally anonymous

totally anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:36:39 +0000

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…