In the event that your iPhone 12 Pro Max overheats without you understanding why, or that it overheats in an unusual way when it is going to remain in charge, you need to do some checks. Indeed, this sudden heating is sometimes caused by a much deeper problem with your laptop. This is why, with this article, you will understand the reasons why your iPhone 12 Pro Max overheats excessively, as well as what you can do to avoid this kind of problem.
If ever your iPhone 12 Pro Max overheats excessively, restart it
Remember to restart your iPhone 12 Pro Max at the slightest concern. Indeed, restarting your mobile means resetting the components, which will be able to tire in the event that you have not turned your iPhone 12 Pro Max off and on again for a while. So restart your iPhone 12 Pro Max and try to see if the heating problem continues.
Overuse of your iPhone 12 Pro Max could lead to your laptop overheating
When using your iPhone 12 Pro Max, it is better to avoid opening a large number of apps at once, while opening small HD videos and playing a game for example. This kind of use could indeed lead to your iPhone 12 Pro Max overheating.
Extreme temperature of your iPhone 12 Pro Max: avoid exposing your laptop to extreme heat
When your iPhone 12 Pro Max is left in direct sunlight in a vehicle, or simply placed on a coffee table under a heat lamp, it will very often start to overheat, even stop working or turn off. Your iPhone 12 Pro Max will be expected to be able to operate in temperatures between -20°C and 45°C, but such temperature ranges are not recommended.
Shut down most of the power-hungry features to prevent your iPhone 12 Pro Max from overheating too much
AirDrop but also Bluetooth for example, will be 2 features that take a lot of energy. When you don't need them immediately, uncheck these features to avoid unnecessary heating of your iPhone 12 Pro Max.
When the storage space of your iPhone 12 Pro Max is going to be saturated, it will tend to overheat
If too much information is contained in your iPhone 12 Pro Max, it will have difficulty processing all of them, and will therefore heat up. In this case, you must examine the memory of your iPhone 12 Pro Max then if you detect that there is not enough memory space, you must free up some space. You can back up your video clips, photos and music to online storage, for example. Also be sure to regularly empty the cache of the browser you use with your iPhone 12 Pro Max, delete all browsing history, applications you no longer use, most temporary documents, etc.
Background apps are causing your iPhone 12 Pro Max to heat up
The various apps that run in the background on your iPhone 12 Pro Max, such as Twitter, Spapchat, Maps, Google Maps… will make your mobile work, even if they are not directly open. They could therefore be the cause of your iPhone 12 Pro Max overheating. It is therefore imperative to cut them. To do this, simply press the Home key on your laptop and then drag the various tabs up.
The plastic protective shells will be able to cause heating problems with your iPhone 12 Pro Max
Plastic will remain a material known for its insulating capacities. This is why, if you equip your iPhone 12 Pro Max with shells made of this material, it will have difficulty evacuating the hot air, and could thus begin to overheat abnormally. It will be better to provide you with protective shells in a different material to avoid this kind of problem.
When your iPhone 12 Pro Max overheats unusually, check iCloud services
It will happen that your iPhone 12 Pro Max overheats a lot because the iCloud services of your mobile are blocked or if they were interrupted during the process of copying or restoring data. Indeed, these kinds of events will be able to cause a certain number of malfunctions with your iPhone 12 Pro Max, such as the fact that it overheats for example. You will then have to check the iCloud services of your iPhone 12 Pro Max by doing the following:
- Open the Settings section of your mobile
- Go to iCloud Services
- Perform the steps that appear on the screen of your iPhone 12 Pro Max
Si your iPhone 12 Pro Max heats up when charging, see our article.
Unusual overheating of your iPhone 12 Pro Max: a reset may be useful
It is possible that resetting your iPhone 12 Pro Max will allow it to work better afterwards, without encountering any overheating problems. On the other hand, be sure to back up your data upstream, because after the reset, all the data present on your iPhone 12 Pro Max will be deleted. If the problem of your iPhone 12 Pro Max overheating persists, you should go to an Apple Store (with your product warranty) or to an Apple-approved repair center.
In the event that you are looking for other tutorials on your iPhone 12 Pro Max, we invite you to watch the tutorials in the category: iPhone 12 Pro Max.
