In the event that your iPhone 7 Plus heats up for no reason, or even overheats abnormally when it is going to be charged, you should consider a few checks. Indeed, this unexpected heating is sometimes linked to a deeper problem with your mobile phone. Thus, you will understand with this article the reasons why your iPhone 7 Plus overheats, as well as what you can do to avoid this type of inconvenience.
In the event that your iPhone 7 Plus overheats, restart it
Do not hesitate to restart your iPhone 7 Plus at the slightest malfunction. Indeed, restarting your mobile phone means resetting the components, which may tire when you have not turned off and on your iPhone 7 Plus for a long time. Turn off then turn on your iPhone 7 Plus and try to see if the heating malfunction remains.
Overuse of your iPhone 7 Plus can lead to excessive heating of your mobile phone
When you use your iPhone 7 Plus, it is better to avoid opening a large number of applications at the same time, while opening HD video clips and playing a game for example. This kind of use can indeed lead to overheating of your iPhone 7 Plus.
Excessive temperature of your iPhone 7 Plus: avoid exposing your mobile phone to extreme heat
If your iPhone 7 Plus is going to be in direct sunlight in a car, or simply placed on a coffee table under a hot lamp, it is completely normal for it to overheat, even stop working or turn off. Your iPhone 7 Plus will be expected to be able to operate in temperatures between -20°C and 45°C, but such temperature ranges are not recommended.
Disable all power-hungry features to prevent your iPhone 7 Plus from overheating
AirDrop and Bluetooth, for example, turn out to be 2 functions that consume a lot of energy. If you don't need them right away, uncheck these functions to avoid unnecessary heating of your iPhone 7 Plus.
If the storage space of your iPhone 7 Plus will be full, it may overheat
If too much information is contained in your iPhone 7 Plus, it will have difficulty processing them all, and will therefore heat up. In this case, you will have to check the storage space of your iPhone 7 Plus then in the event that you find that there is not enough memory space, you must free up space. You will have to save all your video clips, photos and music on online storage spaces for example. Also be sure to regularly empty the cache of the browser you use with your iPhone 7 Plus, delete all browsing history, applications you no longer use, ephemeral files, etc.
Background apps are causing your iPhone 7 Plus to heat up
The various apps running in the background on your iPhone 7 Plus, such as Messenger, Spapchat, Maps, Google Maps… will make your mobile phone work, even if they are not going to be opened directly. They can therefore be the cause of the fact that your iPhone 7 Plus heats up. It is therefore essential to deactivate them. To do this, just press the Home key on your mobile phone and then drag all your various tabs up.
Plastic protective shells can lead to heating difficulties with your iPhone 7 Plus
Plastic will be a material known for its insulating properties. Thus, when you equip your iPhone 7 Plus with shells made of this material, it will have difficulty in evacuating the hot air, and can then start to overheat abnormally. It will be better to equip yourself with protective shells in a different material in order to avoid this type of problem.
If your iPhone 7 Plus is heating up abnormally, check iCloud services
It is possible that your iPhone 7 Plus heats up a lot because the iCloud services of your mobile phone will be blocked or if they were interrupted during the process of copying or restoring data. Indeed, this kind of event can cause difficulties on your iPhone 7 Plus, such as the fact that it overheats for example. You should then check the iCloud services of your iPhone 7 Plus by following these steps:
- Go to the Settings section of your mobile phone
- Go to iCloud Services
- Perform the steps that appear on the screen of your iPhone 7 Plus
Si your iPhone 7 Plus heats up when charging, see our article.
Abnormal heating of your iPhone 7 Plus: a reset may be useful
It is possible that resetting your iPhone 7 Plus will allow it to work better later on, without encountering overheating difficulties. However, be sure to store all your data beforehand, because after the reset, all the data present on your iPhone 7 Plus will be erased. If the overheating malfunction of your iPhone 7 Plus continues, you need to go to an Apple Store (with your product warranty) or to an Apple brand-approved repair center.
If you are ever looking for other solutions on your iPhone 7 Plus, we invite you to take a look at the tutorials in the category: iPhone 7 Plus.
