In the event that your iPhone 8 Plus overheats for no reason, or it overheats in an unusual way when charging, you will need to carry out several checks. Indeed, this sudden overheating can be linked to a much deeper problem with your telephone. Thus, with this article, you will understand the reasons why your iPhone 8 Plus overheats excessively, as well as what you can do to avoid this type of problem.
In the event that your iPhone 8 Plus overheats extremely, restart it
Do not hesitate to restart your iPhone 8 Plus at the slightest problem. Indeed, restarting your phone resets the components, which may tire when you haven't turned your iPhone 8 Plus off and on for a while. So restart your iPhone 8 Plus and try to see if the overheating malfunction still occurs.
Overuse of your iPhone 8 Plus will sometimes cause your phone to overheat extremely
When you use your iPhone 8 Plus, avoid opening a multitude of apps at the same time, while opening small HD videos and playing a game for example. This kind of use will sometimes cause your iPhone 8 Plus to overheat.
Excessive temperature of your iPhone 8 Plus: avoid exposing your phone to extreme heat
If your iPhone 8 Plus is in direct sunlight in a vehicle, or simply placed on a coffee table under a hot lamp, it will be completely normal for it to overheat, even to stop working or to stop working. 'switch off. Your iPhone 8 Plus is supposed to be able to work in temperatures between -20°C and 45°C, but such temperature variations will not be advised.
Close all power-hungry features to prevent your iPhone 8 Plus from overheating
AirDrop but also Bluetooth for example, will be 2 features that consume a lot of energy. If you don't need them right away, disable these services to avoid unnecessary overheating of your iPhone 8 Plus.
If the storage space of your iPhone 8 Plus is going to be full, it will tend to overheat
If too much information is contained on your iPhone 8 Plus, it will struggle to process them all, and will then start to heat up. In this case, you will have to examine the storage of your iPhone 8 Plus then if you observe that there is not enough storage space, you will have to free up space. You can save video clips, photographs and music to storage spaces on the internet, for example. Also be sure to regularly empty the cache of the browser you use with your iPhone 8 Plus, delete browsing history, apps you no longer use, most temporary files, etc.
Background apps are causing your iPhone 8 Plus to heat up
The different apps that run in the background on your iPhone 8 Plus, such as Messenger, Spapchat, Plans, Google Maps... will make your phone work, even if they are not going to be used directly. They can therefore be the cause of the fact that your iPhone 8 Plus is overheating. It will therefore be imperative to cut them. To do this, all you have to do is press the Home screen key on your phone and then swipe up all your different tabs.
Plastic security shells can cause overheating issues with your iPhone 8 Plus
Plastic is a material known for its insulating properties. Thus, when you equip your iPhone 8 Plus with shells made of this material, it will have difficulty in evacuating the hot air, and will sometimes start to overheat abnormally. It will be better to provide you with safety shells in a different material in order to avoid this type of problem.
If your iPhone 8 Plus is overheating unusually, check iCloud services
It is possible that your iPhone 8 Plus is overheating a lot because your phone's iCloud services have crashed or if they have been interrupted during the process of backing up or restoring data. Indeed, this kind of event can cause several malfunctions in your iPhone 8 Plus, such as the fact that it overheats for example. You should then check the iCloud services of your iPhone 8 Plus by doing the following:
- Go to the Settings section of your phone
- Go to iCloud Services
- Perform the steps that appear on the screen of your iPhone 8 Plus
Si your iPhone 8 Plus heats up when charging, see our article.
Unusual overheating of your iPhone 8 Plus: a reset may be useful
It is possible that resetting your iPhone 8 Plus will allow it to work better afterwards, without encountering any overheating problems. On the other hand, be sure to copy the data upstream, because after the reset, all the data contained on your iPhone 8 Plus will be erased. If the overheating malfunction of your iPhone 8 Plus persists, you will need to go to an Apple Store (with your product warranty) or to a repair center approved by the Apple brand.
If you want other solutions on your iPhone 8 Plus, we invite you to read the tutorials in the category: iPhone 8 Plus.
