Your iPhone XR may overheat when it is going to be charged. Indeed, several elements will be able to cause this phenomenon of temperature increase on your device, which could damage your iPhone XR in the long term. We will then explain to you in this tutorial what could lead to unexpected overheating of your iPhone XR as well as what to do to avoid this kind of event.

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If your iPhone XR gets too hot while charging, stop using your device.

When you request your iPhone XR during the charging phase, for example when you use the GPS of your iPhone XR while charging it in the car, your device will have difficulty supporting the charging but also the management of location data in a way simultaneously, hence the rise in temperature of your device. The same goes when you use the different applications on your iPhone XR while it is charging.

Is your iPhone XR battery still good?

Be aware that all rechargeable batteries are consumable components that will lose their effectiveness over time. The more you use your iPhone XR, the more its battery life will decrease. When the latter reaches the end, it will start to heat up much more than usual. So make sure that the battery of your iPhone XR is still in good working order.

Temperature malfunction of your iPhone XR while charging: is the charger or the adapter used approved by Apple?

Some unapproved chargers may cause damage to your iPhone XR. Indeed, very often, they do not respect the rules for charging your device (the number of amperes, the frequency, the mains voltage, the output voltage, etc.). In this case, your iPhone XR will start to heat up unusually. In the long term, this kind of chargers or adapters could damage your iPhone XR. Be careful to always bring chargers and adapters approved by the Apple brand to avoid this type of problem. Moreover, if the charger is no longer in working order, it could also be the cause of your iPhone XR heating up.

Your iPhone XR heats up for no reason when it is powered up: protective covers

It is likely that you have recently purchased a protective case to protect your iPhone XR. If this is the case, it is likely that the protective case you use for your iPhone XR is made of plastic or silicone, which will promote a heating sensation during the charging phase of your device, because the plastic will be a insulation that prevents your iPhone XR from getting good ventilation. It will also take longer to cool down. Be sure to remove cases of this type as soon as you power on your iPhone XR.

If your iPhone XR continues to heat up when charging, try resetting your device

You can always try to reset your iPhone XR to factory settings in the event that you are unable to solve the problem of heating in charge of your device. The reset process is to be carried out once the data has been properly saved.

In the event that you are looking for other information on your iPhone XR, we invite you to browse the other pages of the category: iPhone XR.