If your iPhone XS Max is overheating and you don't know why, or it's overheating in an unusual way while it's charging, there are a number of things you'll need to check. Indeed, this unexpected overheating could be caused by a much deeper problem with your smartphone. Thus, you will understand in this article the reasons why your iPhone XS Max overheats excessively, as well as what you can do to avoid this kind of problem.
If ever your iPhone XS Max overheats excessively, restart it
Do not hesitate to restart your iPhone XS Max at the slightest malfunction. Indeed, restarting your smartphone will allow a reset of the components, which may tire when you have not turned off and on your iPhone XS Max for a while. Turn off then turn on your iPhone XS Max and try to see if the overheating problem persists.
Overuse of your iPhone XS Max can cause excessive overheating of your smartphone
When using your iPhone XS Max, avoid opening a large amount of applications simultaneously, while opening small HD videos and playing a game for example. This kind of use can indeed cause your iPhone XS Max to overheat.
Extreme temperature of your iPhone XS Max: avoid exposing your smartphone to extreme heat
If ever your iPhone XS Max is in direct sunlight in a car, or simply placed on a coffee table under a heat lamp, it will very often start to overheat, even stop working or stop working. turn off. Your iPhone XS Max will be supposed to be able to work in temperatures between -20°C and 45°C, but such temperature variations will not be advised.
Turn off the majority of power-hungry features to prevent your iPhone XS Max from overheating excessively
AirDrop as well as Bluetooth for example, are two features that consume a lot of energy. If you ever don't need them right away, uncheck these features to avoid unnecessary overheating of your iPhone XS Max.
If ever the storage of your iPhone XS Max will be full, it will tend to overheat
If too much information turns out to be contained in your iPhone XS Max, it will have difficulty managing them all, and will then start to heat up. In this case, you must check the memory of your iPhone XS Max and then if you find that there is not enough storage space, you will have to free up some space. You will have to save all of your video clips, photographs and music on storage spaces on the internet for example. Also be sure to regularly empty the cache of the browser you use on your iPhone XS Max, delete all browsing history, apps you no longer use, ephemeral files, etc.
Background apps are causing your iPhone XS Max to heat up
The various apps that run in the background with your iPhone XS Max, such as Instagram, Spapchat, Maps, Google Maps... will make your smartphone work, even if they are not directly open. So they could be the cause of your iPhone XS Max overheating. It is therefore imperative to cut them. To do this, simply press the Home button on your smartphone and then drag all of the various tabs up.
Plastic security shells may cause overheating malfunctions with your iPhone XS Max
Plastic is a material known for its insulating properties. Thus, when you equip your iPhone XS Max with shells made of this material, it will have trouble evacuating the hot air, and may then start to overheat in an unusual way. It will be better to equip yourself with safety shells in a different material in order to avoid this kind of problem.
If your iPhone XS Max ever overheats abnormally, check iCloud services
Your iPhone XS Max may be overheating a lot because your smartphone's iCloud services are blocked or interrupted during the data backup or restore process. Indeed, this kind of event can cause a number of problems with your iPhone XS Max, such as the fact that it overheats for example. You should then check the iCloud services of your iPhone XS Max by doing the following:
- Go to the Settings section of your smartphone
- Go to iCloud Services
- Perform the steps that appear on the screen of your iPhone XS Max
Si your iPhone XS Max heats up when charging, see our article.
Unusual overheating of your iPhone XS Max: a reset may be useful
It is possible that resetting your iPhone XS Max will allow it to work better afterwards, without encountering overheating malfunctions. However, be sure to back up all of your data beforehand, because after the reset, all the information on your iPhone XS Max will be erased. If the problem of your iPhone XS Max overheating remains, you will need to go to an Apple Store (provided with your product's warranty) or to a repair center approved by the Apple brand.
If you are ever looking for other solutions on your iPhone XS Max, we invite you to see the tutorials in the category: iPhone XS Max.
