Apple admitted: there are vulnerabilities
According to Reuters, on September 30, local time, in response to users complaining that the iPhone 15 had serious heat when used, Apple responded that it had found some problems that may cause the iPhone 15 series of mobile phones to run too hot, including vulnerabilities in the iOS 17 operating system.
User: iPhone 15 is too hot to touch
Apple launched the new iPhone 15 series on September 13 and officially went on sale on September 22. However, just 10 days after the sale, many users began to complain on social media that the back or side of the iPhone 15 was hot to the touch when playing games, making phone calls or FaceTime video chats, and the heat may be more prominent when charging.
Ian Zelbo, author of foreign technology media 9to5Mac, recently posted on social platforms, "My iPhone 15 Pro Max is too hot on fast charging to be touched." According to him, the heat is most severe when his iPhone is quickly charged from 25% to 60%. When the battery exceeds 70%, the phone temperature drops significantly, but it is still hot.
Zelbo also posted a picture of Apple's brand "microwave", teasing the iPhone 15's "piping hot" body.
According to the 9to5Mac survey, among about 7,600 voters, 58% of voters said that they experienced iPhone 15 overheating after 24 hours of use, of which nearly 27% of users said that they experienced overheating under normal use conditions, 19% of users said that they overheated during charging, and about 12% experienced overheating in high-load scenarios such as games.
Apple acknowledged the vulnerability
According to a report by CCTV Finance citing Reuters local time on October 1, Apple said on September 30 that it had found some problems that may cause the iPhone 15 series of mobile phones to run too hot, including vulnerabilities in the iOS17 operating system. Apple says it will fix these issues in an upcoming software update. Apple also said that the heating problem is not a security risk and will not affect the long-term performance of the phone.
In addition, Apple said that the iPhone 15 series of phones also overheated when running some third-party apps, and the company is working with the developers of these apps to fix it.
On September 27, Tianfeng International analyst Guo Ming issued an article to interpret the current overheating problem of Apple's iPhone 15 Pro mobile phone. He said that the overheating problem of the iPhone 15 Pro series has nothing to do with TSMC's 3nm process, and is likely to make the weight lighter, so the design of the heat dissipation system is compromised, the heat dissipation area of the new machine is small, and the use of titanium alloy affects the heat dissipation effect.
Kuo expects Apple to fix this problem by updating the system, but the improvement may be limited unless processor performance is reduced. If Apple doesn't properly address this issue, it could be detrimental to shipments of the iPhone 15 Pro line.
Source: Market public information
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