Madison_rogueSep 30, 2023

Apple blames iOS 17 bugs and apps like Instagram for making iPhone 15s run hot

Apple has acknowledged user complaints that iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones are overheating, reports Forbes, but said that contrary to speculation, it has nothing to do with the phone’s hardware design. Forbes noted an update to Instagram has already rolled out with version 302, released September 27th, to address some of the... #ios17 #iphone #apple #overheating #bug #phonekeepsmewarminwinter

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/30/23897273/apple-iphone-15-overheating-ios-17-1-bug-fix

iPhone 15 overheating blamed on iOS 17 bugs and specific apps

Apple says iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones are getting too hot, but says it’s a software problem in both iOS 17 and third-party apps that is already being addressed

The Verge
Show threadanonionfinelymincedSep 30, 2023
Didn't they blame tight pants for the 6 bending?
Show threadMadison_rogue
I had a 6, and that bending thing was entirely blown out of proportion. I had no problems keeping it in my back pocket, yet YMMV.
Sep 30, 2023 at 11:07pmWeb
Show threadM500Sep 30, 2023
It was really the 6 plus that had banking problems. Was your a plus or regular?
Show threadtehmicsOct 1, 2023
I watched multiple tech reviews bend the thing in their bare hands. Just because you didn’t damage yours doesn’t mean it wasn’t a huge issue
Show threadHughJanusOct 1, 2023
I love people putting out the “everyone is wrong because I didn’t have a problem” response like there weren’t tens of millions of devices sold.
Show threadxhciOct 1, 2023

It’s also just really hard to design devices at scale. Users will always come up with creative ways to blast your hardware apart.

That use-case was pretty obvious in retrospect, but it’s still hard to test and design for how hundreds of millions of people will use it. I think the entire industry learned from that debaucle.