Comments on: Regarding iPhone 3GS, Overheating, and “the Weather”

By: nadine

nadine — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:05:26 +0000

does the apps still continue running even when you exit to home screen and put the phone on sleep mode? i have iphone 3G jailbroken and i thought that was the reason why i just found it overheating with the battery super drained - i can't open it.

After i charged it last night, i woke up before dawn because it was burning and i can feel the heat through my pillow.. i was able to turn it off and then charge it in the morning but after just a few hours (approx 3), its temperature just a bit higher than normal (but not burning), and without even playing any app or making a call, the battery is already half.

And this unit is barely even a month old!

By: stone ca

stone ca — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:40:05 +0000

no jailbreaking…..I have had my iphone 3g since feb 2009. Today it showed the above screen for the first time ever…and the phone wasn’t even hot! It hasn’t been working properly since….it won’t charge etc…. any suggestions?

By: Dalekkiller

Dalekkiller — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:49:02 +0000

I’ve got a 3G and it only used to get hot if I was gaming or using apps for an extended period. Since 3.0 I’ve noticed it getting quite hot on both the back and the screen. This seems to happen more quickly than before and although the weather’s been a bit warmer, I don’t think it’s entirely down to that. I haven’t had a temp warning yet as I either put it in sleep mode or turn it off for a while to cool down.

By: Tmedic

Tmedic — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:36:06 +0000

Just today I received a temp warning and had to wait for the phone to cool down before it was usable. Its only 85 degrees out and sunny. I was using it to occasionally text but nothing too heavy, no streaming, no music playing, no video. I received a call and half way into the conversation it shut down and the warning came up.

By: jestes12

jestes12 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:33:16 +0000

I filmed 12 minutes in 100 degree weather and got the over heat warning. Filmed 60 minutes in A/C office and no problem.

16g iphone 3gs - no jailbreak

By: Vorkey

Vorkey — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:03:30 +0000

I have been using an iPhone 3G since August 08. Usually my iPhone gets hot when I’m downloading or watching HQ videos. The battery life seems to decrease when it gets hot. Not sure whether the new iPhone actually does have heat issues or not but I think I will avoid getting one for a while just to make sure.

By: Mike M

Mike M — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:30:59 +0000

I plug my 3g into my car stereo all the time. It charges while streaming music through the speakers. Often times I’ll have a text or google maps up, or loading a page in safari hoping it’ll be finished downloading over f@&$ing edge by the time I get stopped by another f@&$ing red light. With the t-tops off in the hot & humid Tennessee sun beating down on my phone, it gets so hot I don’t want to put it in my pocket. I feel a little bad about the mistreatment, but I’ve never seen this warning.

By: Neil

Neil — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:44:22 +0000

I only have a 2G iPhone right now, I was gonna upgrade to the new 3Gs, but I think I’m going to wait a bit and see just how true these reports of heating issues are.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:30:01 +0000

are all these reported heating cases, only affectin the 16gb white models? or all models?

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:17:43 +0000

I've had a 3G since Aug 08, non-JB, and jog w/ my phone 3x a week in 100 degree weather. No issues until loaded OS 3.0 and then after jogging when it was hot or when it's been in my pocket in the heat would start getting an error message stating 'accessory not compatible would you like to turn airplane mode on ?'.

Then the speaker will not work until I turn phone off then back on.

Other times in similar hot conditions it says there is no Sim card. Fix that by turning off/on.

This didn't happen last summer, and I've never had the 'too hot' error message.