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iPhone 15 hot when charging

Hi everyone


Iphone 15 gets quite warm while charging with apple 20W adapter, on the left side it is difficult to even touch, as soon as it reaches ~75% battery level, it starts cooling down and this problem is not observed after 75% charging (even at 90 or 100%), only till 70-75% phone gets heated.


Did anyone observe the same? software is updated.


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iPhone 15, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 1, 2023 11:33 PM

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Posted on Jan 20, 2024 9:14 PM

Hi, have a new iPhone 15 plus doing this same thing. Very hot when charging, especially the left side and have the upgrade. Just wondering if you were able to resolve this issue or if it’s just something you are dealing with?

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Jun 21, 2024 9:40 PM in response to asharma153

my I phone has the same heating issue.

although I haven’t checked exact % where heating is more,still I can say that it can’t be normal.

while charging with a 20w fast charger the phone heats up to such level that I can’t take it near my ears to talk.

apple must do something about it as it may severely effect the sensitive parts like motherboard and cpu including the battery.

Jul 16, 2024 10:02 AM in response to asharma153

Hi, i just got my iphone 15 few month back and have noticed this too… its gets too hot and this happened to my old iphone 8 which had battery issues as it was 3yo phone.. my iphone 15 is new and few months old so im not sure whats the actual reason behind it.. im worried and definitely not very happy about it as its not a cheap phone and i do hope someone from apple can help and verify this issue asap!

Jul 27, 2024 11:27 AM in response to asharma153

Iphone 15 gets quite warm while charging with apple 20W adapter, on the left side it is difficult to even touch, as soon as it reaches ~75% battery level, it starts cooling down and this problem is not observed after 75% charging (even at 90 or 100%), only till 70-75% phone gets heated


same here with my I phone 15 pro

please, this my problem solve as well as soon


Oct 2, 2024 1:37 AM in response to lobsterghost1

Doesn't it make battery life in question when difference in watts and volts? Let's say 9v x 2.2A - is what needed. If the charger produces 4.3v x 3A or 4.3v x 4.6A or 4v x 1.3A. I am afraid this fluctuation in current may lead to cause issues to battery.


I tried to test with third party app (not sure if its reliable). It never shows the charge produces 9V x 2.2A. All I see is the ones I mentioned above.



iPhone 15 hot when charging

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