iPhone 15: Apple says it would repair software program concern inflicting system to get too sizzling – and blame some apps for ‘overloading the system’

Apple is blaming a software program bug and points tied to apps like Instagram and Uber for inflicting its not too long ago launched iPhone 15 fashions to get too sizzling.

The firm stated over the weekend that it’s engaged on an replace to the iOS17 system that powers the iPhone 15 line-up to forestall the gadgets from changing into uncomfortably sizzling and is working with apps which can be operating in methods “causing them to overload the system”.

Instagram, owned by Meta Platforms, modified its social media app earlier this week to forestall it from heating up the system on the most recent iPhone working system.

Uber and different apps such because the online game Asphalt 9 are nonetheless within the means of rolling out their updates, Apple stated.

The agency didn’t specify a timeline for when its personal software program repair can be launched however stated no questions of safety ought to forestall iPhone 15 house owners from utilizing their gadgets whereas they look forward to the replace.

“We have identified a few conditions which can cause iPhone to run warmer than expected,” Apple stated in a brief assertion after experiences of overheating complaints showing on on-line message boards.

It’s commonplace for iPhones to get uncomfortably sizzling throughout the first few days of use or when they’re being restored with backup data saved within the cloud – points that Apple already flags for customers.

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The gadgets can also get sizzling when utilizing apps resembling video video games and augmented actuality know-how that require a whole lot of processing energy, however the heating points with the iPhone 15 fashions have gone past these typical conditions.

Apple emphasised that the difficulty is not associated to the titanium casing that homes the brand new fashions as a substitute of the stainless-steel used on older smartphones.

Apple additionally dismissed hypothesis that the overheating downside may be tied to a shift from its personal Lightning charging cable to the USB-C port, a change it made to adjust to EU rules.