iPhone feels warm after iOS 18.6.2 update

AlanK1977 wrote:

Oh wow!

My Battery Health is at 78%, but I’m not sure if that’s before or after the iOS update. Nevertheless, I read a message that I need to replace my battery.

iOS updates have NOTHING to do with Battery Health. Battery Health is a measurement of the maximum capacity of the battery. With every full cycle charge, the health of the battery diminishes. Batteries are consumable parts and they simply cannot last forever. And yes, at 78% your battery has degraded to the point it needs to be replaced.

It's not unusual after an update and even a few days after, depending on how much data is on the phone, for the phone to feel warm. Phones need to index the millions of bytes of data after an update. It would be good for you to do what WheelieNick suggested, which is to Force Restart your iPhone (I do this after EVERY iOS update, EVERY TIME).

Another thing to consider is what your Battery Health is at this point. Depending on when you bought your phone (they were released originally 4 years ago, in 2021). If you bought your iPhone when they were originally released, it's highly probable that if you still have the original battery in your phone, it's time to replace the battery. Open Settings > Battery > Battery Health. If it is 80% or less, the useful life of the battery has been used and it's time for a new battery, which you have installed at your closest Apple Store Genius Bar.

It is warm, but not overheating because otherwise you will receive a message

1. Please force restart your iPhone to see if the issues persist
2. Press and quickly release the volume up button.
3. Press and quickly release the volume down button.
4. Press and hold the side button.
5. When the Apple logo appears, release the side button.

Nancycy143 wrote:

Nothing happens when I follow these instructions. Pressing and holding the side button brings up Siri and no Apple logo appears.

Then you didn't quite follow the directions exactly as written.

• You have to quickly press and release the volume up button
• Then immediately quickly press and release the volume down button
• Then immediately press and hold ONLY the side power button and KEEP HOLDING it until the screen goes dark and KEPP HOLDING it until the Apple Logo appears, then LET GO.

Also IPhone 13 here. This update actually killed my phone. It’s started warming up (for several days). Then the battery expanded. Battery health fell to 63%. I took it to the Apple store, they offered a new device for free (though my warranty expired years ago). I couldn’t wait for 3-14 days, so they replaced the battery for free. But iPhone still heats up (I can’t tell what exactly causes that). It definitely has to do with 18.6.2. Until this update phone worked just fine and I never had to check for battery health. Very disappointing.

The same thing is happening with both my iPhone and iPad since I updated to 18.6.2. I never had a problem with either device charging, but since the update both devices get super hot when charging/ plugged in, and my iPad requires constant restarting to charge the battery. The batteries are also draining really fast when using. My iPhone battery usually lasts all day, but now drains after a couple of hours. I actually brought my iPad in for service last week thinking my battery was the issue, but the tech said my battery is fine with Battery Health above 90%. I bought an external cooling device for my iPad, which helps a little and the battery lasts longer when unplugged but I have to remove the case to use it. The heating issue definitely started when I updated to iOS 18.6.2.

Yah my phone is on fire. Also an honorable mention of the most annoying glitch of all time. My phone turns my silent mode off at its own leisure so at any point in time my phone will ding and I’ll see it’s off. What is wrong with Apple???

Nothing happens when I follow these instructions. Pressing and holding the side button brings up Siri and no Apple logo appears.

That usually solves the problem along with resetting network settings ..

phone still gets hot with web browsing, and normal activities..

what a joke.. Apple cannot even update a. .1 properly…