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  1. C

    iPhone X iPhone X - Overheating

    Hi, Currently, I’m experiencing overheating on my iPhone X. Despite this iPhone being a couple of years old, it’s in good working condition. This overheating issue occurs at the back cover to where the camera is located. In order to fix this issue, I have tried to format my iPhone and limit...
  2. JonathanParker

    If your iPhone is overheating on iOS 14.5.1, 15.5 or 15.6 Beta

    If your iPhone is overheating on iOS 15.5 or 15.6 Beta. A daemon process called “duetexpertd” might be hogging your resources (in my case using 99% or more of my CPU constantly, and my phone overheated). To fix, sign out then sign back into your Apple ID in settings, which completely fixes it...
  3. PowerPCFan

    CPU temps seem high, is this normal?

    Hi. I was using Audacity to record music from my keyboard (as in piano keyboard) with my PowerBook G4 that has Digital Audio in port. Then I noticed the CPU was getting up to 165°F when using Audacity, and 130°F when backing up HDD with Time Machine. Is this too hot for an 867 MHz G4 CPU? I just...
  4. mariovilar

    Overheating and kernel_task with external monitor

    Hello, I've been having problems with my MacBook Pro (late 2019, 16 Inches). Even when I do "non-demanding" tasks and I'm connected to connected to my external display (for example: split external display and Mac display with a YouTube video) the temperature rises suddenly by about 10 degrees...
  5. kaly1111

    MacbookPro 11,5 (A1398) overheating and maxed out fans

    Hi All, After experiencing heavy lag and throttling in my MacbookPro (A1398) recently, I had decided to check the fans for dust and thermal paste under heatsink. Attaching my Macbook specs: And so, had successfully cleaned the dust and applied a new thermal paste - Cooler MasterGel Regular...
  6. K

    iPhone not charging consistently on anything but 5W charger

    Anybody else's battery charging pattern look like this? Loads of little inconsistent charges rather than one continuous green lozenge. This is from my iPhone 13 Pro while connected to a Magsafe charger and 20W charging brick - have tried with the included USB-C to lightning cable an 18W...
  7. Markhor

    M1 Max MBP 16" getting hot!

    I bought an M1 Max Macbook Pro in November (maxed out in all aspects with 1 TB SSD). It worked great the first month and a half, but recently, I've been hearing its fan turn on quite often and it gets pretty hot to the touch. I don't understand why it's doing that since I'm not doing any...
  8. O

    Forgot my MBP in Target Disk Mode: did i fry it?

    This morning i transferred some files from my iMac to my 15" MBP (2016) using it in target disk mode, then i put it in my backpack to get to work, but since i was late i forgot to switch it off and just assumed it would shut off when i had closed the lid. Unfortunately that was not the case and...
  9. R

    14" 96Watt power adapter hot

    i am really enjoying my 14" M1 Max 24-Core, 64GB RAM, 2TB ssd MacBook Pro. However I noticed one thing. The 96 Watts 'Quick-Charge' power adapter that comes with it, even-though it does indeed charge it to +50% within 30min, it does get rather hor while doing so.. Is it normal for that power...
  10. Airforcekid

    16 inch MBP base M1 PRO overheating

    Just received my new MacBook Pro after waiting a month its the base model upgrading from a 2013 MacBook Air. I decided to set it up as a new machine and did not transfer anything from my air. So far I did the setup and installed the following apps Carrot weather, IVPN, Brave browser...
  11. D

    My macbook pro 15 retina gets very hot

    Hi so i recently got a macbook pro mid 2015 (15 inch) and when watching youtube it gets extremely hot in the middle of the keyboard after just a couple of minutes, is this normal behavior? the heat seems to be centered around the y and U keys and is hotter ontop of the keyboard than it is at the...
  12. anjanesh

    Fan Noise & overheating when Android Studio is run

    I'm on macOS Mojave on a 2018 i7 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM. When I run Android Studio and start the app using the emulator my disk gets heated up and the fan noise is loud compared to none when running XCode 11. (Android Studio and XCode are not open at the same time) Is the emulator the...
  13. Zaithe

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 not properly blowing fans

    My Mac Pro 5,1 has been having an issue where its not properly cooling my system it blows but its not maintaining temperature correctly. The CPU can get up to 70 degrees and will eventually crash. The fans don't ramp up to cool it off properly. I have mac fan control set to automatic and the...
  14. P

    why does camlink cause cpu and fans to go crazy?

    I use an Elgato CamLink 4k to connect my camera to my 2015 MacBook Pro 15" running the latest Big Sur. Whenever I do so, my CPU is high and the fans go crazy. I have never run a task that stresses the laptop as much - and I regularly run data science code over data sets running for hours. I am...
  15. Z

    2020 Intel i9 16" Refurb MBP Overheating

    Hey everybody, just looking for a little advice. I have a refurbished 2020 16" MBP with an i9, 32GB Ram, etc. and I keep running into overheating issues with it even under seemingly light workloads. My first refurb had an issue with the WiFi (it couldn't obtain an IP address no matter what)...
  16. JustinTheAppleNewbie

    M1 Macbook 13" Heat issue or standard?

    Hi, I've recently bought a new m1 macbook 13" and so far I've enjoyed it to the fullest. But the other day i tried something that raised questions in my mind. Now i know that the macbook 13" isn't intended for gaming, but i felt like trying some of my favorite titles to see how they ran on it. I...
  17. GrandeLatte

    iPhone 12 Pro Max Help. 12 pro max heats up when charging!

    Hi folks, I'm so excited I received my 12 pro max in gold today. Been setting it up and playing with it all day. That is until later I decided to charge the phone, the device heats up really bad. Is this normal? What's going on? I'm using the little cord with the 20 watt charging brick. Help!
  18. A

    Strange noise when opening lid, BridgeOS crash, overheating issues with MacBook Pro 2020

    I'm having several issues with a completely new MacBook Pro 2020 (13'') and feeling really, really stuck! Since getting my MBP a couple of months ago, I've noticed a slightly random clicking or popping sound when I open the lid. It's not related to the internal speakers, fans or anything on the...
  19. Inframan

    iPhone 12 Mag Safe Charger Electrical Shocks & Overheating

    Hey Guys, I’ve been using my Mag Safe Charger on my IPhone 12 Pro with a Silicone iPhone case for about a day now. I’ve noticed that when I have my Mag Safe charger attached and using my phone at the same time I sometimes get little static shocks. Also, the Mag Safe charge also gets pretty hot...
  20. C

    2020 MacBook Pro 13" Retina - Core i5 2.0 GHz: is overheating a real problem?

    I am ready to buy 2020 MacBook Pro with 2.0 GHz Intel Core i5 Quad-Core (10th Gen) processor, 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD drive. After extensive research, I am inclined to believe that this laptop is prone to overheating. There are far too many reports with similar symptoms. I am aware that all...