I work with titanium on a daily basis and it easily absorbs heat compared to other materials. I had concerns about this when I heard they were using titanium but I figured the phone wouldn't get hot enough to pass the heat along to the titanium frame, but I have no issues as of now with my 15
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Other 15 Pro / Pro Max heat gate ?
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No way apple admits to fixing this with a software update. if they do it will be under a “general” bug fixes line
Lots of people on X are talking about how 15Pro and pro max are getting so hot they can’t even be held without a case
Has that been your experience?
Seems even if not a17 pro runs hot in general
Kinda disappointing given all the 3nm hype
But I think it will be magically fixed by next gen
Rjey (@RjeyTech) on X
The iPhone 15 Pro Max gets so hot sometimes, that if you’re using it caseless you can’t even hold it.x.com
Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) on X
My 15 pro max charging is getting so hot around the frame while chatting I just can’t hold it Seriously, it’s too hot to hold while charging
I've run the Antutu and 3DMark (20-minute) benchmarks on both my 14 PM and 15 PM. Both were caseless. Temps, at least to my hands, were very similar and at no time was either phone anywhere near too hot to handle.Lots of people on X are talking about how 15Pro and pro max are getting so hot they can’t even be held without a case
Has that been your experience?
Seems even if not a17 pro runs hot in general
Kinda disappointing given all the 3nm hype
But I think it will be magically fixed by next gen
Rjey (@RjeyTech) on X
The iPhone 15 Pro Max gets so hot sometimes, that if you’re using it caseless you can’t even hold it.
Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) on X
My 15 pro max charging is getting so hot around the frame while chatting I just can’t hold it Seriously, it’s too hot to hold while charging
15 Pro Max here - several 20-30 minutes calls with no temperature rise at all (on speakerphone).
Well, I am now 100% sure it's iOS 17 related.
I have here an Iphone 11 Pro Max and an Iphone SE 2 which I updated on the same day (on release day) to iOS 17.
Both phones were warmer than usual (the SE2 sometimes even hot) for about 4-5 days. Not sure why...
Even the battery on my SE 2 is much worst than before...
For whatever reason the "Phone" app is at the top of battery consumption (28%) even though I haven't made a single phone call on it in the past 2 days! (it's just a business phone which I use twice a week)
I have here an Iphone 11 Pro Max and an Iphone SE 2 which I updated on the same day (on release day) to iOS 17.
Both phones were warmer than usual (the SE2 sometimes even hot) for about 4-5 days. Not sure why...
Even the battery on my SE 2 is much worst than before...
For whatever reason the "Phone" app is at the top of battery consumption (28%) even though I haven't made a single phone call on it in the past 2 days! (it's just a business phone which I use twice a week)
If anyone's iPhone is getting "too hot to handle," then they need to return or exchange it. During normal stressful operations or benchmarks, my 15 PM gets no warmer than my 14 PM, and certainly not too hot to handle.
My phone got warm today while fast charging in my car while watching YouTube (I was parked so zip it), but since the initial cookout on Friday I haven’t noticed it getting scorching hot again. For the record my 14 pro max has been getting hot from time to time all summer, not sure if that’s due to the beta or what.
Built in car chargers suck. Every phone I've used since 2020 got hot charging in my 2020 Ford Explorer. I don't even use it anymore.
That happened in my car all the time with 14 Pro. I don't think that has anything to do with this issue. Lots of car chargers clearly aren't very efficient.
Mostly just people on X and YouTube trying to get impressions. It’s sad but jumping on bandwagons to spread misinformation to try and gain a few views or followers for 15 minutes of fame is quite common.
My wife's 15PM is like a camp fire 
at times on extended phone calls, and her battery life is terrible. This morning she charged to 100% and when she got home from work (10 hours later) is was at 42% battery life, she said normal use through out the day.
at times on extended phone calls, and her battery life is terrible. This morning she charged to 100% and when she got home from work (10 hours later) is was at 42% battery life, she said normal use through out the day.Just to let you know apple uses grade 5 titanium which isn't pure titanium, it has aluminum and vanadium in it.
Actually they use titanium because it can handle very high heat without deforming or losing it's shape, that's why they use it on aircraft..not because it doesn't transfer heat 😂. I make titanium parts that get sent to space🤷🏼♂️.
