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iPhone X Overheated when using Wired and Wireless Charger Simultaneously

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aohus

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So the iPX got super hot and shut down while i was doing a wired charge on my iPX (IQ USB port; 40w charger), AS WELL AS resting the phone onto my wireless Anker charger as well. the iPX was wirelessly charging for approximately 10 seconds before I took it off. It was already warm from being charged through wired connection fyi...

Is it bad to charge both wired and wireless simultaneously?

I am unable to replicate the issue. Was it just a fluke? It bothers me because overheating the phone can damage battery cells... its why I never leave electronics inside a hot car.

edit: helpful responses thus far. the rest... not so helpful. archiving helpful responses below for future google searches on this subject

NoBoMac said:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht208078
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WolfSnap said:
It’s not going to hurt anything. Wirelessly charge and charge via lightning at the same time. It’ll charge using what it needs, and ignore any over wattage.

It’s not like Apple didn’t test that scenario. Loads of cars have wireless charging pads AND need to be plugged in for CarPlay to work. Really, no big deal.
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quietstormSD said:
I would think one takes priority over the other. Meaning Apple put somethingin iOS that doesn’t let you actually do both at the same time. But that is just a guess
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tpham5919 said:
wow, some of the comments are a bit harsh on the OP. If it's not in the user manual, it's fair game. Whether you and i or anyone else thinks it's a crazy idea it's irrelevant as the user manual doesn't explicitly forbid the use case (assumption on my part as I dont own an X). Of course i'm not talking far fetch idea like it is ok to jump off a bridge with iphone X because the manual doesn't say anything about that. I think sw charging algorithm is smart enough to select the most effective charging input (wired) and ignore the other one (wireless) so such scenario doesn't become an issue. if it happens again OP should file a bug report with apple as it sounds like a defect.
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why not both though? im sure they must have tested this issue before...
 
not seeing any good responses thus far... no technical reasons to do this or not to do it..
 
I would think one takes priority over the other. Meaning Apple put somethingin iOS that doesn’t let you actually do both at the same time. But that is just a guess
 
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FYI, the phone was charging wirelessly for literally just 10 seconds then took it off..
 
quietstormSD said:
I would think one takes priority over the other. Meaning Apple put somethingin iOS that doesn’t let you actually do both at the same time. But that is just a guess
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this is what i'm thinking as well. i honestly don't know if it was due to the fact that it was being charged wirelessly/wired at the same time that caused the overheating. i also remembered twitter app was freezing during this time as well. so i wonder if it was software related for it to overheat...
 
Ntombi said:
You never leave electronics in a hot car, but you tried to charge your brand new $1000+ iPhone wirelessly and via wire at the same time on a whim? You clearly didn’t look into the issue ahead of time.

And you think there’s something wrong with us?
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you don't think that people would try/test this? I don't see this being an issue. From what it looks, it seems to be a fluke because I am retesting and unable to replicate the issue... so it clearly doesn't seem to be related to wired/wireless charging simultaneously...
 
It’s not going to hurt anything. Wirelessly charge and charge via lightning at the same time. It’ll charge using what it needs, and ignore any over wattage.

It’s not like Apple didn’t test that scenario. Loads of cars have wireless charging pads AND need to be plugged in for CarPlay to work. Really, no big deal.
 
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If you were talking about a Note 8, I'd be worried. But seriously, I would take it to a store just to be sure the cells didn't suffer.
 
thanks for the reply Wolfsnap and Ntombie for contributing to the discussion. Absolutely loving the phone thus far. Cannot wait for further software updates on the phone.
 

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aohus said:
you don't think that people would try/test this? I don't see this being an issue. From what it looks, it seems to be a fluke because I am retesting and unable to replicate the issue... so it clearly doesn't seem to be related to wired/wireless charging simultaneously...
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Can’t replicate it because probably burned something out, in phone or wireless charger pad. It got hot in ten seconds?
 
HEK said:
Can’t replicate it because probably burned something out, in phone or wireless charger pad. It got hot in ten seconds?
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'burned something out.'

wat.

the fact that I cannot replicate the issue concludes that it is not related to simultaneous charging...
 
pat500000 said:
Just to check? I don't know if this OP person knows what he/she is doing.
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let me get this straight. are we all insinuating that Apple never thought of the notion that a nearly trillion dollar company didn't think through the possibility that people may charge wirelessly and wired at the same time? that I am the first person ever to do this on a wireless charging compatible smartphone? c'mon now..
 
wow, some of the comments are a bit harsh on the OP. If it's not in the user manual, it's fair game. Whether you and i or anyone else thinks it's a crazy idea it's irrelevant as the user manual doesn't explicitly forbid the use case (assumption on my part as I dont own an X). Of course i'm not talking far fetch idea like it is ok to jump off a bridge with iphone X because the manual doesn't say anything about that. I think sw charging algorithm is smart enough to select the most effective charging input (wired) and ignore the other one (wireless) so such scenario doesn't become an issue. if it happens again OP should file a bug report with apple as it sounds like a defect.
 
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aohus said:
let me get this straight. are we all insinuating that Apple never thought of the notion that a nearly trillion dollar company didn't think through the possibility that people may charge wirelessly and wired at the same time? that I am the first person ever to do this on a wireless charging compatible smartphone? c'mon now..
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Personally, I never done what you did. Based on what you told us, it would sound fishy. Come on? X is expensive unless you're one of those youtubers who get money for breaking stuff. I don't like to destroy my stuff. I'm open to experiments, but not on my units. But..it's your phone. You do what you want to do.
 
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tpham5919 said:
wow, some of the comments are a bit harsh on the OP. If it's not in the user manual, it's fair game. Whether you and i or anyone else thinks it's a crazy idea it's irrelevant as the user manual doesn't explicitly forbid the use case (assumption on my part as I dont own an X). Of course i'm not talking far fetch idea like it is ok to jump off a bridge with iphone X because the manual doesn't say anything about that. I think sw charging algorithm is smart enough to select the most effective charging input (wired) and ignore the other one (wireless) so such scenario doesn't become an issue. if it happens again OP should file a bug report with apple as it sounds like a defect.
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thanks for the helpful response. adding to OP. I do believe that what happened to my phone may not have even been related to simultaneous charging.
 
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