Full FeedApple remains silent on apparent iPhone 3GS overheating issue
FROM APPLETELL - Many iPhone 3GS, users are reporting overheating issues with the device, which is apparently dramatically affecting battery life.
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I do believe that a very small number of 3GS are running too hot (overheating) but I don’t believe it is a real problem.
Anyone with a defective phone should bring the phone back to Apple and get it replaced. Wow, that was easy.
It’s unfortunate that a few of the new phones turned out to be lemons but that is out of millions of phones sold. Let’s keep some perspective.
The early blog posts (not necessarily on this site but on iphone and/or gadget blogs) were running alarming headlines based on the single white overheating iPhone. Seriously.
on July 2, 2009 at 10:40 AM - LINKI have an iPhone 3G 16GB. I had it in a case which was on my belt. Suddenly I felt something very hot at my waist. It was my iPhone, when I took it out of my case it was extremely hot and it woould not come on. I purchased my phone through Rogers, so I called them for support. The first tech said to connect it to itunes and do a back up and then a soft reset through itunes. I had to get my USB connector, so I got off the phone got my USB connector and plugged it into my computer. Nothing itunes did not see the phone at all. So I called Rogers support back, when I got through the second time the tech told me I had to plug the phone into a power outlet for 4 to 5 hours to see if it came back. I got off the phone to do this, then I thought so what other steps were they going to make me go through, so I called them right back got a 3rd tech and I asked after this step of recharging if nothing works what are all the next steps I will need to complete, so I don’t have to call back after each step. The last step is to do a hard reset, after which if that does not work, they will possibly replace the phone. We will see.
on October 5, 2009 at 04:14 PM - LINK