Life with an iPhone X isn’t as rosy as it should be for some adopters. Many report that their handsets are plagued by frequent overheating and excessive data consumption. Some have even resorted to placing their handset in a freezer to cool it down.
iPhone X is the finest smartphone Apple has ever made. It might not be perfect, but it’s the best handset you can buy right now in terms of design, performance, and overall user experience. Not every iPhone X owner is enjoying their $1,000 purchase, however.
Some iPhone X owners suffer serious glitches
Some are taking to forums and online message boards to complain about worrying glitches. Many report their handsets become so hot they’re unable to hold them.
“My wife’s iPhone X overheated last night and failed,” wrote one user on Reddit.
“The phone is so hot I could barley hold it. I have tried to restart, and connect to iTunes. It will not register being connected, and is frozen on the notification screen. It won’t cool down, even placed it in the freezer.”
“Does anyone experience with the iPhone X overheats or gets warm while operating multiple applications?” asks another user in the Apple Support Communities forum. “For me, when I run navigation apps like Waze, my X seems like it starts to overheating.”
“It has happened to me too,” writes another. “When I watched several videos on my Facebook app and then went on to Safari and watched some videos. It drained the battery quickly and got very hot.”
One user demonstrates the problem in a YouTube video. In this case, their iPhone X has become so warm the LED camera flash and flashlight function have been temporarily disabled. “The iPhone needs to cool down before you can use the flash,” reads an error message.
Others have complained about this issue on Twitter.
didn’t pay £1k for this iphone x to keep overheating on me am i a mug
— B A L (@bkaurx) December 30, 2017
@briantong I got the iPhone X 6 days ago from AT&T and I’ve been having overheating problems from day one. After 25 mins of normal usage, back side starts to over heat Even with a case on, it feels really hot
— Ohzaroo (@Ohzaroo13) December 16, 2017
@AppleSupport my iphonex is seriously overheating kindly assist @Apple @AppleSupport
— Collins Okello. (@Oduorc87) December 15, 2017
“Going by the reports, maximum heat dispenses near the Apple logo on the back of the phone,” reports PiunikaWeb, which was first to recognize the complaints.
“It’s worth mentioning that in some cases – where after heating up, the phone refused to boot up despite doing all possible troubleshooting – Apple silently provided replacements.”
There is no fix
It’s unclear what is causing some iPhone X units to overheat. Buggy apps working overtime in the background could be to blame. A recent issue with the official YouTube client could cause increased temperatures and excessive battery drain.
However, this problem was quickly addressed by Google. It doesn’t appear that a certain app, or certain use habits, are to blame here. There is no fix, either — though some report that restarting their iPhone X made the problem disappear.
Others report excessive data consumption
Some users are also complaining about excessive data consumption on iPhone X.
“I use data once and awhile [sic], but I never go over my data plan which is 4GB per month,” explains one user. “The morning after I get the iPhone X, I curiously check my data usage through my cell provider and I had used almost 1GB.”
“Ever since, the data usage has been insane on this phone, to the point where I have contacted Apple and they have told me to turn my data usage off… Apple has given me no answers, other than the fact that the iPhone X has enhancements that might use cellular data regardless of a wifi connection.”
4.5GB mobile data used by iPhone X in 4 hours while sitting at home connected to WiFi and not using it.
Shambles.
— Stephen Sanders (@smsanders) November 28, 2017
Apple is yet to acknowledge these issues publicly, but it’s likely the company is aware of them. We could see fixes in future iOS updates, but in the meantime, we recommend you contact Apple if you’re experiencing these issues.
