iPhone Overheating

Mnime · 05-29-2011, 06:03 PM

Has anyone had or experienced their iPhones overheating in the cradle in a 1M or any BMW for that matter?

I have noticed than when I take off the phone its been pretty warm but today was the first time it actually quit working and had a big warning on the phone screen stating it was too hot and needed to cool down.

Granted my car was parked in the sun for the first time and it is/was about 95 degrees F in DFW today and i have yet to get my windows tinted to help keep the inside cool. So it could have just been that i needed to cool the car off before putting the phone in the cradle. But I thought i would see if anyone else had had this come up?

as7920 · 05-29-2011, 07:35 PM

My iPhone 4 overheats occasionally anyway, regardless of whether or not it's connected to anything.

It is continually in a case with a back.

rapter · 05-29-2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mnime

Has anyone had or experienced their iPhones overheating in the cradle in a 1M or any BMW for that matter?

I have noticed than when I take off the phone its been pretty warm but today was the first time it actually quit working and had a big warning on the phone screen stating it was too hot and needed to cool down.e

Granted my car was parked in the sun for the first time and it is/was about 95 degrees F in DFW today and i have yet to get my windows tinted to help keep the inside cool. So it could have just been that i needed to cool the car off before putting the phone in the cradle. But I thought i would see if anyone else had had this come up?

My iPhone 3GS has been getting hot in tray as well. I did not think anything of it until someone has now raised an conern.

M3 Adjuster · 05-29-2011, 09:01 PM

Never had any issue with my iPhone 4 overheating. I'm going to imagine the ambient heat in a closed vehicle plus possible direct sun was the cause. It was a little warm today eh? Lol. Hope the phone is ok.

jmcphillips1 · 05-29-2011, 09:26 PM

Never let the sun hit your phone or it will overheat for sure. Take it out of the cradle if it becomes a constant occurrence. The internal temp of your car far exceeds the outside temp.

Mnime · 05-29-2011, 10:07 PM

A little info i left out. I didnt leave my phone in the cradle in the car. It was after I returned to the car and then plugged my phone in. I looked a little later and it probably was due to the inside heat of the car. The metal bottom on the cradle probably did retain a lot of heat. Guess i'll let things cool down some before plugging the phone in if its been sitting in the sun again.

however prior too all this the phone still seemed to get hotter than i think it should in the cradle. But i am going to continue to keep an eye on this...

M3 adj -- phone seems to be fine. Once it cooled down it worked like always.

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Mnime First Lieutenant 24 Rep 391 Posts Drives: 2015 Cayman GTS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dallas, TX USA iTrader: (0)	iPhone Overheating Has anyone had or experienced their iPhones overheating in the cradle in a 1M or any BMW for that matter? I have noticed than when I take off the phone its been pretty warm but today was the first time it actually quit working and had a big warning on the phone screen stating it was too hot and needed to cool down. Granted my car was parked in the sun for the first time and it is/was about 95 degrees F in DFW today and i have yet to get my windows tinted to help keep the inside cool. So it could have just been that i needed to cool the car off before putting the phone in the cradle. But I thought i would see if anyone else had had this come up?
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as7920 Colonel 597 Rep 2,375 Posts Drives: 2023 SG/FR M4 xDrive Competiti Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	My iPhone 4 overheats occasionally anyway, regardless of whether or not it's connected to anything. It is continually in a case with a back.
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M3 Adjuster Banned 7906 Rep 11,785 Posts Drives: 1M, X1 M Sport, E46 325ic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx iTrader: (0)	Never had any issue with my iPhone 4 overheating. I'm going to imagine the ambient heat in a closed vehicle plus possible direct sun was the cause. It was a little warm today eh? Lol. Hope the phone is ok.
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Mnime First Lieutenant 24 Rep 391 Posts Drives: 2015 Cayman GTS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dallas, TX USA iTrader: (0)	A little info i left out. I didnt leave my phone in the cradle in the car. It was after I returned to the car and then plugged my phone in. I looked a little later and it probably was due to the inside heat of the car. The metal bottom on the cradle probably did retain a lot of heat. Guess i'll let things cool down some before plugging the phone in if its been sitting in the sun again. however prior too all this the phone still seemed to get hotter than i think it should in the cradle. But i am going to continue to keep an eye on this... M3 adj -- phone seems to be fine. Once it cooled down it worked like always.
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