iPhone Overheating Issues: Appleās iPhone 16 Series, iPhone 15 Pro Series Overheated After iOS 18.2 Update, Users Blame Apple Intelligence, Says Report
iPhone 16 Series and iPhone 15 Pro Series face overheating issues following the iOS 18.2 update, with users blaming Apple Intelligence, according to a report.
Cupertino, December 17:Ā Apple Intelligence is the next chapter in Apple's overall strategy to adopt AI and provide advanced features to iPhone users. However,Ā several users, experts and third-party firms have criticisedĀ Apple Intelligence, calling it an "unfinished" AI system. Recently, thereĀ was a controversy whenĀ the system sent false notification ofĀ the news of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder suspect, Luigi Mangione, committing suicide, which met withĀ backlash.
According to aĀ reportĀ byĀ Android Headlines,Ā Apple Intelligence caused some iPhones to overheat while using certain features of theĀ AI system. Recently, Apple released the iOS 18.3 betaĀ update, which fixed some bugs introduced in the iOS 18.2 stable update and brought several highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features andĀ improvements.Ā iOS 18.3 Beta Update Released: Apple Fixes Bugs, Improved Genmoji and Writing Tools for iPhone Users; Know More Details.
The report mentioned thatĀ since the rollout of the iOS 18.2 stable update, people shared their experiences. Some of the experiences were not positive out ofĀ many. SomeĀ iPhone usersĀ posted on Reddit aboutĀ facing device overheatingĀ issues while using some of Apple's AI features.Ā Android HeadlinesĀ mentioned that the users did not mainly try finding the cause of theĀ overheating problems but associated with AppleĀ Intelligence.
Which Apple Intelligence FeaturesĀ Caused Problems for iPhoneĀ Users?
According to someĀ users, the Image Playground feature caused theĀ iPhone to overheat.Ā This feature lets usersĀ generate images based on the prompts they provide or transform pictures from their galleries into various styles, such as turning normal portraits into 3D styles or drawings and editing photos. However, theĀ users felt that while doing all that, their devices heated up quickly.Ā
Some users have highlighted Genmoji as another featureĀ causing overheating in iPhones. The report said that users faced issues with Stuttering AI and performance issues in their iPhone 15 Pro andĀ iPhone 15 ProĀ Max models. iPhone 16 series users reported no such problems.Ā Apple Intelligence Controversy: Apple Faces Backlash As Its AI System Sends False News Headline of BBC News About Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione Committing Suicide.
Some users said that the Photos app causedĀ their devices to overheat, an issue reportedly witnessed by the iPhone 16 series as well.Ā Others complained about the battery getting discharged or worsening afterĀ installing the iOS 18.2 update.Ā The report mentioned that the issuesĀ might have been caused by on-device AI features that consume more phone resources.Ā AppleĀ focused on privacy and kept the features away from online technologies like the cloud to offer some of the genAI features offline.
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