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Apple Inc said that recent claims of new iPhones getting too hot to the touch are due to software and app-related bugs and that fixes are coming soon.
The company said the device can get warm in the first few days as the device works overtime to get set up and restore a user’s data, due to a bug in the latest iOS 17 software, and because of some third-party apps overloading the system. Bloomberg News reported on the issue.
“The device may feel warmer during the first few days after setting up or restoring the device because of increased background activity,” Apple said in a statement.
“We have also found a bug in iOS 17 that is impacting some users and will be addressed in a software update.”
Apple told Bloomberg it is working with developers behind the apps causing the iPhone to overheat and that fixes are in the process of being released. A spokesman said that Instagram from Meta Platforms Inc, Uber Technologies Inc’s app and the game Asphalt 9 have caused the device to run warmer than normal. Instagram already mitigated the problem with its app on September 27, Apple said.