After some fairly used years, battery at 82% and software updated to the latest 16.3.1 , my phone is overheating crazy..idk if this is normal, is it advisable to change the battery and push another 2 yrs or switch to a 13.

Ps. I don’t have huge requirements technically, i am a simple user.

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Wasaab t1_j9wwe6c wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:32 AM

From my experience, GPS and graphic intensive games tend to heat the phone considerably. Your iPhone 11 is still a very decent device and will continue to get software updates for a few more years, I would definitely go with a battery replacement through Apple.

bojackthrowaway69 OP t1_j9zexvr wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:17 PM

Never used this device for games, but probably too much screen time on social apps. But as u said, battery change would be good enough for some time

Onehundredyearsold t1_j9wsr58 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:01 AM

Have you tried doing a hard reset? Is it just on certain programs or websites? I found after the last update zillow causes my phone to overheat. Sam’s club app caused my phone to overheat until I removed it and reinstalled it. If all else fails you might try wiping it and reinstalling from backup. Good luck!🙂

bojackthrowaway69 OP t1_j9zepvv wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Never did a hard reset, maybe it will help…I’ll get the backup and try it once

2lit_ t1_j9wsh0c wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:58 AM

That sounds about right lol I have a 12 and my battery is 80%. I’m honestly probably at the point where im Done buying iPhones just because a new one comes out. And im only getting a new one when the battery on this one goes below 70%. So I might just put up with it for another two years and get a new one at that point.

bojackthrowaway69 OP t1_j9zeksp wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Very true, new models don’t excite me anymore

O-M-E-R-T-A t1_j9xbe2k wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:54 AM

Does it happen with "regular use" or with certain apps? I would assume it’s more of an app thing (especially games n such).

If it happens while calling/messaging it could be a damaged/faulty battery.

bojackthrowaway69 OP t1_j9zehzx wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Yeah i don’t have any games in my phone, I just use social media apps the most, thats all

cedarpangolin t1_j9wyykr wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:54 AM

I would first contact Apple support and ask them to run remote diagnostics to check the hardware for any issues - and if that checks out and they believe the overheating is due to a degraded battery and iOS 16 or a software issue, I would spend the $80 for a battery replacement and try to get some more life out of it and wait to see what the iPhone 15 or 16 looks like. The 11 is a great phone even today.

bojackthrowaway69 OP t1_j9zecn2 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:13 PM

Thanks man, thats sounds right.

Dist4ntFlix t1_j9wymue wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:51 AM

Just upgrade to 13 at this point.