Month: October 2023

Enlarge / The iPhone 15 Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon)

Some owners of the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max have reported over the last week and a half that they've noticed their phones running a bit warmer than older iPhones. We observed that the phones could run hot while working on our review, "sometimes to the point that they were uncomfortable to hold without a case," and other reviewers and users have noticed the issue as well.

The problem is real and serious enough to have merited an official response from Apple over the weekend, shared with MacRumors and other outlets. Apple says the main culprit at first is "increased background activity" that occurs as users set up their new phones for the first time (which I've also noticed in other iPhones and iPads and is pretty typical).

But Apple also says it has identified "a bug in iOS 17 that is impacting some users" and that specific apps like Uber, Instagram, and the game Asphalt 9: Legends are all "overload[ing] the system" and causing heat problems. The company is working with those apps' developers on fixes that will be distributed via the App Store.

Enlarge / The iPhone 15 Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon)

Some owners of the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max have reported over the last week and a half that they've noticed their phones running a bit warmer than older iPhones. We observed that the phones could run hot while working on our review, "sometimes to the point that they were uncomfortable to hold without a case," and other reviewers and users have noticed the issue as well.

The problem is real and serious enough to have merited an official response from Apple over the weekend, shared with MacRumors and other outlets. Apple says the main culprit at first is "increased background activity" that occurs as users set up their new phones for the first time (which I've also noticed in other iPhones and iPads and is pretty typical).

But Apple also says it has identified "a bug in iOS 17 that is impacting some users" and that specific apps like Uber, Instagram, and the game Asphalt 9: Legends are all "overload[ing] the system" and causing heat problems. The company is working with those apps' developers on fixes that will be distributed via the App Store.

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After making lots of headlines due to the extremely easy-to-steal nature of some of its cheapest models, Hyundai has a new headache. The Korean automaker is recalling 1.6 million cars in the US after 21 vehicle fires and 22 thermal incidents that have taken place since 2017.

The past couple of years have seen a lot of scaremongering from the anti-electric vehicle crowd. One such nonsensical claim is that EVs will be too heavy for multistory parking lots, but all too often, it's know-nothings or people with an agenda claiming—in the face of actual data—that EVs are a fire risk. On planet Earth, though, the risk of a car fire in a gasoline-powered vehicle is far higher, representing the majority of the 300,000 car fires that occur in the US each year.

This is one such case. The problem is down to an ABS module, or more specifically, the O-rings on the ABS module motor shaft.

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After making lots of headlines due to the extremely easy-to-steal nature of some of its cheapest models, Hyundai has a new headache. The Korean automaker is recalling 1.6 million cars in the US after 21 vehicle fires and 22 thermal incidents that have taken place since 2017.

The past couple of years have seen a lot of scaremongering from the anti-electric vehicle crowd. One such nonsensical claim is that EVs will be too heavy for multistory parking lots, but all too often, it's know-nothings or people with an agenda claiming—in the face of actual data—that EVs are a fire risk. On planet Earth, though, the risk of a car fire in a gasoline-powered vehicle is far higher, representing the majority of the 300,000 car fires that occur in the US each year.

This is one such case. The problem is down to an ABS module, or more specifically, the O-rings on the ABS module motor shaft.