User level: Level 1 (17 points)My iPhone 18 pro max starts to heat up when using Apple Music and Bluetooth. The battery starts draining quick and doesn’t want to charge because of how hot it gets. Have to keep charging it.
never had this problem with any other new iPhone I’ve had.
Posted on Sep 23, 2026 10:19 AM
User level: Level 9 (74,110 points)Sep 23, 2026 2:52 PM in response to APER207
Have you tried to force restart it to see if the issues persist?
User level: Level 10 (233,174 points)Oct 22, 2026 12:18 PM in response to CoryFlan
CoryFlan wrote:
I have an iPhone 18 pro max running 27.0.1, though it was still an issue on iOs 26. When I stream music via YouTube Music, my phone will heat up significantly. Doesn't matter if the music is playing through the speakers, to my AirPods, or connected to my truck via Bluetooth.
Streaming music, taking photos/videos, gaming, surfing the internet, all push the battery harder on a cell phone. And when you push a battery, it generates heat in a normal process called Thermodynamic Exchange. If you're not seeing a red thermometer on your iPhone screen, telling you the phone can't be used until it cools, you're just seeing what would be expecting when you stream music from YouTube. Whether you're using Wifi and how strong the Wifi connection is or Cellular and how strong the Cellular connection is can have a dramatic affect on how hard the battery has to work to do the task at hand.
User level: Level 1 (15 points)Oct 22, 2026 7:04 AM in response to APER207
*Exactly* the same issue here too: iOS 27.0.1 on an 18 Pro. Apple Music app playing over Bluetooth (different devices tested) causes immediate thermal spike and rapid battery drain. Persistent after a full reboot too. Makes playing music a no-go.
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Oct 22, 2026 12:12 PM in response to APER207
I have an iPhone 18 pro max running 27.0.1, though it was still an issue on iOs 26. When I stream music via YouTube Music, my phone will heat up significantly. Doesn't matter if the music is playing through the speakers, to my AirPods, or connected to my truck via Bluetooth.
User level: Level 1 (14 points)Oct 4, 2026 11:34 AM in response to APER207
iPhone 18 pro here, same issue. I use Apple Music with AirPods almost everyday, often multiple times, and it has only happened twice now in two weeks. Somewhat rare I guess, but still concerning.
User level: Level 1 (14 points)Oct 17, 2026 7:24 AM in response to APER207
I experienced the same issue, in particular in flightmode
User level: Level 1 (24 points)Nov 2, 2026 6:33 PM in response to APER207
Having the charging problem also and I’m not running ITunes or GPS just charging from normal use as a phone, to charge my phone I put it in a refrigerator! That’s a little ridiculous!!
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256363599