User level: Level 1 (13 points)Iphone 17 is getting hot during camera usage and draining battery too fast
whenever i am clicking pictures it get hot. Takes around 11% battery for 20 min of usage.device is just a week old
is it normal? Any hardware issues or how to fix this
Posted on Oct 20, 2026 10:54 AM
User level: Level 10 (233,174 points)Oct 20, 2026 11:04 AM in response to swarup115
swarup115 wrote:
Iphone 17 is getting hot during camera usage and draining battery too fast
whenever i am clicking pictures it get hot. Takes around 11% battery for 20 min of usage.device is just a week old
is it normal? Any hardware issues or how to fix this
Totally normal. The camera is one of the biggest users of power on an iPhone and 20 continuous minutes of taking photos, would most assuredly cause the phone to heat up. When you push a battery, it generates heat in a process called Thermodynamic Exchange. As long as you're not seeing a red thermometer on your screen telling you the phone can't be used until it cools down, your phone isn't overheating, but it would be totally normal to have it heat up.
Also keep in mind that iPhone 17 will generally run warmer during intensive tasks than the 17 Pro models. The Pro models feature a vapor chamber built in to help keep the phone cooler when you push it harder.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256379761