That the Apple Watch burns you or you notice that it is hotter than it should be an obvious sign that something is not going well. Heat is never a good friend of technological devices and in fact it is one of the external factors that can most damage components such as the battery or others. Therefore, in this article we will show you what are the possible causes of this watch overheating, as well as what you should do to prevent it from happening.
Do you have to take into account the temperature of the Apple Watch?
The temperature of technological devices is a key point when it comes to keeping it in good condition for a long time, so it is best to avoid, as far as possible, high temperatures on your Apple Watch. One of the parts of the device that are most affected by an excessively high temperature is the battery, in fact, high temperatures are what most degrade the battery of any technological device in the long term. In addition, the usual thing when your Apple Watch detects that it is at excessively high temperatures is that it tries in all possible ways to reduce that heat by slowing down all the operation of the Apple Watch, so you will notice that your device works much slower than usual. . So, to the question we ask in the title of this section, the answer is clearly yes, you have to take into account the temperature at which the Apple Watch is at all times.
Possible causes of heating
The heat source of your Apple Watch can have many and different sources, however there are some more common than others. One of the most common, and it is also very avoidable, is the exposure of the device to high temperatures, so if you are in a place where it is too hot, we do not recommend leaving the Apple Watch in the sun, for example. Another factor that can cause your Apple Watch to acquire too high temperatures is blocking processes that are carried out in the background, or processes that are trying to carry out certain applications that consume a lot of resources and therefore increase the temperature of the device. Finally, another factor that can cause the Apple Watch to overheat is the use of chargers not authorized by Apple itself, so we recommend that you always use cables and adapters verified by the Cupertino company to charge the device. device.
Use your Apple Watch safely
Here are some tips that we recommend you follow when using your Apple Watch.
- When you connect both the Apple Watch, with its charging cable and its adapter to the current, keep in mind that there is a heating of the charging process.
- Once the Apple Watch is charging, neither the magnetic charging cable, nor the Apple Watch, nor the power adapter can be in contact with the skin.
- During the charging process, both the device, the charging cable and the adapter should be in a ventilated area.
- Using the mobile feature on Apple Watch models with a mobile connection may cause the device to become warm.
- In case the Apple Watch gets too hot and bothers you, take it off your wrist. Also, if you suffer from any condition that prevents you from correctly detecting heat in the body, take special care.
Solutions to lower the temperature of the Apple watch
Close all applications
As we mentioned before, one of the possible causes that your Apple Watch has acquired too high a temperature may be that one of the applications that you have open is trying to carry out a series of processes in the wrong way and therefore is consuming more resources of the usual. Therefore, in order to mitigate this problem, what you have to do is close the applications that you have open on your device and after a few minutes check again if the excessive heating has been eliminated.
Take it out of the charger
The heating of the Apple Watch during charging is something common and normal, but within limits. If you notice that the device during charging heats up to temperatures outside the ranges set by Apple, what we recommend is that you remove the Apple Watch from the charger and, once it has returned to the normal temperature, try to charge with another charger to verify that the same does not happen. In the event that the device continues to raise the temperature excessively and with different chargers, we recommend that you contact Apple to solve the problem.
Restart the Apple Watch
Another of the most common reasons that cause excessive heating of both the Apple Watch and many other devices is the performance, secondly, of processes that can be blocked. To make these processes restart and work correctly again, what you have to do is restart the device. With this, you will be able to eliminate the cause of the overheating of the Apple Watch and you will be able to use it again as normal.
Unlink and re-link to iPhone
If none of the solutions proposed above has helped you, it may be that in this case what is causing the excessive heating of the watch is the connection with the iPhone so, in this case, what we recommend is that you delete the link existing between the two and after a few minutes, when the Apple Watch has recovered its normal temperature, pair it with your iPhone again. To unlink the Apple Watch what you have to do is, on your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app, once inside click on All watches, located in the upper left part of the screen, press the information button that appears to the right of your Apple Watch and finally click Unpair Apple Watch.
Update to the latest version of watchOS
Apple is continuously offering its users new versions of its operating systems, which translates into continuous improvements in the performance and operation of their devices. Therefore, if you notice your Apple Watch excessively hot and you are not on the latest version of watchOS, this may be the cause of that overheating, so we recommend that you always keep your Apple Watch updated to the latest version of your operating system. To do this, in the Apple Watch application of your iPhone, click on General and then on Software update, in case you have any pending update it will be reflected on this screen.