Faced with a new case of overheating iPhone 7 Plus whose video has spread widely on social networks, Apple has indicated the opening of an investigation into the causes of the incident.From time to time emerge on the Web overheating cases of smartphones that can cause burns, poisoning by smoke and damage. With the industrial accident of Samsung Galaxy Note 7, victim of defects in its batteries, any new incident can quickly become viral via social networks.This time, it is an iPhone 7 Plus that is surprised in video overheating, releasing smoke and melting the protective shell. Shared by Brianna Olivas on Twitter, the video was viewed more than a million times and was widely retweetée and commented.The smartphone was recharging but nothing in its use foreshadowed such an event. However, the user of the iPhone 7 Plus indicated that she had bought it in January at the operator Sprint and that she had to bring it the day before in an Apple Store because it did not seem to want any more, light up. The aircraft had been restored to him and seemed to be operating normally.
So my IPhone 7 plus blew up this morning? Was not even using it, literally no explanation for this pic.twitter.com/sQ8CJt4Y69
- Bree✨ (@briannaolivas_) February 23, 2017Faced with the magnitude of this incident, with multiple theories put forward to explain the causes, Apple confirmed to be aware of the video and conduct an investigation to try to make this clear.After the case of the Galaxy Note 7, it would be better to avoid attracting the bad buzz of the battery problems sometimes encountered by smartphones (and in general devices with Li-Ion batteries).