Photo shows why iPhone 15 series owners need to use a genuine Apple or Apple-certified (MFi) charger،
Hey, here's a photo you don't see much on social media. On Redditsubscriber LoudlyWonderful posted a photo showing what happened when his iPhone 15 Pro Max overheated so much that it melted the plastic on the charging cable. As the poster writes: “I knew the iPhone 15 Pro Max gets hot, but after a month of use mine got so hot while charging overnight that it literally left my finger with a burn. When I removed the charger, it had melted some of the plastic, left burn marks on the body and stuck the metal part of the USB-C port into the phone.”
The Redditor also posted some questions like “How do I remove this? Is this also a phone, charging cable or plug problem? I have optimized charging enabled. I don't have AppleCare, is Is this something Apple will fix?” First of all, we suggest you go to the Apple Store or an Apple certified repair center before trying to remove the cord. Is the charging cable a certified MFi accessory, a leftover cable from another device, or a USB-C cable purchased at a gas station?
This is why you should only use official Apple or MFi certified charging cables for your iPhone.
This is why Apple will always recommend one of its charging cables or an MFi cable for the iPhone. You may not want to pay what manufacturers Apple and MFi want for the product, but the standards are much higher and it's a safety issue. The phone's owner burned his thumb, but it could have been even worse. Recently, Apple warned Apple Watch owners not to use anything other than genuine and certified Apple Watch chargers.
With the switch to USB-C charging on the iPhone this year from Apple's proprietary Lightning charger, many iPhone users might have decided it's OK to use the cheap USB-C cables that they had at home and from older electronic devices. Although Apple included a durable braided cable in the box with the iPhone 15 series, some users like to have extra cables in other places where they charge their phone, like at the office. This is where a iPhone15 The series owner might try to get away with using an inferior USB-C cord. Don't give in to this temptation.
Apple-certified third-party chargers will have one of these MFi badges on the packaging
At this point, the iPhone 15 Pro Max pictured could be dangerous to use although it can still be charged using a MagSafe wireless charger. But the part of the charging cable still stuck in the phone (we don't know if the heat welded it to any internal parts) seems pretty risky at best and, to reiterate, we'd take this device to the Apple Store most nearby or certified repair shop before having fun with it.
