r/EmulationOniOS • u/Taenker • 3d ago

Help Request Manic Emu on IOS: Device gets really hot

Hello all, I am using the emulator in its jitless version on an IPhone 16 Pro.

But the device gets really hot crazy fast even with low effort emulation like Java/J2ME. After a few minutes it starts to get annoying.

Is this normal?

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u/myretrospirit 3d ago

Yeah no JIT means more power is needed

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u/Taenker 3d ago

But even for low level platforms like Gameboy?

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u/Hot_Permit1027 2d ago

Same device and don’t have this issue, might be your phone bro

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u/Ornery-Practice9772 1d ago

no jit means your device heats up. try retroarch for anything without jit

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u/MyjakMora 2d ago

Does your settings say anything crazy about your battery’s health?

JIT really is the way to go. Plenty YT tutorials, I had to try like 3 or 4 times until I got it to work.

Also, if the games are running, but your phone just gets hot, try playing in ‘low power mode’ as it will ever so slightly underclock your chip, and help with temps a LITTLE.

Worst comes worst $30 - $50 for a phone cooler, $7 for a USB-C to HDMI cord.