My iPad gets so hot on the back it would burn my granddaughters hands

Question

WWhy Dow my Ipaf get soooo very hot on the back.  It is hot enough to burn my young granddaughters hands, and why does this happen and  should I worry about it?
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Answer 1

You should address this concern at an Apple Store or authorized reseller
who can have an on-staff specialist or genius test to see if it could be of
such a temperature (if duplicated heat/use patterns can be attained) to
considered harmful to a child's hands.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
If the unit is fairly new, contact the Store or AppleCare directly (not via a
post in these user-to-user discussion forums) and if the unit appears to
be too hot or defective according to the Apple store or product experts
you may have inspect the unit and talk to in person, they may be able
to determine a course of action best suited to the circumstances.
And, if you do not see this as a product your child can comfortably use
then state that to the Apple Store or authorized retailer where purchased.
If not too long since purchase, there may be options or alternatives to
attempting to continue the use of that product.
Since return policies for recent purchase returns or exchanges may vary
across regions, or countries outside of the US and Canada, you may
have to contact Apple sooner than later -- before any of them expire.
Find an Apple Authorized Service Provider
Visit an Apple Retail Store
Sorry to not be of much help; however replies here are user-to-user and
do not represent Apple, its policies, or positions. The remedy of your
circumstance and hopeful satisfactory outcome, remains with Apple people
you'd contact via Site links, phone numbers, or a local official Apple Store.
If the product is still covered under its initial complementary warranty or
has an extended service plan from AppleCare, they should look into it.
And at a retail Store's Genius bar, even an out-of-warranty item can be
checked and tested to some degree, often for free.
Good luck & happy computing!