If your iPhone suddenly stops turning on, you’ve come to the right place.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the most common iPhone won’t turn on problems and try to find a solution for each of them. Now stop panic and relax … Now we will fix everything …
If you dropped your iPad from the 14th floor or washed your iPhone with your jeans, this article is unlikely to help you. Here and so, it should be clear that the device has suffered quite serious damage. It is better not to guess why the iPhone does not turn on but immediately contact the service center in such a situation.
If you still drowned your iPhone in the toilet
Perhaps you are now in a panic and do not know what to do because your iPhone fell into the water (toilet, bathroom, puddle … this is not so important)
The correct solution in this situation would be to visit a service center where your iPhone will be disassembled, and water drops removed from all hard-to-reach places (the average price for this service in Moscow is 2000 rubles).
If, for some reason, you cannot take the phone to the workshop, try the method described below. Act as quickly as possible using the following steps:
STEP 1 – Never turn on your iPhone (iPod, iPad).
STEP 2 – Wipe off the remaining water with a cloth and soak it from the charging/headphone jack.
STEP 3 – Don’t try to dry your phone with a hairdryer.
STEP 4 – Fill a bag or bowl of regular uncooked rice (not boiled !!!)
STEP 5 – Put the phone in there, release the air and seal the bag tightly.
STEP 6 – Do not open for at least 24 hours.
iPhone stuck on the “Slide to Update” screen
For users, the situation arises when the iPhone freezes on the “Slide to Upgrade” screen and the installation of the new version of iOS stops. Today we will look at several solutions to this problem while trying not to lose data from your iPhone.
It is noteworthy that Apple officially acknowledged this problem and even released a so-called solution. Judging by the reviews on the Internet, this solution did not help everyone. Anyway, here it is:
STEP 1 – Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer using a USB cable. Launch iTunes.
STEP 2 – Click on your device in the iTunes window. If the device is not recognized in iTunes, hard restart the device (hold down the Home+ buttons Powerfor 10 seconds).
STEP 3 – Restore the device from the last backup made before the update to iOS 9. If you don’t have any backup, make it now and then restore the device from it.
Don’t know how to restart your iPhone?
No matter how perfect Apple products may seem, remember one thing: THERE ISN’T PERFECT. . Even if iPhone and iPad crashes and freezes happen extremely rarely, they still happen, so all owners of these gadgets need to know what to press to reboot them as soon as possible.
So, there are two ways to restart iPhone and iPad: let’s call them soft and hard. Use one or the other depends on the specific situation.
Soft way to restart iPhone
Everything is pretty simple here. For a regular restart of the iPhone (this is when it is in working order), you need to hold down the button POWER(top or side of the device) for iPhone from 4S to 7, or simultaneously hold down the volume down and the Side button on iPhone 8, X, XS, etc. … After swiping across the screen, we confirm our intentions.
Hard way to restart iPhone
Once upon a time, there was only one method used to force restart an iPhone. But now, with the release of new models, the methods of reloading them are also changing. With the iPhone 7 and then the iPhone X, Apple changed its button press procedure twice a year. In general, proceed as appropriate for your iPhone model:
- iPhone 4S / 6S: hold down the HOMEand buttons POWERfor 15 seconds.
- iPhone 7: hold down the buttons POWERand -volume for 15 seconds.
- iPhone 8 / X / XR / XS / 11: quickly press and release the volume button +, then do the same with -, then hold Боковуюdown the button (previously it was called POWER) for 15 seconds.
We hold the corresponding buttons until the screen goes out (sometimes up to 15 seconds). This type of reboot saves when the interface of iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPhone Touch) freezes or glitches. I once cured my phone of over-draining the battery in this way, when overnight lying on the table, the iPhone was discharged by 20%.
Let’s say you don’t know the reason why your iPhone stopped turning on. Then let’s be guided by the comforts given by your device and then decide what can be done in each similar case.
Here are the most common symptoms of a problem:
- Permanently black screen
- Application hung
- iPhone is not responding to button presses
- The Apple apple is constantly on the screen
- IPhone is getting hot
Let’s take a closer look at each of the reasons and list the possible steps and solutions to turn on the iPhone.
Permanently black screen
The most common case is when the iPhone screen remains black, no matter what buttons you press. This is usually caused by a completely discharged battery or a frozen iOS. In the rarest cases, the firmware may have flown, but more on that below. The next couple of steps should get your device back up and running.
STEP 1 – If your iPhone has been in the cold for a long time, I give you a 100% guarantee that this is the reason that it does not turn on. Didn’t you know that lithium-ion batteries do not tolerate low temperatures and almost immediately ” lose their charge “? Heat the phone in your palms and go to step 2.
STEP 2 – Connect iPhone to charge and leave it on for at least 10 minutes. If the reason was a dead battery, the iPhone should turn on by itself. Otherwise, go to STEP 3.
STEP 3 – At this step, you need to reset your iPhone hard (and it is better not to disconnect the charging cable). This procedure is slightly different for different iPhone models. More precisely, the way of its implementation is different … To make it clearer for you, I have given short instructions below:
- iPhone 4S / 6S: hold down the HOME and buttons POWER for 15 seconds.
- iPhone 7: hold down the buttons POWER and - volume for 15 seconds.
- iPhone 8 / X / XR / XS / 11: quickly press and release the volume button +, then do the same with -, then hold side down the button (previously it was called POWER) for 15 seconds.
If the combination above is successful, the iPhone screen should first go out and display the glowing apple logo. Release the buttons and wait about one minute for iOS to fully launch.
STEP 4 – Sometimes, you need to turn on / off the mute switch a couple of times before doing STEP 2. Nobody knows why, but it REALLY helps if holding down the HOME and POWER buttons do nothing.
If these actions are unsuccessful, it may mean one of the following:
- Charging cable defective
- The power adapter is out of order
- Internal components of the iPhone are faulty
Find a 100% working charger and cable and try steps 2 – 4 again.
Don’t be skeptical about the charging module and cable. The iPhone was only charged up to 60%. Apple charging cables are very “delicate” and can fail even without external damage.
Regarding power adapters (in common people – charging ), TRY TO USE ORIGINAL POWER SUPPLY ADAPTERS. Frankly, Chinese cheap fakes heat up and melt right in the process. This applies to both home 220V and 12V car chargers.
Now about Lightning cables – the original wire is initially flimsy, and it costs an expensive $ 19. Weadvisese everyone purchase a lightning cable from the official store marked MFI (Made For iPhone) and accordingly used the original lightning chip. For little money, you get an eternal cable!
Well, if you charge your iPhone with anything (for example, cheap Chinese car adapters), the power controller or the iPhone charging controller may fail.
If this is your case, then the battery will simply physically not receive a charge because the microcontroller controlling the charging does not give the necessary commands for this.
iPhone is not responding to button presses
On a couple of occasions, my iPhone would completely stop responding to physical button presses. At the same time, the screen of the last application usually remained on the screen, and I could not exit it.
To do this, hold down the HOME and buttons POWER for 10 seconds (for iPhone 7, 8,X and 12, see the button combinations above).
The Apple apple is constantly on the screen
It happens that the iPhone does not turn on, but at the same time, the Apple lights up and disappears on the screen … and so on ad infinitum. This is usually the result of a failed iOS update, a clumsy jailbreak, or a crash when restoring an iPhone from a backup.
In such a situation, it may seem that the phone has come to an end. But do not rush to conclusions, but rather try to do the following with the device.
In most cases, you can fix this problem by restoring your iPhone to factory settings. There are several ways to do this, depending on your situation.
iPhone Recovery Mode
STEP 1 – Launch iTunes on your computer and connect the USB cable (you do not need to connect the USB cable to the phone yet).
STEP 2 – Turn off the iPhone while holding the HOME+ buttons POWER (for iPhone 7, 8, X, and 12 combinations are listed above).
STEP 3 – Press and hold the button HOMEand connect the USB cable to the device.
STEP 4 – Hold the HOME button until the iTunes logo and a plug image are displayed on the device screen.
STEP 5 – A notification will appear on the computer screen that the device is in recovery mode.
STEP 6 – Now, just click the Restore button … Be patient as Before restoring your iPhone to factory settings, your computer will need to download the latest version of iOS from Apple’s servers. In this case, the phone will lie with the screen off and show no signs of life.
Even with a good fast internet connection, the download process can take 40 minutes or more. If your internet connection is not stable or slow, the process may never complete. Connect to a faster Wi-Fi connection.
iPhone is getting hot
Very often, after the iPhone falls to the ground (even from an insignificant height), its screen goes blank, and the device itself no longer turns on. When attempting to charge, the iPhone case immediately becomes very hot, which is NOT normal.
It is natural to think that after physical impact (falling to the ground), the internal components of the iPhone could fail. It is necessary to disassemble and diagnose. In this case, find a normal service center and entrust this issue to professionals.
None of the methods helped.
What? Still, struggling with your iPhone or iPad and can’t get it to work? Our advice to you is to save your nerves and go to a normal service center. No money is charged for a preliminary examination.
