iPhone no longer turns on? Follow these steps

An iPhone that no longer turns on and does nothing can cause a lot of concern. It can happen without any warning and you may wonder what could be causing it. In this article, we examine the possible causes of an iPhone that no longer turns on and provide some solutions to fix this problem.

1. Try resetting the phone

The first thing to try when your iPhone does nothing anymore is a reset, this is the solution in most cases Read more about this in the‘how to do a hard reset on your iPhone‘ blog.

2. Battery is completely empty

Should the reset not work, a completely dead battery is one of the most common causes of an iPhone not turning back on. If the battery is fully discharged, the iPhone will not respond when you press the power button. Then also try charging the iPhone and see if it comes back on after that.

3. Try different chargers and plug blocks

When your iPhone stops doing anything, it’s natural to put it on the charger first. When no battery icon appears it may be that either:

• The phone is so empty that even the red battery icon is still not charging, so put the phone on the charger for at least 15 minutes.
• Your plug block or charging cable no longer works.
• There is dust in your dock connector.

In the second case, it is advisable to try different cables and plug blocks. If you don’t have other plug blocks, you can also hook the charging cable to your computer’s USB port.

When there is dust in your charging port (dock connector), your charger may not make good contact causing
either
no battery icon appears,
or
a battery icon but the phone does not turn on after sitting in the charger for a long time. If this is the case, try carefully removing the dust with tweezers or a needle. You can also stop by any of our branches at any time for this, dust removal is free and covered by our free MOT.

4. Your battery or dock connector is broken

If you have tried steps 2 & 3 then chances are that the battery or the dock connector is broken. This can be due to age, water damage or improperly charging the phone. Using cheap counterfeit chargers is especially bad and can damage your phone.

In order for your iPhone to work properly again, a repair is required, an iPhone battery or dock connector repair takes no more than 30 minutes. You can make an appointment via:
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5. iPhone no longer turns on due to a faulty power button

If the iPhone’s power button does not work properly or is defective, you cannot turn on the iPhone.

6. Your screen is broken (you do hear sound and the phone also vibrates).

If you do hear sounds and the phone vibrates, it could be that the screen is broken, or the phone needs a battery reset. In the first case, a new screen needs to be installed; in the second, it’s just a matter of unclipping and snapping the battery on. See our prices for the cost of replacing the screen.

7. Your iPhone no longer does anything due to motherboard damage

In rare cases, your iPhone stops doing anything because of damage on the motherboard, often water got into it in the past or the phone was repaired at an unprofessional company that does not take ESD safety precautions when repairing it. In this case, soldering should be performed. This is possible with us on request, for this you can contact us at:[email protected]

iPhone no longer does anything because your screen gets stuck on Apple logo after booting up 8.

It sounds like you are dealing with a Bootloop. Click here: iPhone won’t boot up because Apple logo sticks.

If your iPhone stops turning on even now: schedule an iPhone repair

An iPhone that stops turning on can have several causes, ranging from a completely dead battery to software or hardware problems. By trying the solutions above, you may be able to fix the problem yourself. If the problem persists, it is wise to seek professional help to get the iPhone back to working properly and restore your digital life. At ThePhoneLab, we do a diagnostic to find out why your phone no longer turns on. A diagnosis is always free of charge. After this you are not obliged to move on to repair, but of course you can! We can repair your iPhone: