Apple makes a pretty reliable product. Most often, consumers contact the service center for damage to the display or case of a mechanical nature. True, iOS devices have another common "disease" - certain buttons fail. Accordingly, the questions of how to turn on / off the iPhone, if the button does not work, arise quite often.
What to do if the "Power / Lock" button does not work on an iPhone
There are several options for solving this problem, here are some of them:
- you can turn off the button using the charger
- you can reboot the device
- you can activate the Assitive Touch function
Turn off the iPhone when the button is inoperative using the charger
1. You need to connect your iPhone to the USB charging cable. The iPhone cable must be native, supplied with the phone. Next, the device is connected to the USB port of the computer.
2. Then you should wait until the screen lights up. If the iPhone's battery has run out, then you need to wait a little longer - up to several minutes. This time can be calculated as ten minutes.
3. After the screen lights up, you need to move the slider to unlock the iPhone. We recommend that you turn on Assistive Touch before replacing your phone. (If you have a lock code, you must enter it before gaining access to the device)
How to restart iPhone without a button
1. First, go to the "Settings" application, then click "General" and "Universal Access".
2. The page with "accessibility" in the settings is scrolled to the end, to the section "Physiology and Motor", where you should specify the item "Assistive Touch".
3. Opposite "Assistive Touch", move the slider to the "on" position. A transparent button should appear on the screen.
4. Press the button (tap gesture). The available Assistive Touch capabilities should then appear in the display window.
How to turn off iPhone using Assistive Touch
1. On the icon you need to tap the Assistive Touch function menu.
2. In the menu “tap” the “device” icon, then on “screen lock” a long “tap” until the “cancel” and “off” buttons appear.
3. Then, on the "turn off" button, "swipe-to the right" is made, after which the phone starts to turn off.
4. To turn on with a faulty button, the iPhone is connected to the computer with a USB cable.
