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My wife’s iPhone 16 Pro is not turning on. Several times I have had to push the top volume, bottom volume and then hold the right power button until the Apple came on. And it took much longer than 10 seconds and instead of it coming on by itself, the Apple would show only after I held and released the power button. Did she get a lemon or are others having this problem? She gets a new phone every year so this is not an operator error.
iPhone 16 Pro
This happened again to my wife's iPhone 16 Pro. She could never get it to start. I tried 3 or 4 times with the force restart and it again would not start. I then plugged it in as a last resort, did the force restart a few time and finally it started. The battery was at 100%. It took quite a long time holding the start button after the volume up and down buttons for it to finally start. I will do a force restart on my iPhone occasionally and it never takes that long. She has had almost every iPhone since the 3G, so this is definitely not operator error.
I am responding here in hopes that it gets pushed to the top of iPhone questions in hopes that others may either respond that they too are having this issue and what the resolution is.
All my past iPhones I have turned off at night. A while back I remember reading something saying it’s good for the phone. I did some research and there does seem like some merit to it being bad. Though this probably has nothing to do with it being bad for the phone. Also there are safety measures regarding charging, even over night. It cuts it off when full. Also, charging over night, again even if it was bad for the phone. Wouldn’t affect it not turning on.
Turning a phone on and off doesn’t necessarily strain the processor directly but rather the entire startup sequence. Here’s why it can impact the processor and other components:
1. Increased Power Demand: During startup, the processor and other parts like RAM, storage, and wireless radios work harder to initialize the system, load all necessary processes, and establish network connections. This initial surge in activity demands more power than regular standby or idle mode.
2. Thermal Stress: When the processor moves from a cool, powered-off state to a high-activity state, there’s a quick temperature change. This thermal cycling can, over time, contribute to wear on the delicate silicon components, as they expand and contract slightly with temperature changes.
3. Component Aging: Every power cycle contributes to the gradual aging of microchips and other components. Silicon-based processors can withstand many power cycles, but more frequent on-off cycles can, in theory, shorten their lifespan marginally.
That said, modern smartphones are designed to handle these power cycles with minimal wear, so the effect is small. Regular restarts are generally safe, but completely powering down every night might cause slightly more strain over many years compared to low-power modes or sleep modes.
My new iPhone 16 won’t turn on. It was charged overnight. Help
I guess that rules out a possible theory 😢
Ive just woken to the same issue! Im on holiday and need my phone! did you get yours sorted?
I’ve seen your reply and it’s brilliant that it eventually turned on, but it’s so worrying when it happens, I just wish Apple would fix this problem from happening in the first place
This happened to me twice. Why can’t apple fix it. Very frustrating and a waste of money.
My 16 Pro died also. I guess we should have read the fine print that says the new phones are only good for 3 weeks. Yikes!
I have a 16 pro, and I have not had this glitch, but I bought my iPhone at atnt, not the Apple Store
This is currently happening to me….. iPhone 16 pro max
Nope I used side by side and my phone doesn’t start…
iPhone 16 Pro not turning on
