iPhone turns off won't turn back on

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iPhone turns off won't turn back on

My iPhone 4s has repediately turned off and will not turn back on. I've had to cold start it after many failed attempts (holding keys down until apple logo comes up). I know this is not right. I have plenty of apple products that I do not have this problem with. It has done this on a low battery as well as a charged one. Even holding the keys doesn't mean it will come on for me. It really is a problem. Anyone experienced what I'm going through?

iPhone 4, iOS 5, This is an iPhone 4s

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 8:00 PM

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JessWee

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Oct 20, 2011 4:10 PM in response to July7Kiss1995

I've had the same problem for two days in a row! I've also noticed that the phone feels overheated when this happens, I'm taking it to Apple to see what's up.

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Oct 21, 2011 12:35 PM in response to JessWee

It happened again yesterday at just under 30%. I had to hold the two buttons for 10 seconds about 3-4 different times and then finally it turned on. I agree with it seeming to run HOT. how/what have you been told? I haven't had a chance to drive 60miles to apple and see what is wrong with it.

Jenn

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Dec 18, 2011 5:59 PM in response to July7Kiss1995

I've also had this same problem, twice over this last weekend. I bought my phone in April and have had no problems. Now it's turning off and not rebooting until I plug it into a charger, at which point it has restarted and displayed 60-90% charge still. The only change I'm aware of is that I held off on getting a case for it until 2 weeks ago. So maybe temperature is an issue here as well?

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Dec 18, 2011 6:15 PM in response to July7Kiss1995

I have also had this problem this morning and I can't seem to switch it on. If I try to connect to iTunes it does not recognize it because it is not on.... What is there that we can do?

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Answer 5

Dec 18, 2011 6:20 PM in response to Smashasaurus

To Smashasaurus: It is possible that the case is trapping the heat in there. Some cases do that.

To the rest of you: This seems to be a rare but serious problem. Take it in to Apple or a repair shop.

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