iPhone 5 sleep/wake button not working

I've had my iPhone 5 since launch day and have had no problems up until about a week ago. It's one of my most prized possessions (along with all my other Apple products) so I've been super careful with it, and have never dropped the phone. However, the sleep/wake button is very unresponsive. It's fine when pushing on the left most side of the button, but the rest to the right is completely unresposive. Any ideas as to how I go about fixing this?


Thanks.

iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Nov 17, 2012 10:46 AM

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May 30, 2013 2:59 AM in response to iGolu

No, the broken phone, it's just easier for them to go into the system app and look at the serial number from there. They'll then give you a new phone and ask you to wipe the old one before handing it to them. As long as you have a backup either in iCloud or on your Mac/PC you should be able to get everything back to how it was easily on replacement.

Jun 24, 2013 3:20 AM in response to natd1993

I also have this problem and my phone isn't jailbroken. Will get stuck on standby every once in a while and won't respond to either power button or home button, it's almost like the battery has died, after a few presses on both home button and power button it comes back to life. It has done this since new about five times and each time takes longer to come back on. Also the screen flicks on and off sometimes when coming off standby.

Jun 26, 2013 12:12 PM in response to natd1993

I bought my iphone5 from Germany. The sleep wake button's Right side is not working left side is working but needs to press hard. It never drops or and never contact with liquid even there is not any scrach on it. Its a hardware problem. Its not my fault. I am living in Turkey and there is no Apple store in Turkey .My friend had a trip in USA and I request him to bring it with him . But in the USA Apple Store told my friend that I have to go Germany for replacement or repairing and they did NOTHING. I bought an APPLE and its still in guarntiee period, BUT they told that only Germany Apple store can replace it. or repair it. Is it logical to go Germany from Turkey for repalce a phone ? even I sent it to USA. The guarantiee is vaild only in Germany. As a result if you buy an apple please dont treval becouse your guarantee vaild only your country .

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