I have a 5C with a screen that doesn't work. I'd like to take the SIM card out and generally get it ready to sell, but I'm not sure how to make sure that it's completely powered off before I take the SIM out. The screen never lights up, so how can I be sure it's off? Flipping the silent mode switch on and off doesn't make it vibrate btw.
Thanks for the help!
hold down the power button at the top of the phone for around 5 seconds
it'll show a icon that says "slide to power off." Slide that to the right to turn it off
Screen doesn't power on so I can't see the slide to power off bit.
does the display still work, or is the screen totally dead?
Screen is totally dead.
Ok. Hold down the Home and Sleep/Wake button for around 5 seconds.
Won't that just like reboot it or something, or does that just power it off?
If you release it at the right time, then it stops the reboot process and it stays turned off
So what's the right time then?
5-7 seconds
Ok, thanks.
happy to help 🙂
You've been given incorrect information. Once you start the two-button reset, the device will reboot, not stay off. The only way to get the device to stay off is to use the 'Slide to Power' off (which you cannot do), or to let the device run out of battery power. The two-button reset is just that; it resets the iPhone, which means it turns off then turns back on. If it fails to turn back on, then that means there was a glitch in the reset process. Correct operation would have the device turn off then turn back on.
You don't have to turn off the device to remove the SIM card. In fact, the Apple Support article says nothing about turning off the device first: Remove the SIM card from your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Oh, all right that helps. Thanks a bunch.
How do I make sure iPhone 5C is powered off - it has a broken screen
