My iPhone 6s home button is really hot and the device won't turn on

That's what happened to me just right now. My iPhone 6s 64 GB was bought almost 6 months from now and it had no problems so far but lately I had a few minute issues, but nothing major. However today without any warning it just turned off and the home button was on fire. I tried the method you described and up and running right now. Thank you.

Take the phone back to where you bought the device. That is what warranties are for.

I Would like to report that I just recently experienced the same issue in iPhone 5s I was able to fix my problem by following the answers. Thanks guys. People think it has somehing to do with the 3D touch but so it seems its not just the iPhone 6s

I lost my first iPhone 6 to this problem. Have had this 6 64Gb for 9 months and it did it yesterday. No reset worked. Had no ability to take it in. 5 hours later my battery was drained but thankfully it tuned on and charged. Apple needs to get on this issue. reset didn't work on my last phone, it died completely, and I had experts look at it.

Appleuser001473 wrote:

Has this been addressed? Heat being put off on these things can't be good for lithium batteries. I don't see a solution just work around son here. My device is hot!

We would have no idea if a hardware problem with your device has been addressed. Did you make an appointment at the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store? Did you contact Customer Support? Frustrating though a hardware problem on your device may be, it doesn't mean that it's something that affects lots of people. Waiting around, hoping that Apple will "address" the issue is not especially productive.

I had this same problem today with my iPhone 6 (a replacement phone from Apple, ironically), and used the same fix other posters have used: holding down the home and power buttons simultaneously until iPhone rebooted, after a few seconds. It seems fine now, and home button isn’t hot anymore. Appreciate everyone’s responses (common problem, common solution, it seems).

Make an appointment at an Apple Store to have your device examined by a technician. Or contact Apple Support. Be sure to back up your device before taking or sending it to Apple.

You can plug it into your PC/Mac, and try to back it up in iTunes.

I had the same problem today. I can't tell you why it happened, but what fixed my phone was to hold the home button and the power button for about 10 seconds. The apple symbol popped-up and looked like a reboot. I plan to send an email to Apple Support as a follow-up, but hopefully that will get your phone back on for now.

Just had the same problem on 6s 64gb. Phone was working fine all day. Went to use the phone and it wouldn't power up, just a dark screen, and a very hot home button. I called Apple Support. They ran remote diagnostics and found nothing wrong. At their suggestion I held down the power button and the home button and the phone powered back on normally after about 10 seconds. I thought it might be an overheat due to the new case, but in researching overheat situations I saw that a triangular symbol should have popped up as a warning. The phone itself didn't feel hot, just the home button.

Thats exactly what happened to mine. The battery is not drained out. Just went blank and the home button felt really hot. Its started up after following your suggestion. Thanks!

I'm have the same exact issue and the solution works for me. I wonder if it's because I'm using the Anker 4 port charger? My 6 Plus didn't have this issue though and I was using the Anker to charge. Maybe I should take my 6s Plus to the Apple Store? I'll try and charge from a different source and see if that's the issue.

Hi, the same thing happened to me, left it plugged in for a few hours, went to check on it and it had turned itself off, wouldn't turn on , and the home button was red hot, I unplugged it and eventually after holding the power and home button it came back to life.... Didn't happen since... Very strange...

iPhone 6s Plus 128GB....

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