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

I'm at sure about everybody else, but I actually had this happen one night and my phone was not even on the charger! At that point, I realized that the iCloud backup was what was causing this problem. Ever since I turned off the iCloud back up, which typically took place in the middle of the night, I have not had this issue. Hopefully this helps!

IT was no after that. It only just happened this morning. i called apple about it before I figured out I could get it going. I called back after and left the guy a message he returned my call and left me a message. He said I should avoid using it and take it in for service. I will update after I talk to him again.

I just had the same problem - the phone was on my desk, I went to check something it was completely black, not responding. The home button was super hot and was getting hotter. I managed to reset it but this is very worrying. This was with an iPhone 6s with iOS 9.3. I will be taking it to Apple asap and let you know what they say.

I'm very glad I found this thread, very enlightening. Thank you guys!

i was in class today just minding my buisness and iv had my new iphone 6s for like 4 days and all of a sudden i tried to turn on my screen and it didnt want to turn on, and the home button was burning hot. and i didnt know what happend. Im new to iphone. is this an issue? or is it just the phone.😐😟

JazzieFayy wrote:

i have had my phone since Friday, and this morning when I woke up the home button was burning hot and the screen is just black. I went to bed with it working just fine last night, plugged it in to charge, and now it won't work. Nothing else is hot, not even the charging port, just the home button is on fire. I have had the phone unplugged for an hour and the button is still on fire. I had just made the choice to switch from a Samsung to this iPhone and need to say it makes me slightly regret my choice because I have always known that apple products have tons of issues. I an not happy that I have had this phone for less than 5 days and this is happening. Anyways, is there anything i can do to fix it without having to go into the apple storeI did not finish setting up my iCloud, so to lose all of information because of a defective phone will not make me happy.

Same problem and same fix today. I am off to the Apple Store tomorrow. Will they replace the phone? Is this a hardware or software problem? It could be either but given the number of OS upgrades, I suspect hardware.

pcottrel wrote:

Same problem and same fix today. I am off to the Apple Store tomorrow. Will they replace the phone? Is this a hardware or software problem? It could be either but given the number of OS upgrades, I suspect hardware.

Only Apple can tell you what they will do. When they examine the phone, they will give you your options.

I probably plugged it in wrong, so many different possibilities. Or I plugged it in at the wrong battery level, or maybe after I set the alarm as every night to the same time. So many things someone can do wrong.

!8 pages of people posting the same problem.... out of last year's sales of 232 million iPhones. I'm afraid you are one of the unlucky infinitesimal number of people who have suffered a problem. Take it to Apple.

mgchat76 wrote:

What if my 1 1/2 year old grabbed my phone to try and watch a Sesame St. video when it is this hot? \

Why are you leaving a $600 piece of electronic where a small child can get it?

First off, thanks for your suggestion. I had never thought of that. It's just that sometimes he gets bored playing with my loaded handgun and boxcutter so he looks for other things to put in his mouth.

Secondly, I'm not sure what the price has to do with anything. I could care less about the value of the phone. The point was that I'm concerned for my son's safety.

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because that is what we all do! That question is more hypothetical in regards to 19 pages of Apple ignorance if one of those things actually hurts someone. But that is what Apple support Foren are all about. You have that occasional "fanboy" that tells you what not to do and that it is all your fault because you are doing it all wrong, You have that occasional helper that can actually express of what to do and how to fix it. You ave the Know it all who is too bored to explain anything to you, frequently one of the same with the fanboy. And you have entire Apple chugging away on their path, breaking things that worked before, don't care if anything stays compatible and down to the Genius Bar will always talk down to you. And even if that first iPhone catches on fire or burns that house down, it will be our fault and a meaningless settlement will be paid out.

I have a 6s+ 128gb that went from working fine to suddenly not responding. Won't power up at all and the home button is very warm. I'm using the Apple 10w charger (have two, tried both and both charge the iPad Pro just fine) and tried several apple charge cables including a brand new one. My hypothesis is some sort of problem near the charging port. The fact it will not even attempt to power on and the home button is very warm leads me to believe it's shorting out at some level. The phone has been very well taken care of, never dropped or exposed to moisture and I've taken great care not to stress the port while charging. Luckily my phone is still under manufactures warranty but research leads me to believe this is not an uncommon defect with this phone and warrants serious concern. What if this happened outside of warranty? Will Apple acknowledge a defect of this nature or is everybody on their own? $949 is nothing to snieze at.

Have had my iPhone 6S 64gb for about 8 days and this just happened to me and I literally freaked out considering I'm going on a long trip soon and thought my iPhone somehow fried. I don't care what an Apple employee tells you ANY part of the phone getting that hot is NOT GOOD at all.

I'm hoping to get it replaced at an Apple store during my trip because that's a bad sign after just 8 days when I had a 6 Plus a year and a half and never had that issue once.

Not the person you responded to but why are you judging someone for doing what they want with a device they used their own money on? Plus doesn't Apple love to tout how much Children love their devices and how they're used in schools?

theuserenjoys wrote:

Not the person you responded to but why are you judging someone for doing what they want with a device they used their own money on? Plus doesn't Apple love to tout how much Children love their devices and how they're used in schools?

Because I have opinions and some common sense. Small children also think antifreeze tastes good and putting putting pebbles up their nostrils is fun. Should we let them do that, too? You're average 1 ½ year old is not considered a school aged child.

My opinions are not necessarily the same as Apple's. And, even if Apple had an ad where toddlers were left unsupervised with iPhones, that wouldn't mean parents should construe that as parenting advice.