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

I had the same condition occur today on 6s, 64GB, verizon phone. Hot home button, zero response on screen until holding both for reset.

Just to chime in; same issue here.

Have 2 iPhone 6S, one 64GB, one 128GB. Both on 9.0.2.

The 64GB has had the issue twice so far (with the really really hot home button, needing reset). Hasn't happened once yet on the 128.....

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** UPADTE ** Happened again today. Had just used the phone for a call, sat it down and the next time I went to pick it up black screen and unresponsive. Had to do a hard reboot and working again. Oddly it asked me to input my apple id password again ... Something is very odd with this situation. iPhone 6s 64GB running 9.0.2. Hesitant to take to the Genius Bar for fear I will get another bad one. And can't replicate the problem on demand ... Anyone try? Response?

This issue is now being covered in the Apple and web press and also on Youtube:

Mashable story: http://mashable.com/2015/10/05/iphone-6s-hot-touch-id/#93oQkvQjcqqG

9to5Mac story: http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/30/iphone-6s-touch-id-3d-touch-speaker-power-issues/

YouTube pop star iJustine posted a video of the overheating TouchID button occurring on her new iPhone: https://youtu.be/gHSbOhXUqiw

I experienced this problem whilst using 9.0.2. This disproves the hypothesis that 9.0.2 solves the underlying problem.

I am taking my phone back to Verizon today. I have been searching the web and there are numerous reports of this happening. The articles advise returning the device and exchanging it for a new one.

I am having the same issue here with iPhone 6S Plus 128GB, iOS 9.0.2. Screen randomly goes blank and cannot turn on with a simple power button. Home button/Touch ID gets really hot. Require to hold both power and home button for 10 seconds while connected to power. This has only happened at night when it has been on the charger for several hours.

Yes,

It had gone with same issue with me as well.

My iPhone6s just bought a week back. After dropping a message to my friend i put it on charge that time battery was 28%.

When i picked after 25 or 30 minutes, it got off.. i tried to make it on however no clue.

When i touched the Home button it was bad hot.

I kept it in pocket and rush to work, thought to contact apple later sometime.

when i went through this forum and tried with the given trick to push home and power button together, it got on and button got cool same time.

However it seems issue in iPhone6s, i will visit to support team soon.

Plz try to press Home button though it's hot with Power button together.

Hope it will help.

I just got my new i phone 6s in rose gold. Second day my phone was being unresponsive. I couldn't open my apps. I turned my phone off and turned it back on . That seem to work. The third day I wasn't able to slide my finger to unlock my phone it was being unresponsive. Luckily, I heard that if you press the home button and the turn off/on button at the same time till a white screen with the apple icon pops will do the trick. It did work for a couple hours but starts acting up again!! Its very frustrating!!! Sometimes I cant answer my calls. The home button over heats as well!!! I already been to 4 Verizon they seem to be sold out on the rose gold. However, I did make an appointment with apple for this week. I'm really bummed because I'm an apple person and I never had any bad experience with them. Is anyone experiencing this?

I exchanged my iPhone for a new one. Unfortunately, Rose Gold was on back order. So I settled for just plain gold. If you are in the 14 day window I suggest you take it back to exchange it for a new one.

BTW, I just confirmed my 6s+ that's overheating all the time uses the crappy Samsung chip.

You can check this by installing 'Lirum Info Lite' or similar from the app store and checking to see if the CPU model only has a single N, if it only has one then I'm sorry to say that it's a Samsung.

UPDATE 9/30/15: Replaced iPhone 6s 16GB, with hot home button and mysterious shut down issue, with a 6s 64GB through T-Mobile store. Restored new 64GB 6s via iTunes backup, after installing IOS Public Beta profile. No problems at all experienced while running IOS 9.1 PB 3. Now running on IOS 9.1 PB 4 since 10/6/15, also without experiencing any further problems. Additionally, I confirmed that the 64GB 6s is running the TMSC-made A9 chip (http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/09/how-to-identify-if-iphone-6s-has-a-tsmc-or-sa msung-a9-chip.html). However, I never confirmed which A9 chip was in the 16GB 6s with the hot home button/shut down issue.

Has anyone made any hot home button/shut down issue correlation between the TSMC-made A9 chip vs the Samsung A9 chip? Noting that correlation does not necessarily equal causation ... I am just curious. Apple still has not formally acknowledged this issue.

Mine has the Samsug chip and has been experiencing the issue. Having a new one shipped, I will check that one once I receive it.

I was in class today, phone was almost fully charged. I was listening to the teacher when I wanted to see what time is it on my iPhone 6S 64 GB. I found out that it was shut down and the Touch ID button was freaking hot. Since I was in class, I waited for it to be over before actually taking a look at what was happening to my phone. The button was even hotter than when I first touched it during the lecture. I don't know what is going on and if I should return it to the store, but that bugged me.