Q: iPhone 4S doesn't manually sleep?

A few times in the past, manually pressing its top right power button to manually lock and sleep iPhone 4S (iOS v9.x) didn't work. After pulling it out of my left front pant pocket, I noticed it was still warm/hot and looking at it, it was still on either at the lock screen (lock right away, no wait time) or on the home screen. Also, it lost a lot of battery juice too. Has anyone had that problem before?

Thank you in advance.

iPhone 4S, iOS 9.3.3, Windows XP SP3, & Verizon Wireless

Posted on Jul 30, 2016 6:09 PM

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Johann.B Aug 1, 2016 6:10 AM in response to antdude
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Aug 1, 2016 6:10 AM in response to antdude

Hello antdude,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. It's my understanding your Sleep/Wake button is responding intermittently and you're battery life is shorter than expected. I know it's very important to be able to preserve your battery and lock the screen. I am happy to help.

For the Sleep/Wake button, please try removing any case or film on your iPhone and try the steps in the link below:

Get help with buttons and switches on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Here's some additional information on ways to improve your battery life:

About the battery usage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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