iPhone 16 Pro won’t turn on after charging all night

My new Apple 16 pro phone was turned off and put on charger. It will not turn back on. I have held the volume up and volume down buttons briefly, then the side button. It will not turn back on. ( I am using iPad now)

help! I am not in an area that has walk-in Apple Store help.

This doesn’t not work! I have been on a week trip to my grandmas! I forgot my phone. When I came back to put it on the charger it will NOT turn back on or show the low battery logo. The charging port is not dirty, it did not fall into water and I did not drop it. Force restart does not work for anything. I tried the blow dryer method, the massage method, the smack method and the freezer method. And I do not have any phone technician or a apple store near me. What can I do??

Force restart the iPhone as follows:

1. Press and quickly release the volume up button.
2. Press and quickly release the volume down button.
3. Press and hold the side button.
4. When the Apple logo appears, release the side button.

I tried the restart method but it didn’t work. Any other ideas?

An inconvenient trip to the Apple Store showed me that I had been doing this wrong. The instruction is correct, but the volume Up/Down presses must be done as “clicks,” on the order of a split second of perhaps 1/10 second. I had forgotten this today when my iPhone 16Pro, OS 18.1.1 simply would not respond to my much-too-long presses. Then I remembered the delicate light clicks of the Apple Store employee.

There has been a hardware failure on the iPhone.

Make an appointment at the Apple Store / Genius Bar or take the phone to an authorized Apple service shop.

You can find a list of authorized shops in your area using this link:

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I’ve had my iPhone 16 for 7 weeks.

today (11/27) after an all-night charge, the next morning the iPhone will not turn on.

I know the charge cords work as I checked on another phone. Wall plug outlets also work ok..

Ive tried letting it charge for 45 mins; then 2 hrs, and still doesn’t charge.

this happened 2 weeks ago, I took it to ATT store. They tried different things then suggested a longer charge time. After 35 mins it turned on.

After using the restart method of using both volume buttons separately; then hold the power button singularly until the Apple logo appears; it still won’t turn on.

My new iPhone 16 pro will not turn on , it was on charger all night. I’ve tried the force restart. Help!

beverlyfromroma wrote:

My iphone is 1 week old and already staring with problems? is there another solution?

Sure. If you purchased this iPhone new in a factory sealed box directly from Apple or an Authorized Apple Retailer, you may exchange it within two weeks of purchase.

If your phone is only one week old and having issues i would recommend visiting an Apple store or wherever you purchased from and getting in person assistance. If there is a problem with your specific phone they can get a replacement if needed.

Sorry for not replying yet again to multiple, continuing pleas for help. I’m new here and I didn’t want to step on replies from more experienced members. I now from hard experience how truly frustrating it is when you keep applying instructions that do not work for you. But this same issue is what brought me here recently. I’m guessing, based on errors I made repeatedly, that you have read and applied sberman’s correct instruction, posted earlier, multiple times without it working for you. I had seen the same online, and thought I was applying them correctly, all without effect. So with apologies to Sberman, try this:

“Force restart the iPhone as follows:

1. Press and [instantly] release the volume up button.
2. Press and [instantly] release the volume down button.
3. Press and [Hold] the side button.
4. When the Apple logo appears, release the side button.”

[Brackets mine].

Note that the brief presses must simply be ‘clicks’. Do not hold either Up or Down and definitely do not hold either while pressing the Hold on the side button. Yep, I tried all that before the Apple employee showed me the two simple clicks required before the hold. Truth be told, I began to press those ups and downs very hard as if to make sure they activated. Suggest you might also see my earlier post here regarding clicks.

And for those concerned about how one has charged a phone and found it unresponsive: I used a third-party induction charger, and in each case, I found my iPhone 16Pro 100% charged once I got it started.

Unfortunately that didn’t work for me

Thanks this worked for me. I setup a NEW iphone 16 pro max - transferred the data from my Android and then charged it overnight while it was off. Next morning it wouldn't turn on (!?) I followed your instructions and it worked like a charm! I wonder why this iphone does this though...?

See this article.

If your iPhone won't turn on or is frozen - Apple Support

What wall charger are you using? Is it Apple brand or third party?