Why won't my iPhone 16 turn on after charging?

Hi guys, this morning I woke up and my phone was dead (no battery), this made sense because I did not charge it overnight. The screen had the dead battery symbol and I proceed to put it to charge, after 15 minutes I wanted to check the time and tried to turn my phone on but nothing. its been 10h now and I have tried everything: leaving it in to charge for an hour without interruptions, pressing all the buttons and holding the side button and volume button. The phone did not seem overheated, it was warmish but not similarly close to how it gets when the weather is warm outside just warm like it has been used, now since I couldn't use the phone the phone is back to being cold and it still wont turn on. The screen is black and I cant even get the apple logo to pop up. I bought it 5 months ago when it came out, this seems like a very short time to have an Iphone damaged. I will bring it to the apple store on Monday, hoping they will fix the issue but I'm still scared about all of my photos and data on there. the phone is connected to an Icloud but I don't think all of the data is transferred. Anyone with a similar issue? what was the solution? opinions?


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iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 28, 2025 7:05 AM

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Posted on Feb 28, 2025 7:08 AM

Do this exactly:


  • Press and quickly release the volume up button
  • Then immediately press and quickly release the volume down button
  • Then immediately press and KEEP HOLDING the side power button. KEEP HOLDING it past any notifications on the screen and KEEP HOLDING it until the Apple Logo appears. This could take up to 30 seconds, so KEEP HOLDING it, and then let go once you see the Apple Logo.
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Feb 28, 2025 7:08 AM in response to eufemya

Do this exactly:


  • Press and quickly release the volume up button
  • Then immediately press and quickly release the volume down button
  • Then immediately press and KEEP HOLDING the side power button. KEEP HOLDING it past any notifications on the screen and KEEP HOLDING it until the Apple Logo appears. This could take up to 30 seconds, so KEEP HOLDING it, and then let go once you see the Apple Logo.
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Mar 1, 2025 6:49 AM in response to eufemya

You're welcome. Remember that procedure as it's a good thing to do after EVERY iOS update. If it will make you feel better to have your phone checked, that's fine. But in letting the phone run down, this is most assuredly what caused the issue.


The absolute best practice for charging your phone is to plug it in to charge when you go to bed at night, EVERY night ALL night with Optimized Battery Charging turned on, connected to Wifi, so the phone will back up every night while you sleep. You'll awaken to a fully charged phone ready for a new day and you'll never have a loss of data if something goes wrong.

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Apr 2, 2025 8:45 AM in response to Aliyualiyu

Aliyualiyu wrote:

Hi, I want to download apps from App Store but there asking for (please contact with Itune to complete this transaction) even I didn’t buy anything and I put my number and details but still it’s showing same message can you help me to solve this issue

No, we can't help you. We are not Apple, nor iTunes Support. You'll need to contact iTunes Support (Apple) directly for help. This is a user to user only forum. You can tap the Support button at the bottom of this page, to contact Apple.

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