Frozen or Unresponsive iPhone? Here's How to Resolve the Problem

  Dealing with an iPhone that is entirely dead, frozen, or won't turn on is the worst possible situation. When it occurs, your costly investment appears to be useless, and you may even consider permanently renouncing your allegiance. But hey, this problem is not as scary as it seems to be! When your iPhone won't power on, follow these steps.

Let's first investigate the potential causes of your iPhone's freezing or refusal to power on in order to have a better understanding. This problem arises for a variety of causes.

Why Is Your iPhone Not Turning On or Frozen?

Totally discharged battery

The iPhone won't turn on if the battery is dead. The amount of background activities or constant location tracking may have been too much.for the already worn-out battery, and it ran low much quicker than you had expected. Or, maybe a rare software bug triggered an unexpected battery drain on your iPhone.

defective charger

Your iPhone is completely powerless and dead. And to allow the battery to recharge on its own and bring your phone back to life, you hooked it into a power source. But much to your surprise, even with the charger plugged in, your iPhone won't switch on. Your charger can be the main culprit.

Poorly Working Proximity Sensor

Although many people might find it odd, a broken proximity sensor could prevent the iPhone from turning on. Later, more on this.

Hardware Error

You might not be able to turn on your iPhone due to hardware issues. Your iPhone may no longer boot if the battery has fully failed, especially if its health was already very low. What little you can dodo except to take your phone to an Apple Service center or Apple Store in such cases.

How to Turn Your iPhone On Again

Once you've identified the potential causes, try the options listed below to see whether your iPhone will switch on.

1. Connect your iPhone to a power supply.

It takes the iPhone a while (around five minutes) to restart when the battery has been entirely drained. So, if your iPhone won't turn on, the first thing you should do is plug it in and wait for it to start up on its own.