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How to Turn Off an iPhone Without the Power Button





Submitted by hubby on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 4:35pm

 

Based on the number of questions and comments posted in our forums, turning off or restarting an iPhone with a broken power button (the top button) seems to be a common question and issue.  So here is our quick-list of ways that you can restart your iPhone or turn off your iPhone if your power button is broken or not working.

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Broken iPhone - No Power Button !How to Restart an iPhone with no top power button (no jailbreak):

Any of these methods will resart your iPhone without using the Power Button on top

  1. On the iPhone tap SETTINGS, General, Reset, Reset All Network Settings (note that this will erase VPN and WiFi settings or passwords) 
  2. Wait for the battery to drain
  3. Plug in your iPhone to your Mac/PC with iTunes and choose "restore" (not recommended but it does the job)

How to turn off an iPhone with no power button or a broken power button (no jailbreak):  

  • Enable Assistive Touch:  Tap SETTINGS, General, Accessibility, AssistiveTouch (near the bottom) and tap AssistiveTouch to ON.  You will now notice a small dark square with a circle in the middle (you can move this square anywhere).  Tap the dark circle to open the assistiveTouch menu, then tap Device and tap and HOLD the Lock Screen icon.  This will bring up the iPhone's Power-Off slider - no need for a power button any longer!  **Voted Best Method to turn off an iPhone with a broken power button

 

How to turn off an iPhone without the power button (Jailbroken):

  • Install SB Settings, "Shutdown", or "Lock" to power off the iPhone 
  • Enable Assistive Touch described above

 

How to turn on an iPhone with no top power button:

Now you've got your iPhone turned off, but if your power button is broken how do you turn it back on?  

  • Plug the iPhone into a power source such as your computer or iPhone wall-charger

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Thu, 05/23/2013 - 12:15am
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Anonymous Visitor (not verified)
Turn Off an iPhone Without the Power Button
Thank you very much, very helpfull,...
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Wed, 05/15/2013 - 9:37am
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Anonymous Visitor (not verified)
Re: How to Turn Off an iPhone Without the Power Button
As someone who works in tech support for iPhones, I have NEVER seen this fix to turn the device off and on with a broken power button (and I do get a lot of calls about this). Thank you for that information!!!
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Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:14am
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Jason Masten (not verified)
Re: How to Turn Off an iPhone Without the Power Button
Very useful tip. Thanks!
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Thu, 04/25/2013 - 5:19am
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Anonymous Yogi (not verified)
Home button doesn't work
My iPhone randomly turned off last night. When i plugged it into my laptop the phone lit up and the apple logo came on for about 10secs and then the phone goes of again, just keeps on doing that so i connected it to the wall. I thought i prevailed as the phone booted and wanted me to connect to itunes for a restore, great my phone works again NOPE problems continued when i disconnect the charger to plug into my laptop, the phone goes straight off. HELP please and my Home Button doesnt work Sad
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Thu, 04/25/2013 - 5:49am
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Anonymous Visitor (not verified)
Re: Home button doesn't work
It's broken. Time for a new iPhone.
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Thu, 04/25/2013 - 9:25am
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Anonymous Yogi (not verified)
Re: Home button doesn't work
Thank You, i Thought that might be the case Sad
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Sun, 04/21/2013 - 9:20am
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Reanna (not verified)
iPhone is stuck on white screen
My iPhone is stuck on a white screen.. I can see the time and the battery life on the top as well as the 3G stuff and network. But I had downloaded the cocoppa app, and when i tried one of the icons, it put my phone to a white screen. How can i exit out? My power button doesnt work so i cant just reset it.. Should i just let it die out and wait for it to restart? Does anyone else have any other options?
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Sun, 04/21/2013 - 9:43am
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Hubby
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I am a Grown Up Geek
Re: iPhone is stuck on white screen

If it is stuck/frozen and your power button doesn't work, your only option is to let it drain and die, then plug it into a power source.

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Sun, 04/21/2013 - 9:48am
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Reanna (not verified)
Re: iPhone is stuck on white screen
Thank you, i had already saw the previous comments hahah and realized i just repeated the other past comments. Just was being one of the people who freaked out and asked before reading hahaha.. But i appreciate it.
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Fri, 04/12/2013 - 5:07pm
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Anonymous Visitor (not verified)
Turn Off an iPhone Without the Power Button
what if my iphone is too old for assistive touch?
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