iphone 4 has died, not sure what to do?

[Gouldy]

good evening

i have had my iphone 4 since august 2010. it has been a brilliant phone and never let me down, well, that is until today.

for some random reason my iphone has turned its self off in my pocket and no matter what i do it will not turn back on. i think it has died.

has anyone else had this problem?

is it a common fault?

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

Definitely charged? Try pressing the top button and the home button at the same time for a while.

 

[Gouldy]

done a master reset, no joy. it had 3/4 battery the last time i looked this afternoon

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

No idea then

 

[Gouldy]

shitting my self because its not insured.

 

[wozzaa]

Mine did that not too long ago, put it back on charge and it came back on after 10 - 15 minutes. Then sat there with a battery reporting nearly full.

 

[Gouldy]

still no joy...

 

[Kane.]

Can't Apple diagnose it?

 

[Gouldy]

not tried apple, it only happened an hour ago

 

[Dave Hester]

Did you leave it in the sun?? May have overheated and turned off

 

[jam.]

my old 3G had a habit of doing this towards the end of its decrepit life - not that I'm saying theres necessarily anything wrong with yours. Try this;

Plug it into the mains charger, and hold down the power button for about 10-15 seconds until the apple logo appears.

 

[Gouldy]

Did you leave it in the sun?? May have overheated and turned off

it was in my pocket, still no joy

my old 3G had a habit of doing this towards the end of its decrepit life - not that I'm saying theres necessarily anything wrong with yours. Try this;

Plug it into the mains charger, and hold down the power button for about 10-15 seconds until the apple logo appears.

i have tried plugging it in to both the mains and the laptop with no joy

 

[jordski19]

The heat recently killed mine when I was in the states. Would turn on but needed a restore. Booked an appointment at my local apple genius bar, and they confirmed it was a hardware fault due to the heat. This was a 3GS outside of warranty. So for a fee of £139 they replaced it.

Needed the phone so had no choice!

 

[Gouldy]

sounds like i need to take it to apple

 

[jordski19]

It's a free appointment.

 

[Gouldy]

it will have to be tomorrow me thinks

 

[Sym0n]

Have you tried to plug it in to a wall charger for an hour or so?

 

[Gouldy]

yes, it does nothing

 

[Tom]

Tried another cable? tired plugging it into another USB?

 

[Gouldy]

used the wifes cable for her 3gs and yes tried another usb port

 

[thenorth]

plug it into your PC with itunes open then hold the home and lock buttons till you see the apple logo

 

[Sym0n]

Have you tried a hard reset whilst it's taking power from the wall (not USB)?

 

[Evz0607]

I'd try waiting a day or two it may just be moisture if its been in your pocket a while.

 

[Gouldy]

Tried it all, still no joy

 

[Tom]

http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com/ Try that.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

Any good at DIY? http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPhone_4

Excellent site!

 

[Rob]

Take it to apple, it's one month out of warranty, and they'll probably help you out if you haven't s**t on it, washed it off and blow dried it.

 

[Gouldy]

It's alive.

I have tried this morning holding the home button and the button on the top of phone whilst it's plugged in to laptop and finally after hours of oissin about last night it's decided to turn itself on.

I don't know what's gone on with it, it's got nothing on it like it has been restored to factory setting and it needs restoring but it's now working. Happy days

 

[Evz0607]

Probably moisture related then. Hot weather + pocket + sweat.

 

[Gouldy]

Either that or it's heat related.