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How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge

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  1. How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Do a forced restart: step 1, image 1 of 2 How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Do a forced restart: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Press and hold the Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds.

    • Wait for about 10 seconds. If you don't see the Apple logo, continue to the next step.

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  2. How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Charge the iPhone: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Try charging the phone for at least 20 minutes.

    • You may also want to try using a different charger if you have one.

    • If this doesn't work, continue to the next step

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  4. How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, See if iTunes recognizes the iPhone: step 3, image 1 of 2 How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, See if iTunes recognizes the iPhone: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Try connecting the iPhone to a Windows or Mac computer and launch iTunes (If you don't have iTunes, you can download it at http://itunes.com/download) If you don't see an iPhone icon in the toolbar at the top left, continue to step 5

    • On macOS Catalina 10.15 or newer, go to the next step

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  5. How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Hold home button while plugging in the charger: step 4, image 1 of 2 How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Hold home button while plugging in the charger: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Allow the iPhone to charge for a while

    • Then hold down on the home button while plugging in the 30-Pin connector.

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  6. How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Restore the iPhone: step 5, image 1 of 2 How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Restore the iPhone: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • If the previous step worked but you still can't see anything on the iPhone's screen, you may want to restore the iPhone.

    • THIS WILL ERASE ALL THE DATA ON THE iPHONE!

    • Connect the iPhone to a Windows or Mac computer and open iTunes, click the iPhone icon in the toolbar at the top left.

    • Click the "Restore iPhone" button at the top right to restore the iPhone.

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  7. How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Instructions for macOS 10.15 and newer: step 6, image 1 of 3 How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Instructions for macOS 10.15 and newer: step 6, image 2 of 3 How to fix an iPhone 4S that won't turn on or charge, Instructions for macOS 10.15 and newer: step 6, image 3 of 3

    • Hold the control key while clicking on the Finder icon and select "New Finder Window"

    • In the Sidebar, look for the iPhone under "Locations", if you see the iPhone, select it.

    • You may be prompted to trust the iPhone to the computer.

    • If you don't see the iPhone then go to the next step.

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Conclusion

If you fixed it then CONGRATS! If you didn't fix it then, You may want to consider replacing the screen on the iPhone.

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So if I replace the screen, it will fix a stuck power button?

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