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cowabunga22
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Iphone 16 spontaneously turned off and wont turn back on

Had my iphone 16 charging all night, like usual. I wake up, my phone is working. I go and make some coffee, leaving my phone in my room. I come back, I'm maybe gone less than 5 minutes, and my phone is off and wont turn on at all. I've tried the volume up volume down hold power button, that did nothing, i've tried just holding the power button, that did nothing. I have no clue what's wrong, pls help, or is this something for a phone repair place?

Posted on Oct 11, 2026 7:14 AM

2 replies

WheelieNick
User level: Level 9 (74,110 points)

Oct 11, 2026 7:26 AM in response to cowabunga22

Try and force restart it to see if the issues persist


  1. Press and quickly release the volume up button.
  2. Press and quickly release the volume down button.
  3. Press and hold the side button.
  4. When the Apple logo appears, release the side button.


cowabunga22 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Oct 11, 2026 1:35 PM in response to WheelieNick

i've already tried that. I ended up plugging it into my laptop and it said to update my phone, which I did, and then it turned back on. Now, a few hours later, it turned back off again, and it's not reacting to being plugged into my laptop

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256374212