3GS sleep /awake button failure and vibrate only works intermitantly

I have a 3gs that the sleep/awake button wont work all of a sudden and the vibrate only works intermitantly. Phone has been well taken care of and has not been dropped to my knowledge. Restored phone to no avail.
Any ideas.

See troubleshooting steps under "Will not turn on, or will not turn on unless connected to power" in the Power/Battery section of this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802.

Similar Messages

  • My daughter spilled a drink and her iphone got wet and speaker only works intermitently any suggestions?

    iphone speaker got wet after a drink was spilled and now is not working properly...will it dry out out on its own or is there something I can do to fix it?

    Turn it off, put it in a sealed bag of uncooked rice for 5-7 days. After that period, try and charge and turn on and see if it works. More than likely your best alternative is to purchase an out of warranty replacement. For an iPhone 4 in the US, the charge is $149. Prices should be comparible in other countries depending on where you are at.

  • My question is what if I have troubleshooted with holding the sleep/awake button and power and it's not changing to any other screen what should I do? It doesn't even show the battery strength wheither its completely dead or charging at all.

    My question is what if I have troubleshooted with holding the sleep/awake button and power and it's not changing to any other screen what should I do? It doesn't even show the battery strength wheither its completely dead or charging at all.

    - If you did not charge the iPod for a couple of hours before you did the reset then charege and reset:
    Reset iPod touch:  Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
    least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
    - Then connect to your computer and if iTunes sees the iPod restore via iTunes. 
    - Next see if recovery mode will allow iTunes to see the iPod so you can restore the iPod. For recovery mode:
    iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
    - Last, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

  • HT201412 my iphone 4 is not turning on even after long pressing home and sleep/awake button together. plz help me to resolve this issue bcoz i am unable to use my phone.

    my iphone 4 is not turning on even after long pressing home and sleep/awake button together (about 10-60 sec).

    Crap. That's what I was afraid of...Well, since I'm away from home and not near my pc, it sounds like I'm out of luck. The problem is that I need my phone to be at least functional for making and receiving calls. There's an apple store nearby. Perhaps I can go there and have them restore it and at least I'll be able to make and receive calls until I get home and restore from my backup. Does that sound feasible, or am I missing something?
    P.s. I tried to click "correct answer" and accidentally hit "helpful". Sorry about that...

  • My iPod nano will go into the sleep mode while a song is playing a second after the screen goes blank; the song will stop and I will then have to press the sleep/awake button to pick up where the song left off.  How do I fix this?

    My iPod nano will go into the sleep mode while a song is playing a second after the screen goes blank; the song will stop and I will then have to press the sleep/awake button to pick up where the song left off.  How do I fix this?

    Your problem is that your iPod is not sensing that your headset is inserted. There is a pin inside the headphone port on the Nano that senses if it is inserted fully. If it does not sense anything, it will pause playback to save battery power when the screen dims. Here are the solutions:
    Insert it fully. This will fix it for most of you. Press that thing in there all the way. You should feel and hear a full click when it is fully seated. If you can see ANY silver of the headset jack, it is not fully inserted.
    Debris inside the headset port. If you are totally unable to push the headset jack all the way, the most likely problem is that you have crud inside your headphone jack. Try blowing it out or slapping it against your palm with the headset port facing your palm to try and get the stuff out. If you look into he jack with a light, you should be able to see to the bottom. The entire inside of the headset port is white, so if it looks dark at the bottom, that is the crud that is keeping your nano from working.
    Headset jack or plug issue. If you cannot solve the problem with 1 or 2, then there is likely something physically wrong with either the headset jack on your headphones or the headset port on the nano.
    If none of the above works, you need to take it to the Apple store or wherever you purchased it. I think they are still under warranty.
    i

  • Sleep/Awake Button not working

    My Sleep/Awake button has stopped functioning completely. Any suggestions?

    Well turning off and on really isn't "turning off". Turning off is really like "hibernation" on a laptop, I would normally "reboot" it with the two button approach before it stopped working.
    But that is besides the point. I never see a need to "turn it off" so not really a big deal. I have had to set the autolock to 1 min (use to have it higher as I would lock it manually when I was done with phone before). So that is a bit annoying. I also cannot tell the phone to ignore call or silence ring (press once when a call comes in to silence, press twice to drop them to voice mail at that moment). But at least I can flip the silent switch and just let it vibrate if I don't want to answer. I also cannot do a screen shot.
    All no big deal, but I hate I cannot "reboot" the phone. When things start to get sluggish or an app(s) acts up, a reboot is the cure all 99% of the time. For me, I cannot. So either I have to live with it until eventually if there is an app issue that compounds, it will reboot itself eventually, or I have to do a restore (really doesn't take that long). Those the current version of the OS is better than earlier ones about getting messed up that a reboot is needed (I have had iPhone since day one of original so went through all versions of the OS).

  • How do you fix a malfunctioning sleep/awake button?

    I have an Ipod Nano 6th Generation. The sleep/awake button no longer works. I have reset my Ipod and no change. Any Ideas?

    Get it serviced.

  • Soft reset without sleep/awake button?

    My iTunes music player has been frozen for a few days and I can't get it working again.  I would like to try a soft reset but my sleep/awake button also isn't working.  Any ideas how to get around this?
    Thanks

    "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"
    and to restart just keep on charging your phone would start.
    cheers guys have fun..

  • Sleep/Awake button in shrinking to the left

    Hello,
    I just bought my iPhone 3G S and I used it for a while ( 2 weeks ) and I was shocked today when I saw that the sleep/awake button is shrinking toward the left. Any one experienced the same issue? is it an issue to worry about? because I have heard that some people are having their phone to hang up calls because of the sleep/awake button.
    This pic shows my situation
    http://i25.tinypic.com/1gniue.jpg
    Please advice,
    Thanks,
    Rashid

    Hello,
    Oh yeah? Well I have been reading about this issue for a bit now and I saw that many users complain about this issue while still no proper replay from Apple yet. I'm a bit concerned with the case which the phone goes to sleep randomly " which happened with the iPhone 1st Gen" and I guess that maybe this is the actual case. Well, to be on the safe side, I have downloaded 3rd party application which allow me to reboot, sleep, shutdown my iPhone without the actual need to the sleep awake button at least for know until I assure that this case is completely normal.
    Rashid

  • My iphone 4 is frozen on the slide to unlock screen. ive tried the sleep/awake button home button but it doesnt work can someone help me :)

    my iphone 4 is frozen on the slide to unlock screen. ive tried the sleep/awake button home button but it doesnt work can someone help me

    By the slide to unlock screen, are you talking about the slider at the bottom of the screen after taking out of sleep mode?
    And by trying the sleep/wake button and home button, are you talking about a reboot by holding both the power/sleep button and the home button until the apple logo appears and it reboots?  And that does not help release the issue with the slider?
    Are you sure the iPhone is well charged?
    If none if this helps, have you tried syncing/backing up to a compter and then restore by iTunes on a computer?
    If you cannot do any of this it would be good to schedule a visit to an Apple store genius bar and have the techs try their hand and diagnostics.

  • Sleep awake button moving side to side

    My Sleep awake button is moving side to side and it's so annoying right now I am in Oman and there is no services available I need online support using my email.
    Is there any way I can fix this while I am here in Oman because I am very busy most of the time also the home button is starting to not work properly too..
    Any help please contact me asap

    as far as the physical button is concerned there is nothing you can do to fix it period you will have to take it into an apple store in the country you purchased the phone in for service if its a problem..
    as far as the home button not working
    to be honest these are the solutions that may or may not work..
    first thing I would try is rebooting the phone by holding the sleep/wake button and home button for 15 seconds until you see the white apple logo
    if that doesn't work I would restore from backup and if that doesn't work I would restore as new if all else fails take it to your closest apple store they may replace the phone for a working one..

  • Hello all,  I bought an iPhone 5 in the US and brought it back to Brasil. Now I'm trying to use Siri, but once I press the "home" button "voice control" appears and it only works for me to call my contacts. The manual guide tells me to go to Settings Gene

    Hello all,
    I bought an iPhone 5 in the US and brought it back to Brasil. Now I'm trying to use Siri, but once I press the "home" button "voice control" appears and it only works for me to call my contacts. The manual guide tells me to go to Settings>General>Siri. At the General menu "Siri" doesn't appear. What should I do to set Siri up if it doesn't appear at settings>general?
    Thank you,
    Melanie.

    Go to Settings>General>Restrictions and make sure Siri is set to On.

  • My sleep awake button is jammed, My sleep awake button is jammed

    My sleep awake button is jammed on my iPod touch any ideas on how to fix it?

    Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?
    - Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar                          

  • Where is sleep awake button on I pad

    Where is sleep awake button on I pad?

    It is the black button on the top right hand side of the iPad - when you are holding the device in Portrait mode - with the round home button at the bottom - with the screen facing you.

  • My ipod touch 4th gen home button has stopped working i have taken of the screen and tried pushing the button underneath and still not working please help

    my ipod touch 4th gen home button has stopped working i have taken of the screen and tried pushing the button underneath and still not working please help

    Try a reset:
    Hold the Sleep and Home button down until you see the Apple logo.

Maybe you are looking for

  • One of the frequencies on Verizon FIOS TV does not work, and I can't get certain HD channels

    So I've had two techs out to check the box outside my house where the wire comes in from the pole.  The problem is I cannot get HD TBS, TNT, Fox Sports 1, Comedy Central and many other channels.  These channels come in over the frequency that kicks o

  • Maximum Thunderbolt/VGA resolution for external displays?

    Hi there Until recently, I've been using a Macbook Air Core 2 Duo with a MiniDisplayPort output. This is connected via the Apple MiniDisplayPort > VGA adaptor to an LG Flatron W2246 22" display, and running 1920x1080 quite happily. I recently bought

  • Missing Fonts in Flash Text List

    I am using Dreamweaver CS3 on a Windows XP computer. In the "Insert Flash Text" dialog box, in the font drop down menu, I am not seeing all of my installed fonts. I see a few OpenType and a few True Type fonts, but more than half of my installed font

  • Resizing Time Machine Backup Volume

    As a recent iMac purchaser, I started using Time Machine with an external 1TB FW400 drive about a week ago. All is working well (as far as I know) but I now wish that I had partitioned the external drive e.g., 800GB for Time Machine and 200GB for ano

  • Why doesn't my Acrobat 7.0 work any more?

    Acrobat 7.0 worked fine till I got a new computer.  Perhaps 7.0 is not compatible with Windows 7?