I have to restore my iphone 4s becasue it is saying "disabled connect to itunes" and it's never been synced with itunes. However the sleep/wake button is broken on the phone is there still away to restore without using it?

I have to restore my iphone 4s becasue it is saying "disabled connect to itunes" and it's never been synced with itunes. However the sleep/wake button is broken on the phone is there still away to restore without using it?

You can try, but the problem with that is you need battery power in order to restore. Once your phone has enough power to restore, it will still show the same message. To get the phone into either recovery mode or DFU mode requires the ability to first turn the phone off. But, you've got nothing to lose, so you might as well give it a shot.

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    If it isn't responding to any of those steps it might prove difficult to extract data from the phone.
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    What can I do when my Sleep/Wake button is broken and I have forgotten my password? Also the Find my iPhone app is on and I can't get in to my phone to shut it.

    If they determine it is defective, then yes.

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    My sleep/wake button just all of the sudden started being sticky. It is still responsive but is difficult to press down. What should I do?

    There isn't much you can do to try and clean/service that button so best thing to do is take it to an Apple genius bar and have them check it out and see about repair or cleanng whatever they recommend.

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    when i shaking my iphone 5s the sleep/wake button will make some noise, it is very loose. is it all right?

    Have similar problem, but i dont think the noise coming form button, noise is coming again even when i keep the button under my finger and shake the phone.by the way the button is loose, that's right.

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