Why can't I turn on my iPhone 3Gs after a full discharge?
My phone recently discharged until shutoff. When I tried to charge the phone, I got the red battery charge indicator and a possitive charge symbol right below that, furthermore, my phone did not respond to any actions such as holding down the power button, home button, or both simultaneously. Nothing.
On a good note, I tried a new cord and was able to plug the phone into my laptop but didn't get the driver function chime for an active connection to the PC. Following the failure of my computer to recognize the device, I tried again to hold the power button for fifteen seconds while iTunes was running (not that that did anything) and the phone plugged in to the PC via USB cable yet unrecognized.
The phone powered on showing me the apple logo at 4% battery life then immediately gave me a warning that the battery was less than 20%.
WHEW!
I am guessing that the phone has some mechanism that will disallow the phone from being powered on following a charge after a full discharge. I'm not letting my battery get below 20% again.
I am guessing that the phone has some mechanism that will disallow the phone from being powered on following a charge after a full discharge. I'm not letting my battery get below 20% again.
Good guess but bad idea. It's NORMAL for the phone to be unresponsive, just showing the red icon for up to 30 minutes of charging, when it had been run to shut down. This prevents the battery from being used repeatedly in a near depleted state which can damage overall battery life.
You SHOULD run the battery to shutoff periodically to maintain meter calibration.
Similar Messages
-
Why can,t I bluetooth pair my iPhone 3GS with my new iPad, it does not even show up as discoverable. What can I do to fix this
For what purpose are you trying to pair them?
Only supported peer to peer apps such as photo transfer or multiplayer games can connect to other iOS devices via Bluetooth. You initiate the connection inside the app running on both devices. -
Why can't I -simply- migrate from an iPhone 3GS to a 4GS using iCloud Backup/Restore??
(The 4GS says it's incompatible with 3GS iCloud Backups and so it cannot restore them.)
I've had to use a computer with iTunes, but surely iCloud can be used fior this?You need to update your 4 to newer software to restore from icloud back up, until then you will get incompatible message. So steps are - set up your iphone 4 as new. Update. Erase. Restore from cloud backup. If you update does not take long you should be all set within an hour.
-
HT1975 Why can't I turn my location services on. I have an Iphone 4.
Why can't I turn my location services on. I have an Iphone 4.
Check: Settings.General>Restrictions...are yours on? Privacy>Location Services>On/Off.
-
Why can't I turn location services back on.
Why can't I turn location services back on?
Hi Jalm14ts,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
To address this issue, I would suggest restarting and/or resetting the iPhone:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
If that does not resolve the issue, refer to page 146 in the iPhone User Guide to Reset All Settings:
iPhone User Guide for iOS 7
manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
Cheers,
- Judy -
Why can't I turn off location services? Restrictions are disabled. The on off slidebar is grayed out. I'm concerned my phone is being tracked.
While I know there are phones that can do this, they really are not powered "off" - they are more in a hybernation state. However, the iPhone has never worked that way. Off on an iPhone means truly powered off - nothing is still running so there is no minimal function left ticking away to wake up the phone and sound the alarm.
-
Why can't i activate my iphone 3gs after upgrading it to ios 6?
why can't i activate my iphone 3gs after upgrading it to ios 6?
It says,
''There is no sim card installed in the iphone you are attempting to activate''
Thanks for your help in advance!
Kayl07There are several common causes for this problem:
Your security software (Antivirus, firewall, router settings) is blocking access to gs.apple.com, Apple's activation servers. Try temporarily disabling your security applications on your computer.
You have a redirect in your hosts file that defines a different IP address for gs.apple.com. you must delete all references to gs.apple.com from your hosts file (c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts, or /etc/hosts on a Mac)
Your phone is jailbroken or otherwise hacked. -
Why can I no longer backup my Iphone to Outlook using ITunes?
Why can I no longer backup my Iphone to Outlook using ITunes?
for 6 months I never had a problem as it was indicated on Itunes but now the word OUTLOOK has disappeared from the screen!"Anyone know why? "
Not I. I have no such issue, nor does anyone I know.
"Are we no longer able to use our own music?"
We are certainly able to use our own music. I do it often.
"Is this legal?"
Is what legal? That you have an issue with your system? Yes, that is legal. -
why can't i connect to my iphone after updating to 7.1.1? i don't even get the screen that lets me login into my apple account??? plz help my phone was stolen and through help of the police i recovered it and now i can't access my phone
You must have had find my iPhone on, or it was locked by your phone carrier.
Call your our cell carrier first.
then log on to a computer to iCloud to erase your iPhone.
NOW... You will be able to setup with a backup. -
TS3694 Why can't I activate my iPhone 3Gs after set up ?
Why can't I activate my iPhone 3Gs after set up ?
Did you deactivate the Activation Lock feature before you erased it?
iCloud: Remove your device from Find My iPhone
iCloud: Troubleshooting Find My iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac -
Can I remotely turn on my Iphone 5s?
can I remotely turn on my Iphone 5s from a computer?
You can go to iCloud Find My Phone to erase or locate a phone but there isn't any option there to turn a phone on when it is off. iCloud: Find My iPhone overview
-
Why can't I turn the HDR on in the camera settings?
Hi everybody. I want to turn the HDR to on in the camera , but I couldn't . I tapped on the HDR to turn it on but it doesn't. Why?
I'm using the manual settings on my camera. The settings are : Flash off - Resolution 15.5MP(16:9) - Self-timer off - Smile Shutter off - Focus mode Touch focus - HDR is off and won't turn on - ISO Auto - Metering Center - Image stabilizer off - Preview 3 seconds
Quick launch Launch only - Geotagging off - Touch capture off - Use Volum key as Zoom - Sound on - Data storage SD card - Touch Block deactivated. . These are my manual settings for the camera . Why can't I turn the HDR Mode to ON? Anybody has any idea?
Thanks a lot.
Solved!
Go to Solution.Hi Prodigy1,
There is a limit of 8 megapixel, because the Exmor RS lowlight capabilities are optimized around this resolution. So change the resolution to 8MP or lower and it should work.
- Official Sony Xperia Support Staff
If you're new to our forums make sure that you have read our Discussion guidelines.
If you want to get in touch with the local support team for your country please visit our contact page. -
Why can't I turn on File and Font Sync in Creative Cloud?
Why can't I turn on File and Font Sync in Creative Cloud?
I'll send an email to that as well but the same issue occurs with file sync. I have this on my personal account but not our CC for teams accounts.
These are what I see when I click those tabs in my Creative Cloud window.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks -
Why can't I back up my iPhone 4S to iCloud via my Mac?
Why can't I back up my iPhone 4S to iCloud via my Mac?
Hello paulfromclarendon hills,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To backup your iPhone, you can either use iCloud on your iPhone, or use iTunes on your computer. Take a look at the support article below to learn more about backing up your iOS device.
Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
Take care,
Alex H. -
Why can't I sync my new iPhone 4s with my Bose SoundLink ?.
Why can't I sync my new iPhone 4s with my Bose SoundLink ?. It synced with my iphone 3 no problem!!
I am having the exact same problem. My girlfriend and I just bought our 4s phones and no go on syncing.
Maybe you are looking for
-
.gif animations not working and image thumbnail issues
Hello, I hope that someone can help me out. I have animated .gif images on my iWeb site and they just recently stopped working, and I cant figure it out. These are my issues: Recently iWeb wont show my animated .gifs as they should. (I have found tha
-
How do i restore my iphone from "no Service". I tried to update my iphone 3G TO iOS 6.0. But it got stuck and now my itunes is displaying Error message: "there is no sim card installed in the iphone you are attempting to activate" and my iphone is wi
-
JPEG Compression: Data Loss & Image Impact
As this subject comes up quite often you might be interested in the exaggerated examples shown on the following website. The author used the rotation command to show the effect on a JPEG image. http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/jpeg_compression.h
-
T431s Middle click not working (open new tabs in browser)
Hi, I have a brand new t431s here, and I can not get the track point working as expected (and as on all previouse thinkpads since the i-series): expected behaviour: middle-click on link -> new tab middle click&hold and trackpoint-> scrolling I am not
-
Management Chain workflow pattern
According to oracle documentation (http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B31017_01/integrate.1013/b28987/phase10.htm#BCGFBBAE) point 12 "Rejects go directly back to the process, while approved tasks require the next level of approval." But when worki