iPhone 16 Pro not turning on

my iPhone 16 has turned into a brick phone two times since I got it a week ago. Currently waiting to give it back and try another just as soon as the Mac store opens. This is getting old

I got mine fixed by using the technique that Apple support told me to do since I took it to my local store, and to be safe I put charging at 90% and use a usbc charger instead of my MagSafe. If you want you can try this

Same here. 16 pro max wire charged overnight. Dead as can be. Nothing worked to resuscitate the phone. Made an appoint with the Genius Bar as a final resort.

I also have the iPhone 16. Samen thing happened twice, but I managed to get resuscitatie it through the DFU-procedure.

I have bought several iPhones throughout the years, but this never happened to me before.

Expanding problem that Apple is trying to avoid acting on…since it is random it seems more and more like hardware related. Possibly batteries that are defective?? Looks like I better get apple+ coverage … never thought I would need it but this is not a good situation!

Currently dealing with the same issue. I woke up and my phone will not turn on. I've tried several things. The logo will pop up, then disappear and will just keep doing that. I've tried plugging it in and that also does not work. Just bought this phone brand new last week. I've got a busy day and no phone. writing this from my MacBook. smh.

This happened to my iPhone 16 pro today, still not on. The apple logo comes up and then goes right back to off. I have had this phone a week, this is ridiculous. A force restart is not working either, I did have it charging over night as well and tried charging it again but still nothing. Apple…you need to get it together!

Your device may be in dfu-mode(device firmware update). Conmect your device to a mbp. The system may ask you whether it should reset your device, or tell you to download some extra software (also look underneath the running window). Tick the reset button. The system will do the rest. If this does not provide the solution for you, you may have to make an appointment with the genius bar at the nearest apple store.

I’ve found a solution, quickly press and release the volume up button, then quickly press and release the volume down button and then press and hold the right button until the apple logo shows up. This seems to be working, hope it helps. And I hope apple fixes this bug soon, as I think it happens as a software issue with the 18.1 update.

Hi,

I searched on my mac for the issue i had this morning; I'm glad to see that many others are experiencing this. I had shut down my iphone 16 multiple times prior to this, but this morning, I have been unable to turn my phone on. I am planning on going to verizon today to ask about my bill changes, so I might just ask for an older phone. Has anyone's problem resolved?

ReidKHesterPh.D. wrote:

18.1.1 is a new update to be installed tonight but no mention of this issue in the description of it.

Apple often doesn't list what bug fixes an update may bring, so that's not surprising. They usually just release updates, which fix things, without any fanfare about what they may be fixing.

So… I found a solution. Apparently the 16 needs a 20V power plug. It doesn’t work enough on the 15V to give it enough power to power it up.

doesn’t make sense but they plugged it in at the Apple Store and it magically turned on.

Hope it’s not just a way of them selling the new plug to me

This morning, my iPhone 16 pro would not turn back on after being charged overnight. I turned it off to not be disturbed. I did the steps of up and down buttons then held the right button. As I read many posts, I retried the steps but held the right button for more than 15 seconds and then it turned on. Thanks everybody but it seems to be a problem regardless. Apple, please create a fix!

Lilisbuddy wrote:

I have used the Apple site to contact to report problems, but it says that they will not reply unless they have a specific reason to contact you. Additionally, I saw an article on MacWorld about an issue with iMac M1 screen issues that they called a time bomb waiting to happen. As an owner of an iMac M1, I contacted the editor on 11/26 commenting that I have not had this issue yet ( hopefully I won't since the warranty is long gone ) but since he wrote an article about a problem, that maybe he should look into this iPhone 16 start up issue. I sent a link to this discussion, but to date, I did not receive a reply from the MacWorld editor or have I seen anything on the MacWorld site about our startup issue.

You probably haven't seen ANY articles about this issue on iPhone, because out of the millions upon millions upon millions of iPhone 16 Pro's in the hands of users, the numbers of people who may be having an issue are infinitesimally small. That doesn't mean you or others aren't having an issue. But the vast majority of iPhone 16 Pro owners are out there enjoying their phones, without issue and not posting on a forum.

Anyone who is having an issue like this, needs to schedule an appointment at their Apple Store Genius Bar.

One can do the force start and yes, it eventually turns on. Sometimes after 2-3 tries and sometimes after 40. The point is, WHY should we have to go through this time consuming and frustrating endeavor? Apple Store, the first time I went in a month ago, acted as though they didn’t know this was a problem. They have all been aware of this since the iPhone 16 was released. Also according to the numerous posts, it is all types of 16 and it doesn’t matter how one transferred data from previous phone or if it’s plugged in to charger or not, they still have this problem if one powers off their phone. Not every time, but one time is too many and Apple needs to fix it or recall these phones! Stop selling them.