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Ladies & Gentlemen
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the I/O button has any
effect.
Any suggestions,?please?
It was working yesterday and left on charge overnight.
With best wishes and thanks?
MC Black (Dr.)
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There are two possibilities here.
1. connect it to ANY computer with its USB cable whether Windows or MacOS and see whether it gets detected at all.
2. Try a hard reset
AG
Monday, November 27, 2023, 11:27:35 AM, Dr. MC Black mcb@... wrote:
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I cannot switch on my?iPhone The screen?is ?totally black. Neither the Home Button nor the I/O button has any effect.
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? ? Could it have been connected and not charged last night. Can you try charging it somewhere else? It will take 10-20 minutes charge to show some life.?
Otherwise it may be time to replace it, or at least the battery.?
I know you are very attached to the 3.5” audio jack, but it might be time to get a newer phone and adapter.?
On this side of the pond, many of the providers are giving away iPhone 15s if you sign a contract.?
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On Nov 27, 2023, at 05:09, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
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Ladies & Gentlemen
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the I/O button has any
effect.
Any suggestions,?please?
It was working yesterday and left on charge overnight.
With best wishes and thanks?
MC Black (Dr.)
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If the iPhone has been *completely* shut down, you will have to hold the On/Off switch depressed for several seconds to re-boot it. How long depends in part on how old the device is – newer ones have haver hardware. Brent wrote:
??Could it have been connected and not charged last night. Can you try charging it somewhere else? It will take 10-20 minutes charge to show some life.?
Otherwise it may be time to replace it, or at least the battery.?
I know you are very attached to the 3.5” audio jack, but it might be time to
get a newer phone and adapter.?
On this side of the pond, many of the providers are giving away iPhone 15s if you sign a contract.?
Dr. MC Black wrote:
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the I/O button has any
effect.
Any suggestions,?please?
It was working yesterday and left on charge overnight.
--? Jim Saklad jimdoc@...
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Very many thanks for your? prompt,
helpful and courteous response.
At Rotary Lunch today, I explained
the problem to a chum and showed him the iPhone
He returned it almost immediately?
and it was working - I don't know what he did but the problem
was solved
I'll? keep your? message for the
future
With best wishes and thanks again.
?
MC
On 27/11/2023 15:35, Adrian Godfrey
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There are two possibilities here.
1. connect it to ANY computer with its USB cable whether Windows or MacOS and see whether it gets detected at all.
2. Try a hard reset
AG
Monday, November 27, 2023, 11:27:35 AM, Dr. MC Black mcb@... wrote:
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the I/O button has any effect.
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Thank you for taking the time to
respond.?
It's now working
I checked for fluff in the charging
socket with a plastic toothpick
I own my iPhone 6s; I pay ?6 a
month for unlimited calls.
Having been Head of Electronics in
a school, I know that every connection is? an opportunity for
failure of an electronic system.
That's why the charging lead in my
car has a Cigar Plug on one and a lightening plug on the other.
I know that later models do NOT
have a home button. My attempts at swiping in various directions
never have the right outcome so even if I look for a model
without an earpiece socket, I think it would? be VERY difficult
for me to manage without a Home button
MC
On 27/11/2023 19:59, Brent via
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?
Could it have been connected and not charged last night. Can
you try charging it somewhere else? It will take 10-20
minutes charge to show some life.?
Otherwise it may be time to replace it, or at least the
battery.?
I know you are very attached to the 3.5” audio jack,
but it might be time to
get a newer phone and adapter.?
On this side of the pond, many of the providers are
giving away iPhone 15s if you sign a contract.?
On Nov 27, 2023, at 05:09, Dr.
MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?
Ladies &
Gentlemen
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the I/O
button has any effect.
Any suggestions,?please?
It was working yesterday and left on
charge overnight.
With best wishes and thanks?
MC Black (Dr.)
?
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My iPhone XR has no home button, and no fingerprint reader. It works on face recognition.?
Tap the screen and it lights up. At the bottom of the screen it says to unlock, scroll up, if the facial recognition balks. When it is being difficult or I am wearing a face mask, it presents a numeric keypad for a 6-digit passcode.?
I assume the fingerprint recognition has the same alternative. Borrow a friend’s or stop by an Apple dealer to try it a bit.?
If you use ApplePay, it asks for the passcode to authorize a purchase, so it helps to keep the passcode fresh in your memory.?
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On Nov 27, 2023, at 14:23, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?
Thank you for taking the time to
respond.?
It's now working
I checked for fluff in the charging
socket with a plastic toothpick
I own my iPhone 6s; I pay ?6 a
month for unlimited calls.
Having been Head of Electronics in
a school, I know that every connection is? an opportunity for
failure of an electronic system.
That's why the charging lead in my
car has a Cigar Plug on one and a lightening plug on the other.
I know that later models do NOT
have a home button. My attempts at swiping in various directions
never have the right outcome so even if I look for a model
without an earpiece socket, I think it would? be VERY difficult
for me to manage without a Home button
MC
On 27/11/2023 19:59, Brent via
groups.io wrote:
?
?
Could it have been connected and not charged last night. Can
you try charging it somewhere else? It will take 10-20
minutes charge to show some life.?
Otherwise it may be time to replace it, or at least the
battery.?
I know you are very attached to the 3.5” audio jack,
but it might be time to
get a newer phone and adapter.?
On this side of the pond, many of the providers are
giving away iPhone 15s if you sign a contract.?
On Nov 27, 2023, at 05:09, Dr.
MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?
Ladies &
Gentlemen
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the I/O
button has any effect.
Any suggestions,?please?
It was working yesterday and left on
charge overnight.
With best wishes and thanks?
MC Black (Dr.)
?
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On Nov 27, 2023, at 3:20 PM, Dr. MC Black < mcb@...> wrote:
I know that later models do NOT have a home button. My attempts at swiping in various directions never have the right outcome so even if I look for a model without an earpiece socket, I think it would? be VERY difficult for me to manage without a Home button
I think all models of the iPhone SE have a Home button.
Pat
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Same on the European mainland, but you might have to pay a nominal amount of around 100 to 200 Euro depending on exactly which model. And of course, the European iPhone 15 still has a SIM card slot.
AG
Monday, November 27, 2023, 8:59:40 PM, Brent via groups.io whodo678@... wrote:
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I do NOT know of any Apple shops
that have dedicated Disabled parking within 50 yards of the
entrance - that makes visiting one very difficult
I the past, I visited the one in
the former Fruit and Vegetable market at Covent Garden in
London.
It was a VERY unpleasant experience
with loud background music and lots of unruly children.
I don't use Apple Pay - I use cash!
MC
On 28/11/2023 00:19, Brent via
groups.io wrote:
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My iPhone XR has no home button, and no fingerprint reader. It
works on face recognition.?
Tap the screen and it lights up. At the bottom of the screen
it says to unlock, scroll up, if the facial recognition balks.
When it is being difficult or I am wearing a face mask, it
presents a numeric keypad for a 6-digit passcode.?
I assume the fingerprint recognition has the same
alternative. Borrow a friend’s or stop by an Apple dealer to try
it a bit.?
If you use ApplePay, it asks for the passcode to authorize a
purchase, so it helps to keep the passcode fresh in your
memory.?
On Nov 27, 2023, at 14:23, Dr. MC
Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?
Thank you for taking the
time to respond.?
It's now working
I checked for fluff in the
charging socket with a plastic toothpick
I own my iPhone 6s; I pay
?6 a month for unlimited calls.
Having been Head of
Electronics in a school, I know that every connection
is? an opportunity for failure of an electronic system.
That's why the charging
lead in my car has a Cigar Plug on one and a lightening
plug on the other.
I know that later models do
NOT have a home button. My attempts at swiping in
various directions never have the right outcome so even
if I look for a model without an earpiece socket, I
think it would? be VERY difficult for me to manage
without a Home button
MC
On 27/11/2023 19:59, Brent via
groups.io wrote:
?
?
Could it have been connected and not charged last
night. Can you try charging it somewhere else? It
will take 10-20 minutes charge to show some life.?
Otherwise it may be time to replace it, or at
least the battery.?
I know you are very attached to the 3.5” audio
jack, but it might be time to
get a newer phone and adapter.?
On this side of the pond, many of the providers
are giving away iPhone 15s if you sign a
contract.?
On Nov 27, 2023, at
05:09, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...>
wrote:
?
Ladies &
Gentlemen
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the
I/O button has any effect.
Any suggestions,?please?
It was working yesterday and left
on charge overnight.
With best wishes and thanks?
MC Black (Dr.)
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That's useful to know - Thank you
MC
On 28/11/2023 00:36, Pat Taylor via
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On Nov 27, 2023, at 3:20 PM, Dr. MC Black < mcb@...>
wrote:
I know that later models do NOT have a home
button. My attempts at swiping in various directions never
have the right outcome so even if I look for a model
without an earpiece socket, I think it would? be VERY
difficult for me to manage without a Home button
I think all models of the iPhone SE have a Home button.
Pat
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Is it possible that you shut it down? If so, it just needs to be restarted by pressing the side button near the top on the right.
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On 27 Nov 2023, at 22:23, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
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Very many thanks for your? prompt,
helpful and courteous response.
At Rotary Lunch today, I explained
the problem to a chum and showed him the iPhone
He returned it almost immediately?
and it was working - I don't know what he did but the problem
was solved
I'll? keep your? message for the
future
With best wishes and thanks again.
? ? ? ? ??
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On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 06:11 PM, Pat Taylor wrote:
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I think all models of the iPhone SE have a Home button.
?
Pat
My SE (2020 I think) has a "haptic" home button. Picture of current model looks the same. Works just like a real button but won't get overuse-failure like my Touches do after a few years (button starts to come un-hinged & finally won't work anymore) bj
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Just FYI, Apple Pay is more secure than standard credit card transactions, and is useless if stolen, unlike cash.?
Ken
On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 05:41 Dr. MC Black < mcb@...> wrote:
I do NOT know of any Apple shops
that have dedicated Disabled parking within 50 yards of the
entrance - that makes visiting one very difficult
I the past, I visited the one in
the former Fruit and Vegetable market at Covent Garden in
London.
It was a VERY unpleasant experience
with loud background music and lots of unruly children.
I don't use Apple Pay - I use cash!
MC
On 28/11/2023 00:19, Brent via
wrote:
My iPhone XR has no home button, and no fingerprint reader. It
works on face recognition.?
Tap the screen and it lights up. At the bottom of the screen
it says to unlock, scroll up, if the facial recognition balks.
When it is being difficult or I am wearing a face mask, it
presents a numeric keypad for a 6-digit passcode.?
I assume the fingerprint recognition has the same
alternative. Borrow a friend’s or stop by an Apple dealer to try
it a bit.?
If you use ApplePay, it asks for the passcode to authorize a
purchase, so it helps to keep the passcode fresh in your
memory.?
On Nov 27, 2023, at 14:23, Dr. MC
Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?
Thank you for taking the
time to respond.?
It's now working
I checked for fluff in the
charging socket with a plastic toothpick
I own my iPhone 6s; I pay
?6 a month for unlimited calls.
Having been Head of
Electronics in a school, I know that every connection
is? an opportunity for failure of an electronic system.
That's why the charging
lead in my car has a Cigar Plug on one and a lightening
plug on the other.
I know that later models do
NOT have a home button. My attempts at swiping in
various directions never have the right outcome so even
if I look for a model without an earpiece socket, I
think it would? be VERY difficult for me to manage
without a Home button
MC
On 27/11/2023 19:59, Brent via
wrote:
?
?
Could it have been connected and not charged last
night. Can you try charging it somewhere else? It
will take 10-20 minutes charge to show some life.?
Otherwise it may be time to replace it, or at
least the battery.?
I know you are very attached to the 3.5” audio
jack, but it might be time to
get a newer phone and adapter.?
On this side of the pond, many of the providers
are giving away iPhone 15s if you sign a
contract.?
On Nov 27, 2023, at
05:09, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...>
wrote:
?
Ladies &
Gentlemen
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the
I/O button has any effect.
Any suggestions,?please?
It was working yesterday and left
on charge overnight.
With best wishes and thanks?
MC Black (Dr.)
?
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Does haptic work for users with ?arthritis ? Sent from my (so-called) smart ‘phone.?
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On 28 Nov 2023, at 14:31, bj via groups.io <bjones44@...> wrote:
?On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 06:11 PM, Pat Taylor wrote:
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I think all models of the iPhone SE have a Home button.
?
Pat
My SE (2020 I think) has a "haptic" home button. Picture of current model looks the same. Works just like a real button but won't get overuse-failure like my Touches do after a few years (button starts to come un-hinged & finally won't work anymore) bj
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? Does haptic work for users with ?arthritis ? Sent from my (so-called) smart ‘phone.?
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On 28 Nov 2023, at 14:31, bj via groups.io <bjones44@...> wrote:
?On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 06:11 PM, Pat Taylor wrote:
?
I think all models of the iPhone SE have a Home button.
?
Pat
My SE (2020 I think) has a "haptic" home button. Picture of current model looks the same. Works just like a real button but won't get overuse-failure like my Touches do after a few years (button starts to come un-hinged & finally won't work anymore) bj
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So, do you have a friend, that might meet up with and bring their iPhone for you to try and practice with??
I hear a lot of resistance to change, fear and doubt.
I understand needing to have features to make it easy to use, but whether it has a home button is just a delaying argument, nothing more. After a few weeks, muscle memory takes over.?
I only gave up my working iPhone 4S, because they were shutting down the 3G networks. Pretty much like using a vacuum tube analog TV, until the day they stopped broadcasting an analog signal.?
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On Nov 28, 2023, at 04:41, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?
I do NOT know of any Apple shops
that have dedicated Disabled parking within 50 yards of the
entrance - that makes visiting one very difficult
I the past, I visited the one in
the former Fruit and Vegetable market at Covent Garden in
London.
It was a VERY unpleasant experience
with loud background music and lots of unruly children.
I don't use Apple Pay - I use cash!
MC
On 28/11/2023 00:19, Brent via
groups.io wrote:
My iPhone XR has no home button, and no fingerprint reader. It
works on face recognition.?
Tap the screen and it lights up. At the bottom of the screen
it says to unlock, scroll up, if the facial recognition balks.
When it is being difficult or I am wearing a face mask, it
presents a numeric keypad for a 6-digit passcode.?
I assume the fingerprint recognition has the same
alternative. Borrow a friend’s or stop by an Apple dealer to try
it a bit.?
If you use ApplePay, it asks for the passcode to authorize a
purchase, so it helps to keep the passcode fresh in your
memory.?
On Nov 27, 2023, at 14:23, Dr. MC
Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?
Thank you for taking the
time to respond.?
It's now working
I checked for fluff in the
charging socket with a plastic toothpick
I own my iPhone 6s; I pay
?6 a month for unlimited calls.
Having been Head of
Electronics in a school, I know that every connection
is? an opportunity for failure of an electronic system.
That's why the charging
lead in my car has a Cigar Plug on one and a lightening
plug on the other.
I know that later models do
NOT have a home button. My attempts at swiping in
various directions never have the right outcome so even
if I look for a model without an earpiece socket, I
think it would? be VERY difficult for me to manage
without a Home button
MC
On 27/11/2023 19:59, Brent via
groups.io wrote:
?
?
Could it have been connected and not charged last
night. Can you try charging it somewhere else? It
will take 10-20 minutes charge to show some life.?
Otherwise it may be time to replace it, or at
least the battery.?
I know you are very attached to the 3.5” audio
jack, but it might be time to
get a newer phone and adapter.?
On this side of the pond, many of the providers
are giving away iPhone 15s if you sign a
contract.?
On Nov 27, 2023, at
05:09, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...>
wrote:
?
Ladies &
Gentlemen
I cannot switch on my?iPhone
The screen?is ?totally black.
Neither the Home Button nor the
I/O button has any effect.
Any suggestions,?please?
It was working yesterday and left
on charge overnight.
With best wishes and thanks?
MC Black (Dr.)
?
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He didn’t tell you what he did? That seems really odd to me.
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On 27 Nov 2023, at 22:05, Dr. MC Black < mcb@...> wrote:
Very many thanks for your? prompt,
helpful and courteous response. At Rotary Lunch today, I explained
the problem to a chum and showed him the iPhone He returned it almost immediately?
and it was working - I don't know what he did but the problem
was solved I'll? keep your? message for the
future With best wishes and thanks again.
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It does for me, but the arthritis in my hands and fingers is not severe.
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On Nov 28, 2023, at 1:25?PM, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
? Does haptic work for users with ?arthritis ? Sent from my (so-called) smart ‘phone.? On 28 Nov 2023, at 14:31, bj via groups.io <bjones44@...> wrote:
?On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 06:11 PM, Pat Taylor wrote:
?
I think all models of the iPhone SE have a Home button.
?
Pat
My SE (2020 I think) has a "haptic" home button. Picture of current model looks the same. Works just like a real button but won't get overuse-failure like my Touches do after a few years (button starts to come un-hinged & finally won't work anymore) bj
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On Nov 28, 2023, at 11:54 AM, Dr. MC Black < mcb@...> wrote:
Does haptic work for users with ?arthritis ?
On a scale of 0 ~ 10, I’d wager I have level 5 arthritis in my hands and the haptic feedback is easily detectable.
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I suspect you would have to have severe arthritis not to feel the haptic feedback.
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Jim Saklad
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Bob G.