iPhone Troubleshooting Quick Checks

Troubleshooting quick checks for all issues

Try these steps before continuing to issue-specific troubleshooting.

1. Ensure that a protective film, case, glove, or stylus isn’t causing interference. Touch the screen with your finger pads, not your fingernails.

2. Clean the display with a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. If needed, clean the entire iPhone.

   • Important: Unplug all cables and turn off the iPhone first. Don’t use products containing bleach or hydrogen peroxide. Avoid getting moisture in openings, and don’t submerge the iPhone in any cleaning agents. Don’t use compressed air.

3. Use a compatible charging cable to plug the iPhone into a power adapter that’s connected to an electrical outlet. Don’t use a computer port or wireless charging. Charge the iPhone for at least 10 minutes. Wait until an image appears on the screen or 10 minutes have elapsed.

   • Note: The iPhone may have entered a deep discharge state that requires 20 to 30 minutes of charging to turn on. If this is the case, the charging icon will become visible after two minutes of charging.

4. Restart the iPhone. If the iPhone doesn’t restart, force restart the iPhone.

5. Update the iPhone. Ensure that the device’s software is up to date before performing further troubleshooting.

6. Find the appropriate section below and read the linked articles to help resolve your issue.

7. If the issue persists after reading all relevant articles and following all troubleshooting steps, restore the iPhone and set it up again. Also refer to If you see an error when you update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod and iOS update and restore errors.

   • Caution: Restoring the iPhone will result in the removal of all data from the iPhone. Ensure that the iPhone has been backed up before restoring it.

Read these support articles before continuing to issue-specific troubleshooting.

More resources

General

• Identify your iPhone model

• Set up your iPhone or iPad

• Use the side, Home, and other buttons on your iPhone

• How to clean your Apple products

• Cleaning your iPhone

Accessories

• If an "Accessory may not be supported" alert appears on your Apple device

• About Made for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch accessories

• Get Help with Apple Digital AV Adapters for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Alerts

• If your iPhone or iPad gets too hot or too cold

• If you see a liquid-detection alert on your iPhone

• About emergency and government alerts

• About the "Trust This Computer" alert message on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

• If an "Accessory may not be supported" alert appears on your Apple device

• If an alert says Face ID has been disabled on your iPhone or iPad Pro

• If you see a Cellular, Ultra Wideband, or Apple Pay Issue message after an iOS update or restart

Apple Pay

• Use Apple Pay on these devices

• Set up Apple Pay

• Make purchases using Apple Pay

• If you can’t add a card to Apple Wallet to use with Apple Pay

• Change or remove the payment cards that you use with Apple Pay

• If you see a Cellular, Ultra Wideband, or Apple Pay Issue message

Cellular data

• Status icons and symbols on your iPhone

• Remove or switch the SIM card in your iPhone

• Learn which size SIM card your iPhone or iPad uses

• About eSIM on iPhone

• Find wireless carriers and worldwide service providers that offer eSIM service

• If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular)

• If you can’t activate your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular)

• If you can’t make or receive a FaceTime call on your iPhone or iPad

• If you can’t send or receive messages on your iPhone or iPad

• If you can’t turn on or sign in to iMessage or FaceTime on your iPhone

• If you see a Cellular, Ultra Wideband, or Apple Pay Issue message after an iOS update or restart

• If you see SOS, No Service, or Searching on your iPhone or iPad

• If your device has network connectivity issues, check for VPN and other third-party security software

• Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling

• Manually update your carrier settings on your iPhone or iPad

• Use 5G with your iPhone

• Use cellular data on your iPhone or iPad

• Use Messages on your iPhone or iPad

Power and charging

• Charge and maintain your iPhone battery

• How to use your MagSafe Charger with iPhone

• How to wirelessly charge your iPhone

• Identify counterfeit or uncertified Lightning connector accessories

• If iPhone battery drains too quickly

• If iPhone or iPad is running slow

• If you experience slow charge speed

• If your iPhone or iPod touch won’t charge

• If your iPhone won’t turn on or is frozen

• Maximize battery life of iPhone

• Restart your iPhone

• Unauthorized modification of iOS

• Using Apple power adapters, cables, and duckheads with Apple products

Restore

Caution: Following these procedures will result in data loss.

• Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings

• If you can’t update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch

• If you see an error when you update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod

• If you see error 9, 4005, 4013, or 4014 when you restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

• iOS update and restore errors

Sound

• If you hear no sound or distorted sound from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch speaker

• If your headphones don’t work with your iPhone or iPad

• If the microphones on your iPhone aren’t working

• Use Apple wired headphones

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

• About Wi-Fi Assist

• Bluetooth profiles that iOS and iPadOS support

• Connect to Wi-Fi on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

• How to connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your car

• How to forget a Wi-Fi network on iPhone, iPad, or Mac

• If an app would like to use Bluetooth on your device

• If you can’t connect a Bluetooth accessory to your iPhone or iPad

• If your iPhone or iPad won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network

• Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling

• Pair a third-party Bluetooth accessory with your iPhone or iPad

• Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points

• Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference

• Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Center

• Use captive Wi-Fi networks on your iPhone or iPad

• Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch

• Use Wi-Fi 6E networks with Apple devices

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