Below is a list of 10 most popular mistake for Apple iPhone users with solutions that PC World magazine has just launched.
1. Can not Turn Off
If during use, but can not turn off your iPhone, you can force it by turning off restart by pressing and holding the Sleep / Wake (thin rectangular button on the right side of the phone). Hold until you see the slider "slide to power off" appears, then convert it to disabled state. Once the phone is off, you can hold the Sleep / Wake button to start it again.
If restarting the iPhone but not work, try a reset by pressing and holding the Home button 2 (radio button in front of the iPhone) and the Sleep / Wake at the same time, keep them until the option "Slide to power off "appears. Leave you like until you see the silver Apple logo appears, your phone will start to turn it off.
2. Can not Turn On
If the iPhone does not let on, make sure the batteries in the remains. Connect iPhone to the charger, wait a while and start it again to see how. If the phone screen display as shown below, it shows that your iPhone is taking charge.
Note that if your iPhone is only a very low power, this screen may take several minutes to appear. If the red battery image flash three times and then black screen again, which means that the battery can not charge anymore. If so, please continue to read the solutions below.
3. iPhone can not charge
If you can not charge the iPhone, connect it to your computer via USB and determine whether it can charge via USB or not. Remember not to use the USB port on your keyboard or screen, always use the USB port on your computer because they provide more energy to work.
If successful but the rechargeable battery used quickly as you try to carry the iTunes software to test recent versions of IOS, know where the software update can fix a variety of issues.
If the update is not possible, try to adjust some settings on your iPhone to save battery power. Turn off bluetooth, set your phone to check email less than terminating the search as well as Wi-Fi to conserve battery operated longer.
Sometimes updates may make your iPhone more battery life greater error, so if this is the case, please restore the iPhone through iTunes. During the recovery process you will have two options: restore from a backup or reset as a new iPhone. To completely eliminate the problem, choose the setting as the setting for a new iPhone is not restoring to any problems relating to its setting. Be sure to synchronize your phone with iTunes before you proceed to restore it to not lose any music files, movies or applications on your device.
If restoring the iPhone still does not solve the problem, you may need to bring your phone to the Apple store for repair, but make sure data is backed up first. Especially when you get new iPhone, if your product is still in warranty period. But if the iPhone is no longer under warranty, you have to spend a certain fee to fix the error. You can also buy a replacement battery from a 3rd party but remember to be careful because it may affect your system, then Apple will refuse to repair the phone for you in the future.
4. Unable to connect to the Internet
If the iPhone can not connect to the Internet through mobile data network, try reinstalling the device. 2 Press and hold the Home button and Sleep / Wake at the same time until the "slide to power off" appears, let it disappear would see the silver Apple logo, your phone will be shut down and restart again.
If you still can not solve this problem, try reinstalling the network settings of the iPhone by: go to Settings> General> Reset and choose Reset Network Settings. Note that you may need to enter password of any network that you have stored in your phone, may not be accurate so you should contact the provider to make the settings most accurate.
5. Can not connect to Wi-Fi
If the iPhone is connecting to the mobile data network, but can not connect with any Wi-Fi network, try reinstalling the device and network settings as described above. You can also try connecting to iTunes and iPhone software update or restore your phone.
If the iPhone is having problems connecting to a Wi-Fi specifically, try to force the phone device can forget a particular network by going to Settings> Wi-Fi, point to the arrow next to and the network name on the next screen appears, select Forget this Network
Then proceed to reset the phone, searching the Internet again to add it to the list. When that appears, enter the password Wi-Fi certification on the right and set up a wireless router if necessary.
Some errors also due to the iPhone's Bluetooth capabilities can damage the Wi-Fi radio, so turn off Bluetooth to see if there is any problem occurred? If nothing else works, you may need to bring the iPhone to the Apple store to fix this problem, maybe Wi-Fi antenna failure.
Continue with the treatment of common problems with the iPhone, this article shows how to handle common problems of the five left for you to read reference.
6. Camera not working
Common problem for iPhone users 4, there are problems with both front and rear camera of this phone.
Apple has provided a few suggestions to solve this problem: First, firms that have some limited set of users, we can see these restrictions by going to: Settings> General> Restrictions. Then make sure that the Allow option is set in the camera steady state. You can also click Disable Restrictions.
In addition, Apple also said that you turn off the phone, if not try installing again (hold down Home and Sleep / Wake until you see the silver Apple logo and then let the phone reboot). The other fixes recommended including IOS software update and restore the iPhone through iTunes. If the former two, please remember that the option of setting up as an iPhone device 4 so as not to restore much hassle (note synchronize data to back up first).
If not you may have to shop for repair Apple iPhone, most successfully overcome this problem.
7. Home button does not work
IPhone's Home button is a very important button to launch or re-install the device to handle multiple problems with the iPhone. But if the Home button does not work, why? Two schemes that IOS software update or restore the iPhone through iTunes. If you restore, select the option to set the iPhone as a new iPhone. Fixes can solve the software glitch can cause problems, but problems with the Home button can also be caused by hardware inside.
If no doubt that the hardware is the culprit, your phone is covered, go to the Apple store, where they can help you determine the cause of the problem. But they are not always willing to fix this.
If you are a real expert, can proceed to disassemble your iPhone and install a new Home button, then you may need a new connection on the Home button. You can find people selling buttons and cables online, but doing this means you have disassembled the iPhone, opening it may affect the warranty. But an iPhone without the Home button as there is no iPhone, so you should consider carefully.
8. Standing screen.
If the iPhone's touch screen can not meet the work, turn on your phone and set it back. If not resolved, the new IOS update in iTunes and then try to restore the phone back in the iPhone, select the course you need to restore back to form as a new iPhone (note the rules of sync data).
If the screen still does not work, the problem may be caused by hardware, not software for the iPhone 4. Now let's remove the iPhone and check the connections inside. You can find solutions through online forums, but it certainly will affect Apple's support policy. If the product is still in warranty, the better to take it to the Apple store instead.
If the connection is not the cause, may have damaged the screen. You can order a new iPhone screen and replace the guidance of the site as iFixit.com.
9. IPhone screen cracking
Cracked screen is the most popular for iPhone 4, now you can take to repair shop thanks to Apple. In some cases they can fix the screen while you wait, depending on the cause of damage that you can get warranty service policy. Remember that most cases you will pay for repairs.
In addition, you can proceed to repair the main screen of the iPhone if you dare by searching the iPhone screen replaced, you will find many options for you.
10. 3G/3GS iPhone having problems with IOS 4
For iPhone 3G/3GS updated IOS to version 4, most computer problems will slow down and reboot frequently randomly along a series of other problems.
So, what you can do is to update to the latest IOS version. IOS Version 4.2 is expected to be released this week for its ability to speed up the old iPhone. If the update does not do it, can try the following correction:
To speed up the performance of the iPhone 4, please disable the search feature Wi-Fi (if you live in areas not covered) by going to Settings> General. Here press the Home button, select Search and conducting Spotlight disable the options by pressing the button. Done exit the Settings menu.
Another option lets you restore your iPhone in iTunes. Be sure to set your phone back to the new state.
If still not, you may be forced to downgrade to older versions of IOS, this means the loss of many more new features. Lifehacker and iPhoneHacks.com page offers instructions to downgrade the operating system, but remember that it can do harm to your iPhone.