Why won't my iPhone 5 turn on at all?

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iphone 5 wont turn on at all

I have an iPhone 5 IOS 8.1, my wake/sleep button stopped working a couple weeks ago. Today I did a complete upgrade on Cydia, when it finished the iPhone did not reboot, it just exited the Cydia app. Now I can't turn it on at all, even if I connect to my PC, it can not be seen, by my pc or itunes. I can not do a hard reset because my wake/sleep button does not work. What can I do to fix this, very urgent.

 

[Just_Me_D]

iphone 5 wont turn on at all

Absolutely nothing, until you get the power button fixed. Period!

 

[Ariel Babalao]

Re: iphone 5 wont turn on at all

I have an iPhone 5 IOS 8.1, my wake/sleep button stopped working a couple weeks ago. Today I did a complete upgrade on Cydia, when it finished the iPhone did not reboot, it just exited the Cydia app. Now I can't turn it on at all, even if I connect to my PC, it can not be seen, by my pc or itunes. I can not do a hard reset because my wake/sleep button does not work. What can I do to fix this, very urgent.

Download "tinyumbrella", install it on your computer, connect your iPhone to your computer. Run tinyumbrella to kick it out of whatever mode the iPhone is. Certainly a "reboot loop mode" which keep the screen completely dark as if the device is dead.
Now if you are on iOS 8, I think tinyumbrella won't be able to help you as it's not yet updated for iOS 8 but 7 and bellow.


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