We all chase that rosy dream: a battery that lasts forever. We buy mobile phones to use them on the go, and the longer the time between charges, the more valuable the device becomes in our eyes. However, no matter how high your battery capacity is, that inevitable moment will come when it reaches zero percent. The real problem is not the battery running out, but the nightmare currently faced by some iPhone 17 users; where the device completely refuses to come back to life, even after being connected to a charger for long periods.
A Silent, Unresponsive Black Screen
The story began to surface when tech editor Benjamin Mayo shared his frustrating experience with the new iPhone 17 Air. Mayo recounts that his phone’s battery died completely, so he plugged it into power, expecting the usual Apple logo to appear within seconds. However, nothing happened. Minutes passed, and the device remained just a piece of glass and metal that showed no reaction, as if it had never been connected to a charger at all.
Mayo didn’t just stand by; he tried to perform a “Hardware Reset” by quickly pressing the volume up button, then volume down, and then holding the side power button. This magic move, which usually saves iPhones from the most severe software errors, failed completely this time, and the phone remained in a deep slumber from which it did not want to wake.
Not an Isolated Case.. Forums are Igniting
It later turned out that what happened to Mayo was not just personal bad luck. By searching support forums, threads of long discussions appeared from users of various iPhone 17 models complaining about the same phenomenon. One topic recorded more than 144 comments in a short time, most of which confirm the occurrence of the problem with them or people they know. This momentum clearly indicates that there is some flaw lurking in the batteries of Apple’s latest generation of phones.
Interestingly, some users, just like me, have been using the iPhone 17 Pro Max since its launch and have not encountered this problem. Perhaps because we simply don’t let our phones reach the stage of total death, or perhaps it is a problem related to specific batches. And speaking of complaints, I have been suffering from a slow Face ID lately, but that is another conversation we will save for another day!
How to Bring Your iPhone 17 Back to Life? Innovative Solutions
Fortunately, human innovation (or sometimes desperation) has led users to some workarounds. The most strange and successful solution is to abandon wired charging entirely. Mayo discovered that as soon as he placed the iPhone 17 Air on a MagSafe wireless charger, the device immediately responded and returned to work as if nothing had happened. It seems that the wireless charging circuit is capable of “waking up” the system in a way that wired charging cannot in this case.
Other users found their answer in patience; some reported that leaving the phone connected to the wired charger for a period ranging from 30 minutes to 3 full hours without interruption might eventually lead to signs of life. Some also succeeded in forcing the phone into DFU mode by connecting it to a Mac or PC and following a combination of button presses, which may stimulate the device to respond to the electric current.
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