My phone works almost perfectly, battery stays charged, connects to itunes, speakers work perfectly, screen lighting perfect headphone jack works, microphone works, fingerprint works, etc. The only part that has problems is the power button, sometimes it doesn't work. It's very sporadic, I can go hours with it working fine, then other times it will be glitchy and take screenshots every time I try to use the home button. When the power button isn't working, a black screen also pops up (at it's worst times about every minute). All it says is slide to power off at the top with a toggle and at the bottom there's an x (cancel button). Most the time I just hit the cancel button and hope my phones not in the mood to keep asking me to turn it off every minute. When this is happening with my phone I can't use the power button to turn it off, but I can use the screen that shows up randomly to turn off the phone. Then once the phone is off the power button always works and lets me turn the phone back on, but once the phones back on it's completely random if the power button starts working again.

I've tried searching answers for this and I haven't been able to find anything on it. Anyone know what I should do?

⟐ Commented Ocak 05, 2022 at 14:22 GMT-7

I run a professional phone repair business and have done several iphone 6 with no major issues so far.

Today I worked on an iPhone 6 repair. The repair was going good, had put the new screen on and everything was fine. Just then I realised the home button was not clicking properly, for there were some small glass chips around it; so I decided to remove it again and clean it. I did so without removing the screen ( turned the phone upside down to work on the button). I removed the button flex, cleaned it and put it back in. When I when to test it the screen didn't come on, the power button didn't help either.

I then tried the usual tricks (hold power + home button for 10s, unplug the battery and so). I have removed the screen and put it back, checked all the connectors, have tried with the original screen again and nothing has worked so far. Phone looks as it's dead. I have left it charging (no charging icon) with no luck. I run out of ideas, any suggestions from you wise people?

thanks in advance,

M

⟐ Commented Ocak 13, 2021 at 9:04 GMT-7

I'm experiencing huge cellular reception issues after upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6. All from drop outs in calls, other end cannot hear me, and general very poor reception on places where I had good reception with my iPhone 5 and the same carrier/sim card.

I have tried all the software things:

• New sim card
• Lock it to 3G
• Reset network settings

So I may think that there is some problems with the hardware antennas. Does anyone know where the actual cellular antenna(s) is located on the iPhone 6? Is it the one down with the lightning port or is it one on the top? Or maybe both are used as cellular antennas?

Thanks for the help!

⟐ Commented Haziran 29, 2022 at 22:09 GMT-7

I have a iphone 6 with broken home button flex ripped and broken screen. I tried sending it in to apple, but they refused the repair (even payed repair) unless i paid more then i would pay for a new phone.

I read on some forum that doing a restore on a iphone 6 / 6+ on which the original home button / flex is damaged, the recovery will get stuck at 50% and give error 53 in itunes and remain stuck in recovery mode forever.

Currently the iphone contains data of the previous owner, but i am affraid to do a restore, since i probably will get a bricked device...

Anyone has experiece on a iphone 6 with replaced home button? Does the restore still works?

⟐ Answered Mart 18, 2023 at 3:27 GMT-7

I have recently switched out a screen on my iPhone 6. All is working fine except touch id. I'm not sure which cable I need to reseat to get it working.

Thanks

⟐ Answer edited Ocak 24, 2017 at 7:30 GMT-7

Thank you.

⟐ Commented Şubat 04, 2026 at 11:47 GMT-7

3 months ago my iPhone 6 got some slight water damage in my pocket.

Shortly after everything seemed to be working just fine until I tried to use Siri and thats where I first noticed my problem. Let me confirm one thing, the microphone works great for phone calls, great with video, great with almost everything, yet when I try use siri, it shows the waves as if there is audio input, but no real audio is getting in.

When I attach headphones siri works great! No issues, but when I take them out, I get just waves of audio, but not actually audio coming from me.

I have only noticed this effect in one other area and that is with sending voice memos within iMessage, it is just a bunch of static noise. Normal voice memos work great.

Any thoughts on a solution

I tried replacing the lighting port assembly just now, which includes the microphone on the bottom, but alas, the same issue is still present. I am lost for ideas.

All help is appreciated. I can make a quick video if necessary.

⟐ Commented Mayıs 03, 2020 at 6:51 GMT-7

The phone is over two years old and the problem started in the last few months.

I have tried different cables but nothing seems to help.

⟐ Commented Aralık 23, 2024 at 0:19 GMT-7

before to start I want to specify that i've been changing iPhone lcds, batteries and whatever broken part for 3 years, and I never seen anything like that.

A customer gave me an unopened iPhone 6 with a cracked but working lcd, so, as always, I bought a replacement and went to fix it.

I want to specify that I use gloves and plastic tools to remove any part of any device, mostly for hygiene and security reasons. Oh, i've also done all software thing (restore, hard reset, win/mac, etc.).

I tried to use 4, yes, 4 different lcds (including an original one from another working iphone 6) and it just does not turn on, but itunes detect it.

I also tried to use another battery, but nothing changes.

On the motherboard, the lcd and front camera connectors does not seems damaged.

Do you have any ideas, i'm literally going crazy! Do you think that Apple will repair it (no Apple Care) if i'll perfectly remount all pieces?

⟐ Answer deleted Eylül 17, 2019 at 1:03 GMT-7

I dropped my phone and replaced the screen. Everything was working fine after the replacement of the screen.

I tried to open the camera app and the only thing I can see is a black screen with the record button etc.

Also when I tried to switch the flashlight on, nothing happened.

The flashlight and camera are 2 different parts, but does the one not work if one is broken?

Hope someone could help me to solve this problem. Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented Aralık 20, 2020 at 1:59 GMT-7

when I go to "Touch ID & Passcode" it's looks like I have never set a touch ID before, when I try to make a new fingerprint it says " Failed, unable to complete Touch ID setup. Please go back and try again."

everything with the home button works.

I updated iOS and try to reboot iPhone

also I go back several times to check on the home button cable all is good.

⟐ Answered Kasım 23, 2020 at 21:14 GMT-7

I just installed iOS 11.3 and this new "Battery Health" feature only seems to work with a original battery from Apple?!

It makes all the battery problems clear for me!

⟐ Commented Eylül 23, 2021 at 8:08 GMT-7

⟐ Answered Temmuz 17, 2018 at 0:46 GMT-7

I just replaced the screen on my wife's phone after it was cracked. Everything's working OK now except for the Home button. It's totally unresponsive right now.

I disconnected and reconnected all the cables on the front plate and I'm still getting the problem. Enabling Assistive touch as a workaround works, but I'd like to have a functioning Touch ID and Home button.

I'm wondering what I could have done wrong that could be fixed I've seen plenty of issues that refer to Touch ID not working after this operation, but nothing that covers the whole Home button being dead. Any ideas?

⟐ Commented Aralık 28, 2019 at 4:12 GMT-7

I live in Ukraine. My friend from California bought iphone 6 and brought it to me, so have no possibility to return it back to Apple, we haven't got autorized apple distributors.

After unboxing I recovered it with my iphone 5s backup . And tried to make a call, all I heard was Nothing. Another person always hear me well but I don't hear anything even if I switch to the speaker and headphones as well.

I tried to use skype. it works I do hear everything. So made a conclusion that my earpiece works as well as speakerphone, because it works in youtube app and etc.

What I've already tried:

- Restore it from iTunes (3 times)

- Tried another sim card of another carrier.

- My sim card works in iphone 5s, checked all the problems might be related to carrier.

- Chatted with Apple support (2 consultants, 1 supervisor, all options exhausted)

I found smth related to my question here I can't hear my phone calls unless I put it on speaker., but in my situation speakerphone doesn't work also while calling and I'm sure my earpiece is not broken, it's some kinda software bug, that makes my phone a brick

Maybe smb have faced with such issue and can suggest something valuable,

thank you

p.s. sorry for my English

⟐ Commented Şubat 11, 2021 at 15:17 GMT-7

⟐ Answer deleted Mart 23, 2021 at 1:29 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Şubat 12, 2026 at 12:09 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Haziran 04, 2023 at 5:14 GMT-7

Changing the screen on a customers Iphone 6 and I can't seem to get the proximity sensor working. I've taken it apart 8-10x now, ensure that the plastic "holders" for everything is positioned correctly and that the proximity sensor is dust free. It just doesn't work..

Front camera works, the light sensor works. (Auto adjusting brightness) everything except turning the screen off during calls...

Any tips? :)

P.S: All componets appear to be fully functional and I have no other screens / parts to test with currently.

⟐ Answered Kasım 21, 2025 at 7:03 GMT-7

Will simply replacing the antenna or the antenna cables fix it or is this a common issue where the chip on the mother board is bad?

If it's the antenna cable or module, which one is better to try first? I don't want to buy the wrong one.

Is it more likely this: iPhone 6 Top Left Antenna

or this: iPhone 6 Logic Board Antenna Flex Cable

Thanks!

⟐ Answered Nisan 18, 2019 at 22:43 GMT-7