iPhone se just decides to quit randomly ..and more often

another_casualty

elsien said:

I got a charger pad off Amazon, not an apple one. The charger it came with works fine, I just find it easier to plonk the phone on the pad than keep plugging and unplugging it. 

Thanks for that . Initially , I believed that the s e were being sold without any chargers . It does look like the one you have purchased is the way forward . 

Is it true that the headphone socket has now gone from that model ?
Tbh, the onky time id be using headphones is on buses or trains ( pre Covid ) but am reluctant to buy Bluetooth ones as the on ear ones I have are fine .

elsien

There's earphones in the box, just checked. Although I've  not checked where they plug into as yet.

another_casualty

elsien said:

There's earphones in the box, just checked.

elsien said:

There's earphones in the box, just checked.

Wow! Nice surprise .  I can always put my over ear headphones over them , if the bawling babies get too much on the next journey I have  , whenever that will be . 

Thank you so much ..

elsien

Ok, just checked. The earphones plug into the lightning connector, there isn't a separate headphone jack, which does limit your options. 

another_casualty

elsien said:

Ok, just checked. The earphones plug into the lightning connector, there isn't a separate headphone jack, which does limit your options. 

Yeah, just checked on Apple store . I was looking for a possible refurb , but nothing there yet . As things stand, I'll persevere with what I have for now .

mia45943

The problem is not widespread, but a number of iPhone users face this issue, particularly iPhone 5 users, based on the complaints we receive and threads on Apple Support Forums like this one. Here are some ways you can try to repair it. 

Make your iPhone reset If you have an issue with your iPhone, one of the first things that you can do is reset it. By pressing and holding both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least 10 seconds, you can do this. Don't release the buttons until the Apple logo is clear to you. If a hard reset does not turn your iPhone back on, then connect your iPhone to a charger. If your iPhone turns back on (with charge left), then it highly likely that your iPhone’s battery is defective. You can try restoring your iPhone to see if it helps, but if the problem crops up again, then you should take your iPhone to an Apple Store or Apple Authorized service center to get the battery or iPhone replaced.

another_casualty

mia45943 said:

The problem is not widespread, but a number of iPhone users face this issue, particularly iPhone 5 users, based on the complaints we receive and threads on Apple Support Forums like this one. Here are some ways you can try to repair it. 

Make your iPhone reset If you have an issue with your iPhone, one of the first things that you can do is reset it. By pressing and holding both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least 10 seconds, you can do this. Don't release the buttons until the Apple logo is clear to you. If a hard reset does not turn your iPhone back on, then connect your iPhone to a charger. If your iPhone turns back on (with charge left), then it highly likely that your iPhone’s battery is defective. You can try restoring your iPhone to see if it helps, but if the problem crops up again, then you should take your iPhone to an Apple Store or Apple Authorized service center to get the battery or iPhone replaced.

Thanks very much for this ..
It did cross my mind to reset . What is stopping me , is that I don't want to lose messages / phone contacts etc . 

Not to bothered about emails , apps or photos  , as I have those on my other Apple devices .

elsien

Can't you back those up to icloud first? 

another_casualty

elsien said:

Can't you back those up to icloud first? 

Thanks for your swift reply . 

I didn't know you could back phone contacts and text messages on iCloud . I'll have to investigate 

zagubov

OP, my SE has the same problem. My battery is at 85% and I seem to recall you can't trust the battery when they only charge to 80%. Got a bit of life left in it, and in my case I'd replace the battery rather than the phone.

Can you expand icloud storage temporarily? Or can you back up an iphone on a macbook.
  
It's about £50 to get a new battery. I'd like to keep this phone going as long as possible. No point joining the costly consumer carousel that Apple is happy to keep turning at our massive expense.