Go through these quick tips if you’re unable to wake your iPhone or iPad display and thus can’t unlock or use it.

You can wake up your iOS device using one of these ways:

• Tap the screen with one finger or tap the iPad screen with Apple Pencil
• Press the power button or Home button (or older models)
• Raise your iPhone (not iPad) like you normally do
• Say “Hey Siri”
• Press the Camera Control switch on iPhone 16 or later (except iPhone 16e and 17e)
• Plug the device into a charger
• Connect it to a Mac or PC
• Press a key on the connected physical keyboard
• Send a notification or call
• Open Camera Control on Apple Watch
• Using things on your Mac or Apple TV that trigger your iPhone or iPad to wake up. For instance, if you open a typing box on Apple TV, it can make the keyboard pop up on your iOS device. Similarly, you can sign documents on a Mac using an iPhone or iPad, thus waking it up (but it will lock soon after).

As the above list shows, there are many ways to wake up your iPhone or iPad, but some are impractical for everyday use. So, in this troubleshooting guide, we’ll cover what to do if you can’t wake your device using standard methods (raising it, tapping the screen, and pressing the button).

Try another way and restart the device

If you can’t wake up your iPhone or iPad in one way, like Raise to Wake, try tapping the screen or pressing the side button. If the other methods work, that could mean the specific feature (like Raise to Wake) is turned off, or there is a system glitch. Restart your iPhone or iPad to fix the glitch part, and move to the next tip to ensure the said feature is active.

Fix the power button not waking up your iPhone or iPad

The side or top power button on iPhone or iPad may not work because of temporary glitches, an issue with the case you’re using, or a major hardware fault.

Ask Siri to “restart iPhone.” Then, try using the side button, and it should work.

If not, remove the case and recheck.

If both fail, the problem may be hardware-related (did you drop your iPhone on a hard surface recently?). But before you rush to the Apple Store to get it fixed, I recommend going through these tips:

• Clean the area around the side button
• Try force restarting your iPhone or iPad (it’s different from a normal restart)
• Update to the latest version of iOS
• Reset all settings

And remember that even if the side button fails, you can still:

• Power off using the Settings app or Control Center
• Power it on by plugging it into a charger
• Invoke Siri by saying ‘Hey Siri.’
• And you can also create a shortcut that locks the phone without using the power button (see the image below)

Fix Raise to Wake not working

If your iPhone screen doesn’t light up when you lift it, go to iOS Settings > Display & Brightness and make sure Raise to Wake is on.

Fix Tap to Wake not working

If you can’t wake the iPhone or iPad screen with a tap, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch and turn on Tap to Wake or Tap or Swipe to Wake. Then, lock your device and tap once with a single finger.

In case the problem continues, check out this guide: Unable to wake your iPhone or iPad by tapping the Lock Screen? Here’s how to fix it

Other fixes

Use these tips if Raise to Wake and Tap to Wake don’t work even after you have turned them on in iOS Settings (as explained above):

• Force-quit all apps, lock your iPhone, and try to wake it up again
• Charge your iPhone or iPad for 10 minutes
• Reboot your iPhone or iPad
• Update to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS
• Reset all settings (please read its effects in our linked tutorial)
• If nothing helps, erase your iPhone or iPad and set it up again (but before you do that, you must create a full device backup or at least back up the important stuff to iCloud)

If you face the above problems on a new device

Both Tap to Wake and Raise to Wake are enabled by default on every new device. In case these features don’t work right after setup or stop working within a few days, I recommend returning your new iPhone or iPad (provided you’re within the 14-day return window) and placing another order.

If it has been more than 14 days but your device is still under warranty, Apple will likely fix the problem for free.

And in case your device is no longer under warranty, I recommend resetting all settings and performing a full device erase before getting a paid repair at the Apple Store or an authorized service center.

Also, check out: 13 things not covered under your iPhone warranty

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/03/25/fix-iphone-ipad-not-waking/

Learn how to find your family members or friends in concerts, malls, markets, stadiums, and other crowded places using the Precision Finding feature baked into the Find My app on each other’s iPhones.

Precision Finding is what you use to locate your AirTags or AirPods charging case around you. It works using Apple’s U1 or U2 Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness.

Just like AirTags, when you use Precision Finding to locate your friends and family, it shows you how far they are and the direction to move in to reach them.

It can be a great way to locate your family members, friends, or kids (provided they are carrying an iPhone) in crowded public places like food courts, sports stadiums, and more.

Note that Precision Finding works without Wi-Fi or cellular data, making it ideal for situations where you may not be able to call to ask them where they are (but it won’t work if Airplane mode is turned on or Bluetooth is turned off).

Another important thing to remember is that the range is limited to about 196 feet (60 meters). For longer distances, you’ll have to see the map in the Find My app to know their whereabouts.

Supported devices

Precision Finding to locate your nearby family members and friends only works on devices with the U2 chip. Both parties should have one of these iPhone models:

• iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, or 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, or 16 Pro Max
• iPhone 17, 17 Pro, or 17 Pro Max
• iPhone Air

Note that Precision Finding isn’t available in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. And in Japan, the second-generation U2 chip has the performance of the first-generation U1 chip, because of which you may not be able to locate people using Precision Finding.

Use iPhone Precision Finding to locate people

1) Make sure your family member or friend is already sharing their location with you. We have a separate tutorial explaining a couple of easy ways to do that.

2) Open the Find My app on your iPhone.

3) Go to the People tab and select the person whom you want to locate.

4) Tap the Find button (this will only appear if the person is not very far away and in the ~196 feet/60 meter range).

5) You’ll now see how far you are from this person. In case the person is in range but your iPhone is unable to establish a good connection, it will ask you to move to a different location.

Once connected, you’ll see arrows and written instructions asking you which way to walk to find them.

Make it easier for the person to find you

When a person tries to find you using Precision Finding, an alert appears on the screen saying “Person is trying to find you. Open Find My to see where the person is.” Tapping this alert can improve the signal and range. And if both of you share your location with one another, this can help both walk towards each other, making the entire process easier and faster.

If the “Find” button is grayed out and unavailable in the iPhone Find My app

When the person you’re trying to find is more than a couple of hundred feet away, the Find button is replaced with Directions, which, when tapped, opens the Maps app. This is your clue that the person is outside of the Precision Finding range.

However, if the Find button is grayed out and says ‘Unavailable,’ that means the person is nearby, but their iPhone does not support Precision Finding. This means they have an iPhone 14, 13, 12, or 11 (all of which have the U1 chip).

And in case they have an iPhone XS, XR, X, or older, the Find option will never appear for them, as these phones don’t even have the first-generation U1 Ultra Wideband chip.

The unavailability of the Find button may also indicate a glitch, which you can solve by restarting either or both iPhones. In case you face this issue frequently, update to the latest version of iOS.

More on this:

• Fix Precision Finding not working on iPhone
• What to do if your iPhone is lost or stolen

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/03/24/use-precision-finding-to-locate-people/