How to Fix iPhone Problems That Are Common for New Users

You can fix most of the common iPhone problems right away without any assistance or expert guidance. Apple products are very easy to setup and user experience for iPhone and iPad has always been the best. But still some people experience problems so I’ve compiled this list of common iPhone problems that the new owners face and how they can fix iPhone problems all by themselves.

Fix iPhone Problem #1: Forgot Apple ID/Password

When you buy a new iOS product you create an Apple ID that is an email and password to setup your device. This is a requirement that is the heart and soul of your iPhone or any other iOS device to work its full potential. What happens is that someday you just can’t remember your Apple ID or password and you’re stuck on the lock screen.

Rest your Apple Password

This is in fact quite easy.

Go to https://appleid.apple.com and the go to ‘Manage my Apple account page.’

Choose “Forgot Apple ID or password?”
Enter your Apple ID email address
Choose how you want to recover your Apple ID’s password.

Choose via Email and you will receive your new password on your email address associated with your Apple ID.

Recover your Apple ID

You can also recover your Apple ID but it’s a bit trickier.

Go to https://appleid.apple.com and the go to ‘Manage my Apple account page.’
Choose “Forgot Apple ID?”
Enter your first name, last name and Apple ID.
If some field is incorrect, it will say “No Apple ID found”
Finding your Apple ID is not that easy and you’ll have to jog your memory a bit.

Fix iPhone problem #2: iMessage Activation Error

The iMessage activation is the first thing you do after you’ve set up your device. Why would you want an iOS 10 device if not for iMessage and the cool things you can do with it. Once you turn on iMessage, you need to wait for its activation which takes some time. Sometimes the “waiting for activation” message lingers on and becomes quite bothersome.

Fix “Waiting for activation” in iMessage

Disable iMessage from the Settings app.
Restart your iOS device.
Go Settings > Messages and enable iMessage again
Wait for some time to let it activate

Now if it still doesn’t activate, check if you’ve got the latest firmware. If not, upgrade and try again. Otherwise, go to Settings > General > Restrictions. Toggle restrictions for iMessage. If you get the “Waiting for Activation” alert again, first sign out and then sign in with your Apple ID. If you still don’t get to activate iMessage its best to contact your carrier.

Fix iPhone problem #3: iPhone stuck in headphones mode

Some of you might have experienced the situation when you can’t hear any sound coming out of your iPhone. You play a song to confirm and you can hear nothing. No need to panic because as it seems your iPhone is probably stuck in headphone mode. Yes, that can happen even though you’re not using any headphones.

Fix iPhone Stuck in Headphone Mode

We hope that one of the following ways will surely help you fix this iPhone problem

First of all, restart your iPhone.
Plug in a headphone or connect your EarPods, play a song, and then unplug your headphone or disconnect EarPods.
If this doesn’t fix your iPhone problem, plug in the headphones and press and hold the power button. Don’t slide it off yet. Unplug the headphone. Tap Cancel.

Hope this will help you fix your iPhone stuck in headphone mode. You may also connect your iPhone with a Bluetooth speaker and see if it relays the sound. If it does, disconnect it and then play the song again.

Fix iPhone problem #4: Voice Control Turns Off

Voice control is a useful feature and Apple is looking to give its virtual assistance Siri a central role in its software ecosystem. But, there are quite many instances in which this becomes troublesome. This reason is that at times the Voice Control turns on randomly without any prompt from the user. Luckily, it’s very easy to disable voice control.

Disable Voice control

Go to Settings > General > Siri. From here you can disable Voice Control.
If you want to disable Siri as well, you need iOS 10 on your device.

Fix iPhone problem #5: Not Enough Storage

This problem has been effectively removed in the latest iPhone 7/7 plus as Apple has trashed 16GB storage option. But still if you get this message “Not Enough Storage” we have tips that can help you fix this iPhone problem. This iPhone problem is especially prevalent in devices with 16GB storage space.

You get this message because you’ve used up all the space in your device. Most probably it’s some of your applications that are taking up a lot of space.

Fix “Not Enough Storage” problem

You can fix this iPhone problem by removing the Documents and Data on your iOS device.

Go to the Settings General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage Storage
Look for Used and Available. Note down the numbers for them
Now choose an app that is consuming the most storage space (GBs)
Delete the app by tapping on Delete App

Now don’t worry if you need this app as you can install it again if you want. Repeat the same process with other applications that are consuming most space. You’ll be amazed to see how much space you free from this way.

Well these were some of the ways you can fix most common iPhone problems faced by new owners of Apple devices. This is not an exhaustive list and I’d recommend you to bookmark this page because I’m going to update this page as new iPhone problems surface. If you’re facing a problem and want me to help you troubleshoot your iOS device, feel free to post it in comments.