If an iPhone hasn’t been charged in years, would the sign for “needs to be charged” still pop up if you try to turn it on still without charging it?

[Anonymous]

I need to know if my s/o has been going through his old phone. I know the best way is by asking him (which I will) but if he’s lying to me I’d like to point out the fact that there’s no way a phone after so many years of it not being used would still tell you you need to charge it. I though if a phone is completely dead for so long even if you try to turn it on, nothing would turn on.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

Yes… A phone would still say that it needs to be charged. Every single phone that has a battery and hasn’t been charged, regardless of how old it is, will say that it needs to be charged.


I think you should talk with your SO…

[Asker]

I thought it will still say it needs charge when there’s currently still some battery left in it. If it hasn’t been used in years it wouldn’t indicate it needs charging since the battery is completely dead. I just tried turning on 2 old iphones I had just to see if it would tell me it needed charge but neither of them turned on or indicated anything at all. Guess there’s my answer.

Thanks for your response, I’ll definitely have to have a conversation with him.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

I think it would depend on the phone or how old it is, I suppose.

I had a phone that was maybe 5 years old (?) and it still showed the dead battery sign to my surprise. The other one was probably 8 years old and it didn’t turn on, lol.

I hope it all works out.

[EspressoTeen234]

I mean lithium ion batteries do degrade. With old iPods some the only ring that will wake them up after a long time is fire wire if our supports. It do I assume the same for phones.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Don't think so,

If it has been laying around, all the batteries would be completely discharged and no power left to power the display.

[Asker]

That’s exactly what I thought too, just wanted to make sure. Thanks!