iPhone 11 is locked up

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My wife’s phone is locked up. No matter what we do she cannot restart the phone. The phone won’t let me hard restart it. I have tried doing the hard reset several times with no success. The screen is locked to the game she was playing (it’s a game she has been playing for at least a year). The only thing we can do is touch the screen to get back to normal brightness after it goes to dim.

Please help!

iPhone 11

Posted on Mar 12, 2022 5:54 PM

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Posted on Mar 12, 2022 5:58 PM

Hello ~ Try this from an excellent prior post by *Axel Foley *


*”1) Try and Force Restart your iPhone EXACTLY as shown below and see whether that resolves the issue:

  • Press and quickly release Volume UP button
  • Press and quickly release Volume DOWN button
  • Press and Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears and then release the Side button (Can take up to 20 seconds. (DO NOT release Side Button when invited to Slide Power OFF). 


(2) If the above does not work then - Follow the instructions in this article by Apple ➔ If your iPhone is Non-Responsive or Frozen and see if that helps.”*


If none of this helps take it in for a checkup:


Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options


~Katana-San~

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Mar 12, 2022 5:58 PM in response to JerryTom7

Hello ~ Try this from an excellent prior post by *Axel Foley *


*”1) Try and Force Restart your iPhone EXACTLY as shown below and see whether that resolves the issue:

  • Press and quickly release Volume UP button
  • Press and quickly release Volume DOWN button
  • Press and Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears and then release the Side button (Can take up to 20 seconds. (DO NOT release Side Button when invited to Slide Power OFF). 


(2) If the above does not work then - Follow the instructions in this article by Apple ➔ If your iPhone is Non-Responsive or Frozen and see if that helps.”*


If none of this helps take it in for a checkup:


Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options


~Katana-San~

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