problem in lock screen in ios 7.0.2

I am having this problem also. I have an iPhone 5S and I'm running iOS 7.0.3. This is unbelievable - a brand new iPhone and it is unusable.

Tried a reset all contents and settings after a backup to iCloud. After a reset and before restoring from iCloud itself, I had to restart twice. Yes, a blank iPhone with no apps or specific settings at all is freezing again!!! In the very first multi-lingual "Hello" displayed lock screen! What a tragedy. Anyway, after a successful restoration, I am still waiting for a freeze @ lock sceen again...

I am instructed to follow the below link from Apple Support. I went for an iCloud option, as I am a Linux user.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

(I hope there won't be any difference b/w iCloud and iTunes backup and restore, other than the fact that the location of backup and the way of backing up and retrieving is different - via USB cable and via WiFi to iCloud servers; anyway this page they shared has both these options)

Now, if it freezes again, just two options left - 1) hope that a 7.1 update will correct the problem. 2) let me check with Apple to see if there is any service/replacement option, as the device is still under warranty. I would prefer the 2nd option, as there is some level of certainity!

Btw, am I hijacking this thread?! 😉

I did a "Reset All Settings" (go to Settings/General/Reset and choose "Reset All Settings") which seems to have worked. I haven't had a freeze since I did that 30 hours ago. Hopefully, doing that or a full factory reset ("Erase All Content and Settings") will fix the problem for you as well.

The same ("Reset All Content and Settings") is what I did (please read 3rd post up from here). After the reboot, we will be promted for 3 options. Use as new iPhone, restore from iCloud and Restore from iTunes. I selected the restore from iCloud; next step is to select which backup from iCloud need to be restored. I had to leave the phone in that stage for some time. When I came back it was locked and freezed displaying a Hello in different languages! So it was at a completly blank and fresh iOS 7, which is freezing @ lockscreen.

I had upto 4 days with out a freeze. (It was record after iOS 7 udpate! with iOS 6 with which the phone was purchased, I was asking my friend, how to restart this device after my first about 20 datys of continuous usage! I fell in love with "i" after a few years with Android; but now I am rethinking!)

Got new instruction from Apple Support. Reset. And Set Up as New iPhone! All the data will be lost I guess. Let me give a try for that too. I cannot spend anymore time and money on this! 🙂

Hello girishadat,

Even I tried restoring it as a new phone and after the restore I had the same problem in an hr.

well I guess we have to wait for ios 7.1.

Yes. It happened again! 5 times today, after a restore as new.🙂

Restored as New iPhone option. Installed just 4 apps which I use frequently. 1. Google Maps 2. Any Do 3. I'm Expecting and 4. Google Play Books. Again the same problem in 2-3 hours, twice! In another 6 hours by now, again it happened 3 times.

Now I have uninstalled all the four apps. Just want to see if they caused the problem! Anyway now going to initiate another chat with those support guys, to get the phone serviced.

Bhavani, I would recommend you to go for another one (may not be an 'i'), as your phone's warranty period expired.

Well, I spoke too soon. The freezing problem is back - it's been freezing off and on throughout the weekend. I've tried endless hard reboots and have Reset All Settings several times but still the problem recurs. I've now turned off LTE and also turned off Background App Refresh. I will report back if this stabilizes the phone.

This did not solve the problem either, so I concluded it had to be a hardware problem. I returned my iPhone 5s and got a new one. So far, no issues with the new one.

IOS 7.0.4 is out finally and i hope the issue is fixed.

Updated my phone on 15th evening. Today the problem happened again. So let's wait for the next release!

One more thing. I met two of my friends last day. Both got iPhone 4s with them. One guy updated his to 7. The other didn't. Funniest part of the conversation is, they both told me that it has been a known problem with iOS even in version 6! Both of them used to restart their frozen phone at least once in two weeks. I wonder why Apple fans still carry a device with problems. My earlier phone an S2, had done more than a month, several times! Anyway they said once in 2-3 days to thrice a day is a bit higher rate.

iOS 7.0.4 iPhone 4 same issue every day. this *****

I have updated (iphone4) to ios 7.0.4, my phone has been lock screen is freezing one or twice daily. I am unable to slide to unlock. Is there any solution to this problem, please let me know 😟