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i cant figure out what happened, i was using my phone set it down screen went black and wouldnt turn on. my phone is still on because someone called it and it rang it just has no display. any idea what to do?
iPhone 4, iOS 7.0.4
What if this doesn't work? Do you have any suggestions? My iPhone 6s just randomly shut off yesterday, and I've tried hard resets, iTunes, and contacting Apple Support. Neither of the first two options made any changes to my black screen, and the latter just resulted in Apple telling me to try those methods again, and when those didn't work, to schedule an appointment w/ the Genius Bar to repair my screen. That's my last resort. I know this is an old thread, but it's still working for people today so I was wondering if there was anything I could do next.
If anyone else with the same problem (or prior experience) has any suggestions, please reply. Thank you.
Thanks modular747! It worked!
You're welcome
Thanks modular747. Solved this for me.
Why don't you start by reading the thread you just posted in and try the solutions that already helped others.
Same problem and also my lock button is broken. I've been sat for the past 4 hours flicking the silent switch on and off hoping the vibration will drain the battery in an attempt to reset the phone. No luck so far.
You have done the same as what I did i think, you have put a screen cover over your screen and what you do is tap your screen 3 times with 3 fingers and then sort out your accessibility options on settings
Super!! Thanks so much! A very useful tip to share!! :)
Wow! Thanks so much! I was doing this all the night, but now it works :3 here we go iOS 8 😀
I had the same problem. The screen went dark on my iPhone, and the power button hasn't worked in a year. When this happened with my Android phone, I just removed and replaced the battery. Since I could not do the same with my iPhone, I thought that I would have to trash it. So I put the phone in a ziplock bag (to help protect it from condensation in case this actually fixed the problem) and stuck it in the freezer, hoping to kill the charge on its battery. I had no other way to drain the battery.
Remember, I thought that I would have to trash the phone - I was not about to pay for the repair of a 2+ year old phone with 2 problems. When I removed it from the freezer more than an hour later (I did not time it), I pressed the Home button and nothing happened. When I plugged in the charger, the battery indicator came on and indicated that the battery was empty. About 1 minute later it started right up. It worked fine for about 2 weeks, until I tried to use an app I had not used since the phone went bad. The app locked my phone again. I will be deleting this app after I remove my phone from the freezer.
literally saved my life thank you!
mine too.
omg! thank yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou!
This is the second time in a month that my screen has gone black on my iPhone 4. I've been without phone access since yesterday 6:00PM. I am now back up and working. Thank you for the tip!!! Now, I need to solve why my voicemail is no longer working...SMH!
Omg, this actually worked for me! DFU mode and this sound the same, but your way actually fixed my phone. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🙂
You damaged something internally when you dropped it. Make an appointment at the Genius Bar to have it evaluated.
my iphone screen went black but phone is still on and its charging. HELP
