my iphone screen went black but phone is still on and its charging. HELP

Thanks modular747. Great help..Much apreciated.

You're welcome.

Thanks! This worked for me as well!

I've had this happen a couple of times on my 4s. The power/home button solution probably would have worked (should have read this earlier). It's not that the screen is dead but the backlight is turned off. To fix it, I hooked the phone to my PC and iTunes then prompted me to update the phone software. I had to accept the connection on the phone which was a bit tricky without a visible screen but if you touch the screen all over, eventually you will get lucky and accept the connection. As soon as the update starts, the screen will come back on. Let it complete and everything's back to normal.

This should work for the people with broken power buttons.

OMG! Thank you so much. This just happened to me and it's never happened before. HAVE to have my phone for work tomorrow so thanks for the info. It worked!🙂

this is really helping thank u

Modular thankssssss a lot...you really Saved me.GOD BLESS YOU.MERRY CHRISTMAS.🙂

My home button is broken. Advice?

Nothing you can do without a functioning lock and home botton, necesary to reset the phone. Get it repaired. B

It works if you press it really hard, but it's temperamental. You think it's worth taking it to the genius?

Define "worth."

Modular, you are amazing. Thank you so very much!!

Thank you SOOOO much. Worked like a charm. Love this.

Everybody is talking about the solution only. But what is the reason behind this problem?

IF the problem is fixed, why does that matter to you? Without your phone to debug, there is no way to know exact the reason.