My Iphone5 has a black screen and won't turn on

I was experiencing the same issue and serching for an answer but this helped me.!!

If you can't update or restore your iOS device

You can use recovery mode if you can't update or restore your iOS device.

You might need to use recovery mode if:

• You can't update or restore because iTunes doesn't recognize your device or says it's "in recovery mode".
• The Apple logo remains onscreen for several minutes with no progress bar.
• The Connect to iTunes screen appears.

See what to do if the progress bar remains onscreen for several minutes

Use recovery mode

Recovery mode erases your device and restores it, which should resolve the issue. If you previously synced with iTunes or iCloud, you may be able to restore from your backup after recovery.

1. Turn off your device. If you can't turn it off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time and wait a few seconds for it to turn off.
2. Plug the device's USB cable into your computer only.
3. Hold down the device's Home button as you connect the USB cable to it.
4. When you see the Connect to iTunes screen, release the Home button. If you don't see this screen, try steps 1 through 3 one more time.

Original post link is this: If you can't update or restore your iOS device

This helped me! My phone works again! Thank You!

Awesome! Thanks so so much - this helped me my phone goes again.

Thank you!

Thanks dude, it worked for me. i was thinking my display gone and had to shell out 100-200 bucks. Thanks a lot,

Thank you!

It worked here!

Thank you so much, anstar1! That worked for my iphone5

after trying everything for an hour and a half nothing worked, except this. THANKS anstar1 !!!!!!!!!

Thank you soooo much!! I'm away at college and would've had to wait 2 weeks to get a new phone! Your advice worked!!!

I am also experiencing the same situation. I already made instructions but there's no response. My iphone 5 still can't turn on.

Thank you very much, my phone works like normal now! And nothing was deleted.

no this didnt help me 😟 my phone is still black i worked fine last night

You are the best! Thank you so much for posting this. I was so upset.....

I've had non-stop issues with my iPhone 5 since getting it last year. It *****. The customer support has been terrible. They have put me on hold for hours with a newborn....then they agreed to have someone call me back, and it's been months - no call back. The people in store are awful to deal with. I called the store because the genius bar appointment booking site was down and the rude woman who answered hung up on me.

#endrant

Switching to BlackBerry next week now that I've caught wind of their promo for iPhone users.

Thank you so much!!!!! You saved me from thinking I had to go out and buy a new phone!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. That made my MONTH because I really couldn't afford to replace it and I need it for work.

I tried that and it didn't work. Did your phone get dropped before this happened?