Many Apple customers have been suffering from their iPad or iPhone boot loop. You may experience your iPhone screen goes black after upgrading to the newest iOS 14 or restoring it. Generally, there are few common reasons that can result in iPhone boot loop: hardware problem, jailbreak or updating to a new iOS version (iOS 14 now). Here are some effective ways to repair your iPhone black screen. These methods are applicable for recent versions of iPhone, so whenever you encounter a consistent restarting issue, you can follow this article to perform a repair.
1. Force Restart to Fix iPhone Boot Loop
This is the first troubleshooting step to fix iPhone boot loop. How to do this?
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If you have iPhone 6 and earlier models: Press 'Power' button along with the 'Home' button.
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If you have an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus: Press 'Power' button along with the 'Volume Down' button. Meanwhile, wait for the Apple logo to pop up. Once appeared, release the held buttons.
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If you have an iPhone 8, X, 11, 12 or any of their released versions: Press the 'Volume Up' button part of a second and then release it. Do the exact same process with the 'Volume Down' button. Press the 'Power' button afterward until the Apple logo appears.
2. Restore Backup Using iTunes
You can fix iPhone black screen by restoring your iPhone using iTunes. You should notice that you may lose data with iTunes restore, so make sure to back up your iPhone first. The following procedure comes afterward:
a. Connect your iPhone to the PC with a lighting to USB cable and open iTunes after updating it to the latest version.
b. Click 'Restore Backup' button from the main screen and select the preferred backup.
3. Recovery Mode Using iTunes
Put your iPhone into Recovery Mode and then restore iPhone using iTunes. Note that all the data in your iPhone will be erased if you use this method. To do that, follow these steps:
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Connect your iPhone to your computer and open iTunes. Make sure that you update it to the latest version.
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Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for couple of seconds until you see the Apple logo on the screen. Keep holding until the recovery mode screen appears and your iPhone will be directed to the Recovery Mode.
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Click Update iPhone. Your computer will try to reinstall iOS without wiping your data.
4. Fix iPhone Boot Loop/Black Screen Using iOS System Repair
Here is another powerful solution to perform an iOS system repair to stop iPhone boot loop. You can repair your iPhone using a professional iOS repairing software called Dr.Fone - System Repair (iOS). It is compatible with all the leading versions of iOS and works on all iOS devices. The desktop application is available for Windows and Mac, and it can be downloaded easily.
If your iOS device is not working properly, you can easily repair the issue using Dr.Fone - System Repair (iOS) tool. Without encountering any data loss, you can repair many issues like iPhone boot loop, blank screen, white screen, white apple logo and even more. Just follow these instructions below to do it
a. Download Dr.Fone - iOS system repair from its website and launch it. Connect your iOS device to your system and from the welcome screen, choose the "System Repair" option.
b. When the next window pops up, there are two modes to fix iOS system: standard mode and advanced mode. First choose the first option.
If your iOS device is recognized, just move on to step 3. If your device cannot be recognized, you need to boot your phone into the Device Firmware Update Mode. To perform this option, long-press the Power and Home button on your phone at the same time for ten seconds. Then just release the Power button while holding the Home button. The application will recognize as soon as your device will enter the Device Firmware Update Mode. When you get the notification, release the Home button to continue.
c. Confirm the device model and select the system version to download the relevant firmware on your system. Click on the "Start" button to get it.
d. It might take a while to download the relevant firmware of your iPhone. Try to keep a stable network connection and don't disconnect your iOS device during this process.
e. As soon as the relevant firmware would be downloaded, the application will start repairing your device. You can get to know about its progress from an on-screen indicator.
f. When the process would be completed, you will get the following screen. If you won't get desirable results, just click on the "Try Again" button to repeat the procedure.
The iOS system repair can be performed without a trouble. Simply follow the previous instructions and stop the black screen on your iOS system. If you are facing persisting problem, then give Dr.Fone - System Repair (iOS) a try to resolve it.
5. Check iPhone Hardware
If all the previous steps did not work with repairing the iPhone boot loop, your iPhone has a hardware issue. Before performing any procedures, check if there is a battery problem, try to repair the battery connector. It is recommended that you go to one of the Apple stores to get it fixed. Once done, you can reboot the system and start using your device normally.
There is a possibility that the hardware problem is in the iPhone motherboard. So you may need to get it fixed or replaced by Apple Inc. In such cases, you may give one of Apple stores in your area a little visit.
You can also visit one of the local repair stores if you're sure that the reason for the iPhone black screen issue is hardware.
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