So I just installed Facebook and after 2 min. of using it, my phone went to a black screen with the loading circle in the middle. That was over a half hr ago. I've tried everything I could think of to get it back but nothing's worked (charge, sync with iTunes, power off, sleep, etc). Any suggstions?
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Phone Frozen...Help?
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So I just installed Facebook and after 2 min. of using it, my phone went to a black screen with the loading circle in the middle. That was over a half hr ago. I've tried everything I could think of to get it back but nothing's worked (charge, sync with iTunes, power off, sleep, etc). Any suggstions?
Have you tried to reset it?
to reset the iphone, press and hold both the HOME and POWER BUTTON at the same time.
Have you tried to reset it?
to reset the iphone, press and hold both the HOME and POWER BUTTON at the same time.
sorry to jack the thread. but what does resetting do actually
sorry to jack the thread. but what does resetting do actually
Similar to a computer, it forces the iphone to restart the whole operating system, so a force restart.
Well it will put the iphone to off, but if you hold Home and Power long enough, it will reboot itself. I usually hold both until I see it turn off and restart with the apple logo. Hope this worked, if not, let me know
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Yea, that is actually what got it unfrozen. Thanks for your help.
So to summarize, there's 3 different ways to "turn off" the iPhone. Clicking the power button sleeps it, clicking power and home together for a bit powers off, and holding the two reboots. Correct?
Edit: Just thought of another question...What exactly is sleep mode? Do you still receive calls in it? If so, what is the point of it? Thanks again for your help.
So to summarize, there's 3 different ways to "turn off" the iPhone. Clicking the power button sleeps it, clicking power and home together for a bit powers off, and holding the two reboots. Correct?
Edit: Just thought of another question...What exactly is sleep mode? Do you still receive calls in it? If so, what is the point of it? Thanks again for your help.
Yea, that is actually what got it unfrozen. Thanks for your help.
So to summarize, there's 3 different ways to "turn off" the iPhone. Clicking the power button sleeps it, clicking power and home together for a bit powers off, and holding the two reboots. Correct?
Holding HOME and POWER for a few seconds will force it off (5-8 Seconds),
Holding HOME and POWER for a more than a few seconds (10-15 seconds) will force it off, and force it to reboot.
This link might help clarify any more troubleshooting you might have...
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/troubleshooting/phone/#
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/troubleshooting/phone/#
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