iPhone Screen Has Gone Black and Blank But Still Responding – Fix
There have been numerous reports of iPhone and iPad screens and displays blacking out or just going blank. While the screen goes black the iPhone is still responding with incoming calls, notification sounds and vibrations. This issue tends to arise when the iPhone is dropped or when is used to tough environments. Thankfully there are some simple fixes you can try that will hopefully resolve these problems.
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iPhone Screen Has Gone Black Step 1
If you are ever to run into any glitches or temporary bugs on your iPhone it is always recommended to restart it as you would a computer. iPhones don’t have a dedicated restart button so there is a certain command which is holding the power/lock button + home button together for 10 seconds. This will restart the iPhone back up and sometimes can take up to 1 minute. You will not loose any data, contacts, music when doing the restart. This step is successful across all forms for trouble shooting on the iPhone whether it be for sound, camera, display, reception and so on.
iPhone Screen Has Gone Black Step 2
Another successful step that has helped iPhone users with this problem is reconnecting the display connecter in the iPhone itself. Externally you want to squeeze down on the back of the iPhone in the top 1/4 area where the camera and display connectors are found. Pressing down sometimes reconnects the connector as it may have been dislodged while being dropped. You can repeat this step pressing firmly for 30 seconds at a time.
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If any of these steps have helped you please share what you did below as it all helps 😀
Su says
Thanks
It worked
Ms. Terry says
I followed Step 1 above and it worked! Got my iphone back on! Thks. so much!
Alexis says
Omg I was about to lose hope because restarting it didn’t help but step 2 did thank you!
Millie says
neither worked :/
Michele says
Step 1 worked!!!!
MF says
step 1 worked! thank you 🙂
Richard says
I have an old 5C the screen went white with lines across it then blank nothing, tried step 2 squeezing the screen together top right and I seem to have live again in the phone. So thank you.
Pat says
Tried Step 1 and it worked! Thank you!!
lolax says
tried step one and it didnt work, but thankfully, step 2 worked! thank you very much!
natasha says
Pressing the connecter thingy at back for 30 seconds , thank you sooooo freaking much one happy girl here I missed my phone so much 💜 x
Julia says
Do these same steps work for an iPhone 7?
LAIDE says
STEP ONE WORKED…. I ALMOST LOST HOPE … AM SO VERY VERY HAPPY
anya-23 says
On the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, you perform a hard reset by pressing and holding the volume down button and the power button at the same time until the you see the Apple logo appear on the screen.
Venky Narayanan says
Thanks a lot ! It worked. My Iphone-6 was having problems with screen display and step 2 worked really well. Since it was a new phone and data was not backed up, I was worried. Once the screen showed up, the first thing I did was to back-up data. Luckily, the phone is also working fine now. Thank you !
Edwin says
Thank you my friend……. Step 1 works after I cleaned my sensor which is in dusty. So I got my Display and it is working now
Lilian says
Step 1 didn’t work, step 2 saved it! Thank you!!!
Anna R Betts says
#2 worked for my phone!!! Thank you! I was panicky because no store would repair it and said if I shipped it to Apple they would wipe it or send me another phone–I would lose all of my recent pics (I’m backing this phone up now!)
Suzanne says
Step 2 worked, thank you!!!!!!!
michelle says
step 1 worked on my iphone 7, thanks!
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Satyen says
My iPhone X won’t turn up after I get some calls from a stored contact but it does ring and if it’s from a unknown contact the display shows up immediately pls guide me as done everything possible restart restore reset all
Rayyan Al-Tailb says
does this work for a iphone 6 because i just got my phone fixed and i think i pressed to hard on the sim card when i had to take it out and put it back in. I tried the steps and they are just not working. If anyone knows what to do or knows somebody that can fix this at a low price please answer. I am out of hope.
Ahmed says
Thank you, you save my day
LG says
step 2 worked!!! thank you!
Darcy says
Neither worked if I leave my phone to die, will it work
D M says
yay! thanks..step 1 worked for me..
Keana Pritchett says
omg thanks so much step option 2 worked like a charm.
Aileen Maeve says
neither worked
Sima says
Many thanks it worked
Susan Bland says
Step 1 worked. Thank you!
araww101@gmail.com says
neither worked
Michael says
neither worked,phone dropped with no physical damage.phone still viberates and rings,no screen.
Denise says
anya-23 … THANK YOU! The volume down button and power button together worked for a hard reboot on my iPhone 7, which brought my screen back. AGH! I was panicking… my entire life (calendar, contacts, emails, etc.) is on this dang phone.
claire says
neither worked
Susan Smith says
Hallelujah! I’d forgotten about holding down the power/lock and home buttons at the same time. I’ve been babying my ole phone along, intending to keep it until it gasped its final breath. I was afraid that’s what it had done, but now it’s back to normal.
Matt Dotter says
does step 2 work with iphone 7? i dropped my phone and the screen went black; but the phone is still on i am getting haptic feedback from the home button and when someone calls it, itll ring for a few seconds then itll go to voicemail. it also isnt vibrating or notifying me when i plug the charger in but it definitely is charging and powering off
hard resetting the phone just turns it off, but i can turn it back on i tried squeezing it maybe twice. but i am going to repeat step 2 a good amount of more times to hopefully get the display back