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Anyone know how to un-freeze an iphone?

tangoflash
tangoflash Posts: 10,788
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Whilst browsing the web, my screen froze up on me, so I simply pressed the button on the top, to close the screen down. It's now blank, but the phone is still on. If anyone calls me, it rings, but I can't answer it and neither can I read my messages. With any other phone, I'd simply pop the battery out, but Apple (in their wisdom) make this impossible to do.

Anyone got any idea how I can solve this?

It's a 4s by the way...........

Comments

  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    When this happens to my Sony I have to press down on the volume button whilst pressing the power off button. It acts like a hard reset.
  • Rufus_Ambition
    Rufus_Ambition Posts: 605
    Try holding down the home button and the sleep/wake (top) button simultaneously for about 10 seconds. The phone should restart.
  • SOTF
    SOTF Posts: 1,149
    Hold the menu and power button together for approximately 10 seconds and it should restart.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,788
    Yep. Holding those buttons down did the trick. Thanks @Rufus_Ambition & @SurvivaloftheFittest :smile:
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    tangoflash said:

    Yep. Holding those buttons down did the trick. Thanks @Rufus_Ambition & @SurvivaloftheFittest :smile:

    Okay, I did my fekking best :smile:
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,234
    edited June 2016
    Drat....I was going to suggest standing on one leg whilst putting your finger in your ear and singing Agadoo three times. That's a technology solution that is rarely used nowadays but works every time for me ;0)
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    No expert, but leave it on the draining board for a day, works with a pork chop
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,253
    Put it in a bowl of rice overnight... It will attract a Chinese person who will fix it for you
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited June 2016
    Time for an upgrade. In fact it was time for an upgrade years ago :smiley:
  • RaplhMilne
    RaplhMilne Posts: 4,611
    As there is no transfer activity or anything worth worrying about, I find the comment from CAFCsayer offensive ! He is obviously an OUT Nazi ! Thereby showing himself to be either an old person, or a stupid one ! (According to the Guardian).

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  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,487
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rksCTVFtjM4
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,304
    iphone related query if anyone can help out at all would be massively appreciated.

    so dropped my phone on monday had a backup last night to i cloud all went through fine,

    new phone came today old one taken away by couries,

    gone to set it up back up doesnt show when i select the option backup from icloud.

    i set up as a new phone, once im through i go onto my icloud settings and i can see the backup from last night 9.8gb, how do i get that back up on to my phone. have tried all sorts and i really am trying to avoid visiting the poxy apple store.
  • Oh_Yoni_Boy
    Oh_Yoni_Boy Posts: 1,763
    Showmetheway2gohome said:

    Defrost in microwave

    I came here to say this... as you were.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,685
    Oh_Yoni_Boy said:

    Showmetheway2gohome said:

    Defrost in microwave

    I came here to say this... as you were.
    This :smile:
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,128
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    No expert, but leave it on the draining board for a day, works with a pork chop

    You wanna get those chops in a bowl of water, they'll defrost much faster.
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Charlton Life has everything you could ever need. At the weekend I was at Le Mans and my mate's iphone froze up - if only I'd know the solution was to be found here!
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    RaplhMilne said:

    As there is no transfer activity or anything worth worrying about, I find the comment from CAFCsayer offensive ! He is obviously an OUT Nazi ! Thereby showing himself to be either an old person, or a stupid one ! (According to the Guardian).

    That's desperately unfair....






    I think that you misunderstood the Guardian, it's old and stupid.
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,963
    palarsehater said:

    iphone related query if anyone can help out at all would be massively appreciated.

    so dropped my phone on monday had a backup last night to i cloud all went through fine,

    new phone came today old one taken away by couries,

    gone to set it up back up doesnt show when i select the option backup from icloud.

    i set up as a new phone, once im through i go onto my icloud settings and i can see the backup from last night 9.8gb, how do i get that back up on to my phone. have tried all sorts and i really am trying to avoid visiting the poxy apple store.

    This help?
    https://support.apple.com/kb/ph12521?locale=en_GB
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,963
    Should have given you the open if you set it up through iTunes though?
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,304
    bascially what it was was the ihpone that ee supplied me with had ios 8 on it and my backup was done on latest software so i had to get the handset with the new ios software then restore and it worked a treat.

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