[SOLVED] iPhone Stuck on Black Screen with Spinning Wheel

[SOLVED] iPhone Stuck on Black Screen with Spinning Wheel 1

[SOLVED] iPhone Stuck on Black Screen with Spinning Wheel

Are you facing the “iPhone Spinning Wheel of Death?”

The problem occurs when you upgrade your phone to iOS 10. Most models involved are the iPhone 7, 7plus, and 6s. You get a black screen with a spinning wheel in the center of the screen.

Your phone stops working, and you keep staring at the spinning wheel of death. The phone can hang for up to 15 minutes and rotates repeating the cycle every hour.

We know how irritating this can be and we want to help you solve the problem.

Possible Causes for the Black Screen Error

The fact is there is no probable cause for the iPhone to get stuck on the black screen with a spinning wheel. A bug resulting from the iOS 10 update causes all of it. Therefore, with this out of the way, we can fix the issue with your phone.

How to Fix the Problem

Here we have a step-by-step guide to applying the fix on the phone, and we hope it solves your problem. You can use three methods:

Recovery Mode

Here is how you boot the iPhone in recovery mode to fix the iPhone spinning wheel black screen:

  1. Wait for the phone after 15-minutes to get to a working state
  2. Alternatively, you can force start the phone by holding the power and volume down buttons for up to five seconds till the logo appears.
  3. Now back up the data to the phone or iCloud (setting>>>>iCloud>>>>Backup>>>>Backup Now) and take a backup using iTunes (you need iTunes installed on the laptop and use it to connect to your iPhone)
  4. iTunes will automatically sink with the PC
  5. Restart the device using the force start method and use the power and volume down buttons to restart in recovery mode
  6. An alert message will pop up asking you to restore or update
  7. Click update, and it will be updated with iTunes

Success and hopefully the problems solved for the last time. One more solution is to reset the phone and can try it.

Fixing the Problem with a Software Update

Another way to fix the iPhone stuck on a black screen with a spinning wheel issue is to do a software update:

  • Open up the phone and go to settings
  • Go to general and then to the software update
  • Tap the download and install icon
  • Enter your password and agree
  • The download will start

Maybe this might solve the black screen of death concern on the phone. However, if no updates are available, you will need to move on to the next step

  1. Make sure the phone is unplugged
  2. Turn the device off by holding the power and volume down buttons at the same time
  3. Connect the iPhone to your computer, and the device should turn on and work properly

On the other hand, if the dilemma continues, you will need to head over to iCloud online and click on find iPhone. At this moment in time, your phone will still be off. Click on devices present, click your iPhone, remove your account, and head to iTunes. Now you need to perform a restore.

Furthermore, if none of the above works, one more method you can try: take your phone to Apple Service Provider.

Conclusion

Having the iPhone stuck on a black screen of death with a spinning wheel is irritating. Many users believe the errors were caused by the iOS 10 upgrade. A bug must have made its way into the data causing the iPhone to stick fast and not work for a while. To be honest, there are multiple reasons why it could happen. However, we hope the steps mentioned in the article help solve the issue.