I'm unable to unlock or turn off my iPhone. how do i unlock it?

Hi, I just joined in today looking for the answer to the same question as wanidao, regarding "unlock slider". I tried what Jolieteddie said about rebooting the phone. If you are like me, I didn't hold the "ON/OFF" button at the top of the phone, and the "unlock button ",(little indented button at the bottom of phone with little square around it), long enough. I tried it again and held both buttons at the same time until the "apple" icon comes on. It took a couple
of minutes, for anything more to happen.
Finally, it asked for my password. I input it, at first it didn't work, then I tried again and
Hurray, It Worked!

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