Iphone 4 screen is dark

My son has an Iphone 4 white 8 gig. All of the sudden he has a black screen. How do we fix?

Reset. Hold both home and power buttons until the iphone restarts itself Usually takes 10 seconds of holding both buttons If still problem.
Restore. If still problem.
If you have Warranty or AppleCare, make Genius Reservation and take to Apple for resolution.

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My iPhone 4 will not display the home screen or anything else.
The screen will appear to be black with a hint of grey when you press the on/off button.
The iPhone will not power down by holding down the on/off button nor simultaneously holding down the on/off and home button.
The snooze alarm is constantly going off every 15 minutes. I'm only able to press the on/off button to snooze it for the time being.
I tried charging the phone and plugging it into my Mac Book however the screen remains dark.
What can I do?

have you tried restoring your phone in iTunes. You can just plug it into the computer make sure you have a back up. After you back up hit restore and see if that helps. If you don't make a back up you will lose all your data because the restore will erase every thing

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Hi there
I'm a little confused. My iphone screen has gone all dark. I can still see the icons if I try really hard, but it's a struggle.
I've re-set the phone, to no avail, and have also played around with the Brightness settings, which have not affected anything.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Conor

My pleasure, Conor. Technically, it's Dr. or Mr.
Sorry for your troubles, though
Thanks for the !

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My wife has a new iphone that has the 2.2 os running on it. As of yesterday, the screen has gone dark (but the icons of the phone are still visible) the phone still functions. Brightness is at its highest level. Can't get into the genius bar for two days (typical). Any ideas? She is heading out of town prior to being able to get an appt.

I had the same problem several days ago after charging my 3G iphone placed screen side up under a bright table lamp. I could barely make out the icons and the screen was almost completely dark but from what I could still make out all the apps and phone continued to work. I tried all of the suggestions in this thread with no luck. I then turned out all lights and went to sleep deciding to visit my Genius Bar the next day. When I awoke, the screen back light had restored itself when I tried it. My opinion is that the light sensor on the phone was "overloaded" or "desensitized" from being charged for several hours sitting underneath a bright table lamp light. I have had no problem or recurrence since. If anyone is still having this problem simply try turning the phone off and placing it in a dark place for a few hours or overnight, make sure it is charged, and try again in the morning.

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Hello,
The screen on my iPhone has suddenly gone really dark (it was like that when I switched it on this morning!) - I can not really use it as its almost impossible to see anything, I can only just make out what the different menues are. So the backlight seems to have broken. Any one else who has experienced this? What to do? I have turned it off several times, I have even reset it once and charged it... and obviously checked the light settings.
Your help is much appreciated!
BR
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Right i've been restoring, backing up, syncing and trying different things all day. I've found this and the screen has been ok for 10 minutes now! My issue was intermittant so i knew the screen could go bright.
"Alright what ya wanna do is go into your settings/go into brightness/turn off the Auto Brightness feature off/turn the iPhone completely off/wait 30 seconds/from there turn it back on/check to see if the auto brightness is still off/if not put it into sleep mode/wake it up/should have the same brightness as it did when you put it to sleep/now that the phone is back on/go bvack inbto settings then brightness/turn on auto brightness/shut down the phone/wait 30 seconds/then turn the phone back on./put it to sleep/wake it up/problem should be solved//VR"
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Hi. Last night I was trying to factory reset my white iPhone 4S. The little bar that spins around wouldn't stop spinning. 3 hours passed and nothing happened. Now the phone's screen is completely dark. The phone works but the display is not turned on. I tryied doing the reset thing where you hold the power and home button but nothing is happening. The sound and vibration are completely fine. I tryied restoring the iphone thru iTunes but still nothing. Does anybody know how to fix this?

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Ok, so i was laying on my couch which sits low on the ground. I have a Iphone 3. No warranty because my son won it at his graduation. I dropped it on the floor and it has a thick protective cover on it. And when i picked it up its very dark I can see my apps and stuff. but its like 80% dark. I restarted it a couple of times. is there a way i can fix it without a full restore? thank you

Hello there, brittyscifi.
The following Knowledge Base article provides some great steps for troubleshooting your issue:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
Display doesn't adjust brightness automatically
The ambient light sensor brightens the display when using the iPhone in brightly lit environments, and dims the display in low light. To test this sensor, do the following:
If the iPhone is in a protective case, remove it from the case. If there is a protective film on the display, remove the film.
Verify that the Auto-Brightness setting (Settings > Brightness and Wallpaper) is set to ON, and that the Brightness level is set near the middle of the slider.
Press the Home button to return to the Home screen and then press the Sleep/Wake button to lock the iPhone.
In a bright environment, cover the top third of the iPhone to block the light, then press the Sleep/Wake button or the Home button to wake the phone. Slide the slider to unlock the phone.
Notice the brightness of the screen and application icons; they should be somewhat dimmed.
Remove the cover from the top of the display and in a few moments the display should get brighter.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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It seems this problem is caused by the software to increase the readibility of upper letters (clock battery etc.) It be nice to leave us the control of choosing background letter color too if we are using brighter images or darker images.
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That's where the magnetic sensor for the lid is located. It causes the computer to think that it is closed! Now, an iPhone doesn't have a magnet, except in the speaker, so maybe that's what happens. Our your case has a magnet.
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Hi Aphthonius,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you only see the "connect to iTunes" screen on your iPhone, this means that the device is in recovery mode and needs to be restored. The information and steps in this article can help further:
If you can't update or restore your iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
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I have been attempting to wipe/erase the iphone 4S I recently purchased...for the past 20 hours....I went to Reset in Settings and clicked on "Erase All Content and Settings"....At that point the phone the screen went dark except for a white circular symb

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The instructions indicated that, depending on what needed to be erased, the process could take several hours. Even though the device had a Tom Tom application with all the maps of Europe etc (about 2GB) and there were several other apps on the device, it does not seem to me normal that the device would be still clearing into the next day - today!
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Something has gone wrong. Turn your phone off, then force it into recovery mode & restore it:
Press the Sleep/Wake button & Home button at the same time, keep pressing until your phone turns off, then release.
Leave the USB cable connected to your computer, but NOT your phone, iTunes running, press & hold the home button while connecting the USB cable to your dock connector, continue holding the home button until you see “Connect to iTunes” on the screen. You may now release the home button. iTunes should now display that it has detected your phone in recovery mode, if not quit and reopen iTunes. If you still don’t see the recovery message repeat these steps again. iTunes will give you the option to restore from a backup or set up as new.
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That does happen. It depends on how hard the server is being hit, as well as the connection speed of your system. If you are on a windows system, you will want to disable any antivirus or firewall software during the download.

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