My iphone is stuck on the lock screen with a find my iphone alert
well the title pretty much sums it up.
my iphone is on the lock screen i can slide the unlocker but the alert has an "ok" but when i tap it nothing happens
Hello GrayLady6,
Thank you for your question. It sounds like your phone is not responding and is stuck at the Apple logo. I would next reset the device with this process:
Reset
You should reset your device as a last resort and only if you can't restart it.
To reset, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.
From: Turn your iOS device off and on (restart) and reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
If this does not resolve your issue, I would next attenot putting the device into recovery mode and then restoring it with iTunes:
If you can't update or restore your iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling
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