My iPhone's screen is black with a white search circle in the middle of it. I can't get it to turn on or off?

My iPhone's screen is black with a white search circle in the middle of it. I can't get it to turn on or off. What should I do?

Try doing a hard reset - by holding the 'Power' button on the top and the 'Home' button simultaneously!

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My IPhone 5s camera isn't turning on, the screen is black for every app I use for the camera and none of them work. I've turned my phone off and on again and that didn't work and I also tried resettingy phone. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

IPhone camera isn't working.

if the camera stays black when trying to use it in any application it is likely a hardware issue at that point because the aperture on the camera isn't opening. the only way to is that is by actually having the iPhone repaired through an apple store or through contacting apple support and going through a mail in repair.
if the iPhone is out of warranty though there would be a cost to have it repaired and it may end up being cheaper to take it to a third party to have them repair or replace just the camera.

My iPad is frozen with a white rotating circle in the center. How do make the circle stop rotating?

My iPad is frozen with a white rotating circle in the center. How do I unfreeze it?

OK if I understand whats going on.
You have to restore your ipad.
If you backed it up prior to this problem you may not loose everything.
I can tell you how to restore it.
Hold the on/off button and the home button at the same time until the device turns off.
Once the device has turned off without letting go of the home button release the power button and keep holding until the connect to itunes logo appears.
It should be rather obvious now that you have to connect your iPad to the computer.
iTunes on your computer should open automatically if it doesn't open it.
on the side bar of iTunes your ipad should appear.
Click on it.
Then in the centre of the window there should be a restore and/or restore and update button.
Click restore.
the rest of the instructions should appear on the screen.
Assuming the restore was successful.
Leave the iPad plugged in and If you backed up the iPad before it stopped working then you should see a restore from back up there if not you may have to start from scratch.

My iphone 4 screen went black and will not come back on, the screen lights up but is still black and will not show anything on the screen, it still vibrates though. help

my iphone 4 screen went black and will not show anything on it, the phone still vibrates and lights up but the screen is black, HELP.

I have a similar problem. I restored my iPhone 5 to the latest available OS. After completing the process the phone never restarted. The phone was fully charged when I restored it but now refuses to charge past the red battery icon. I have been able to get the phone in UFD mode several times and have been able to load the new OS on the phone. The Apple logo does come on and the software fully loads. iTunes tells me the phone will restart but never does. I left it to charge all night but it never appeared to load the battery. This morning I went to the Grand Central Terminal apple store for help. A woman at the store plugged the phone in but it never charged. She absolutely refused to believe that I got my phone in UFD mode and loaded any software on. I don't think it is a battery issue. The only solution I was given was to buy a new phone. Repairing it was out of the question. At this point the phone is completely useless. Thanks in advance for the help.

Some pictures in I-Photo seem to be corrupted. When I click on them, the photo comes up for a second, then the picture turns black with a white fuzzy circle inside it and what looks like an explanation mark. Some older, some newer, no common thread.

Some pictures in I-Photo seem to be corrupted. When I click on them, they come up for a second, then turn black with a white circle in the middle and what looks like an explanation mark. There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to the photos that are a problem, some older ones, some newer, some albums have none, some albums have a lot.
Thanks,
Mark

time to time (when I have a chance), I will go to Finder, bring up ALL Images and start going through them to label them (before I put a label on them, they are simply listed as 123 jpg, 124 jpg etc.).
You're damaging the Library doing that, and that's the cause of your problem.
Never, ever, ever use the All Images search and work on items in yoyr iPhoto Library. They must only be accessed via the iPhoto window.
Restroe from abck up or try rebuild the Library:
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Next: You need to learn how to use iPhoto. There's no need to be dragging things to the desktop:
For help accessing your photos in iPhoto see this user tip:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4491

My iphone 4 screen went black with a loading circle thing on the bottom

my phones been acking wierd the last 2 days. first more then half of my contacts have went missing. i tryed to add them again and my phone deleted them. then today my screen went black but theres one of those loading circles on the bottom of the screen. i dont really know what i have to do. please help:(

Do o hard reboot by shutting it down by holding the home and power buttons at the same time until the "power off" appears. Shut it down, wait a few minutes and the turn it back on.

Iphone4s is not responding to any things the screen is black with a white ring with the apple logo on

HI, I have the iPhone 4s its not responding to anything it just keeps flashing up a black screen with a white ring and the apple logo does any one know what's wrong with it please.

Hey Sanabana65,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like your Apple TV isn't starting up and the status light is flashing. Try taking a look at the article linked below and running through the troubleshooting suggestions that it provides.
Apple TV: About the status light - Apple Support
Flashes quickly
Having issues. Try restarting or waking your Apple TV. If your Apple TV does not start up properly, you might need to reset the Apple TV or restore it to factory settings. See Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Restoring your Apple TV. If this does not resolve the issue, refer to the Service FAQ for additional assistance.
Ciao,
-Jason

How do I used my iPhone if it is Lock with an Apple ID account of the previous user and i can't longer contact him?

I bought an Apple Device namely iPhone 4s and this really bother and give me an intimate reason to contact Apple. How do I use the device, if it is Lock with an Apple ID account of the previous user, and everytime I open the phone the screen will show Activate iPhone with the Apple ID link on the Device. The worse thing is that, i couln't contact the seller any longer and the device is seems useless. I can't use it. Please give me some help how to fix this error and vulnerabilities.

Sorry alvinguibz, but you have encountered an Activation Lock, and unless you can contact the previous owner and have them follow the steps below, you will not be able to use your device:
Removing Previous Owner from Device
There is no other way around this.
Sorry,
GB

My screen is black with lines and is rainbow because something was thrown at it can you fix this?

My Mac G5 has a black cracked screen with rainbow lines on it because something was thrown at it

Hi,
To do the PRAM reset, just click on the highlighted words in my last post, it will take you to an Apple Support page which tells you how to do it. No, it will not delete anything.
If you have only had it 10 months, it is under the standard 1-year warranty.
To make an appointment with the Genius Bar, visit this site. If you are not in the United States, choose your region from the pulldown menu on the right.
By the way, that PRAM link is for Yosemite. If you have Mavericks, go here.

A narrow black bar with text in it telling me what I am doing, has appeared on my screen. Also, there's a voice over speaking the same thing. How can I get rid of it?

I was checking out some keyboard shortcuts when a black bar appeared with white letters repeating letters as i type. Then telling me where i am and what I'm doing. Also a voice over started, telling me what I was doing. How can I stop this and get rid of the black text bar? It even creates text boxes and things without asking. Help!

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I have a new 32gb ipod 4 that has a black screen and wont respond to reset. The screen shows no response to the charger either. How can I get it to turn on?

I have a new 32 gb ipod 4 that has a blcak screen. It wont respond to a hard reset, nor does it acknowledge that it is being charged. It was not dropped or damaged in any way. We are out of the country. Help

First, let's make sure that what you call a "hard reset" is a true system Reset...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until the screen blacks out or you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears. You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
If the Reset doesn't work, try a Restore. Note that it's nowhere near as quick as a Reset. Connect via cable to the computer that you use for sync. From iTunes, select the iPad/iPod and then select the Summary tab. Follow directions for Restore and be sure to say "yes" to the backup. You will be warned that all data (apps, music, movies, etc.) will be erased but, as the Restore finishes, you will be asked if you wish the contents of the backup to be copied to the iPad/iPod. Again, say "yes."
Finally, if the Restore doesn't work, let the battery drain completely. Then recharge for at least an hour and Restore again.

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The same is happening for me. Today I decided to reboot my PC because it was acting up a bit, go figure, and then for some reason at the same time the PC was restarting my macbook froze. I had to do a reboot with the restart button but then all that came up was a gray background and in the middle of the screen was a darker gray folder with a white question mark in the middle of it, blinking. I can't imagine why the restart would've affected my macbook. After finding information on how to fix this, I tried all of the steps that were given about using the mac OS X disk to use the first aid utility to fix it. When using the Disk Utility option whenever I select my hardrive and am in the First Aid tab, the only button I can use is the Verify Disk Permissions. The other three buttons, and namely the most important Repair Disk button, is/are not selectable (grayed out). I then tried resetting the PRAM the way they also said with the command + option + P + R and waited for the second startup sound. After that I gave the Disk Utility a second try, but still nothing. And now if I try to just reinstall the OS completely I can't even select a destination volume on the third step (Select Destination). Apparently this means i'm SOL.

I dropped my iphone 4s and the screen is black with some blue lines. IS there a way to view my text messages on the computer?

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For instance, DigiDNA's DiskAid will let you extract your messages from the phone in human-readable format. Like .pdf.

My iPhone 5 screen is black and will not come back on. The phone still works when paired with my vehicles Bluetooth what's wrong with it, and can I fix it?

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My screen is black on my iPhone with the little circle in the middle like it is powering down. It's been like this for over an hour! Help

My screen is black on my iPhone with the little circle in the middle like it is powering down. It's been like this for over an hour! Help

Hold the HOME and SLEEP buttons at the same time until an Apple logo appears. If it hasn't appeared after 30 seconds your phone is probably broken. If something other than an Apple logo appears see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808.

My iPhone's screen is black with a white search circle in the middle of it. I can't get it to turn on or off?

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