iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo
When the iPhone is stuck on the screen with the apple logo, you cannot access anything. You need to find a solution if you want to continue using the device. When you start the iPhone, it goes through the process of launching its processor, checking its memory, and making sure that all its internal components are in working order.
While these activities are happening in the background, iPhone keeps displays the white Apple Logo until all these mandatory background activities will finish it. If the iPhone is unable to complete its start-up activities, it will continue to display the White Apple Logo and may not come out of this screen.
It can happen due to a variety of reasons.
What Causes the iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo?
There can be a lot of potential reasons why iPhones get stuck on the start-up screen. iPhone getting stuck on Apple logo can be caused by several reasons, or it can be any of the below:
Jailbreak:
A jailbreak is a process of eliminating hardware limitations on your iOS device and performing root access to download themes and applications that are not available at the Apple store. Therefore when you jailbreak your iPhone, it will get stuck on the apple logo because a file was not correctly modified.
Ios Update:
It is one of the main reasons why iPhone stuck on Apple logo during iOS updates. When updating your Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, you may find that something interrupts your device or iTunes from completing the task. Your device spontaneously reboots and never boots past the white Apple logo on black background.
Hardware:
This issue is often caused by the cable, which connects the iPhone’s motherboard and screen, coming loose or failing. In some cases, this is simply the result of a hardware failure.
What is the Procedure to fix iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo?
Reset Your iPhone:
Although a hard reset won’t work 99% of the trial times, it is no harm to try it. To do a hard reset, press and hold down the Power button and Home button at the same time. Don’t let go until you see the Apple logo disappear and reappear on the screen. If failed, it doesn’t matter, move on to the next solution.
Recovery Mode And Restore It:
- Press and then release the Volume Up button.
- Do it the same with the Volume Down button.
- Press & hold the Power button until you see the Connect to iTunes screen. Remember not to release the button when the Apple logo appears since you now need to boot your phone in the recovery mode.
- In recovery mode, iTunes will prompt a message that your iPhone will identify in recovery mode, and you will be asked for Update or Restore.
- Simply choose the Restore option to clear out all existing data on your phone.
Erase your iPhone Remotely:
- Sign in your iCloud account by going to icloud.com Link out icon with your browser.
- Navigate to Find My iPhone. You will be lead to a map screen. Select your iPhone and then choose Erase iPhone.
- Your iPhone will reboot as soon as the restoring process completes.
- Then you can restore iPhone from iCloud backups as usual.
Restoring iPhone To Factory Settings:
Factory resetting, in general, is the most effective method to fix the white Apple screen of death issue. But, this method will erase all of the data off your iPhone. (It is always better to keep a working iPhone than a dead one.) Follow the below method to fix the white screen problem.
- Connect your iPhone USB Cable to a Dock Connector (do not connect to your computer now).
- Press the Home button and connect the other end of the USB cable to your PC.
- Then, iTunes will automatically start, and iPhone can be kept in recovery mode.
- Now, you can easily boot your iPhone into recovery mode, and your iPhone will restore in a few minutes.
- Although factory resetting will help to handle the white Apple screen of death situation, it would cause data loss on your device.
How to Fix iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo From Third-Party App?
Countless software that can easily help you to fix iPhone 4/5/5s/6/7/7 Plus/8/X/11 frozen on the Apple logo without losing your data. It can fix the white apple logo screen of death and other iOS system problems without iTunes and without restoring the iPhone. All you need to do is to download, install the tool on your computer.
Connect the iPhone to the PC:
- Open the program on your PC and locate “iOS System Recovery.”
- Then connect your frozen iPhone to PC using a lightning cable.
- The program will quickly detect that your iPhone is stuck on the Apple logo. Click “Confirm” to start repairing the iPhone.
Put the iPhone into Recovery/DFU Mode.
- The program will then prompt you to put your iPhone into recovery/DFU mode. It doesn’t matter that you don’t know how to enter the modes.
- The program has specific instructions to guide you. Follow the guide to enter recovery/DFU mode.
- Connect the affected iPhone to the computer using an original USB cable
- Launch iTunes
- Power off the iPhone (refer to your device instruction)
- Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for about 10 seconds
- Release the Sleep/Wake button but keep holding the Home button until you see ‘iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.”‘
- Restore the iPhone via iTunes. Wait for a few minutes to complete this process.
Confirm Your Device Info
- The program will automatically download the suitable firmware package for your device. Just to be sure, check if the presented info matches your iPhone.
- Then click “Repair” to begin to go past the Apple logo screen.
Waiting for the Repairing to Be Finished
- The program will then download the plugin and repair your iPhone.
- All you have to do is to wait for the repairing progress bar to hit 100%.
- After this, your iPhone will reboot and get past the Apple logo.
Conclusion:
If your iPhone is stuck on the Apple logo during start-up and will not load past the home screen, you may think that your iPhone is permanently broken. But that may not be the case. It happens to many users that see the iPhone stuck with the Apple logo after an upgrade. Here are some ways to get your iPhone out of the start-up loop and working properly again.