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title: "How to fix an iPhone 8 that is stuck on black screen with odd notification lights after an iOS update"  
description: "How to fix an iPhone 8 that is stuck on black screen with odd notification lights after an iOS update"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-10-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50548/how-to-fix-an-iphone-8-that-is-stuck-on-black-screen-with-odd-notification-lights-after-an-ios-update  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone 8"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to fix an iPhone 8 that is stuck on black screen with odd notification lights after an iOS update

How to [fix an iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50409/how-to-fix-an-iphone-x-that-s-suddenly-slowing-down-keeps-freezing-and-lagging) 8 that is [stuck on black screen](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50401/how-to-fix-an-iphone-x-that-is-stuck-on-black-screen-of-death-doesn-t-power-on) with [odd](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86337/delhi-odd-even-scheme-is-active-again-what-is-it-and-why-it-is-in-the-news) [notification](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/205/property-notification-in-c-sharp) lights after an [iOS](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12425/ios-11-vs-android-o-a-comparison) [update](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156355/what-is-google-pigeon-update)\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

If your iPhone gets stuck on a **[black screen](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50889/how-to-fix-an-iphone-7-plus-that-is-stuck-on-black-screen-of-death)**for the first time and then won't turn on, it could be due to small system issues that can be fixed with a soft reset. However, because your device is not responding to touchscreen input commands in its present state, you will need to use the **force restart** method to restart it. It's still a soft reset, but this time it's done with the hardware keys. There will be no data loss because the method will not alter data. Here's how you do it: \
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1. **Quickly press** and **release the Volume Up button.**
2. **Quickly press** and **release the Volume Down button.**
3. **Hold down the Side/Power button** until you see the Apple logo.

Usually, this solves the problem. and get your phone back up and running fine again **[Read More](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50495/how-to-email-or-print-pdfs-or-notes-in-ibooks-on-your-iphone-x)**


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