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title: "How to fix an iPhone 8 Plus that is stuck on black screen of death, won’t turn on"  
description: "How to fix an iPhone 8 Plus that is stuck on black screen of death, won’t turn on"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-10-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50665/how-to-fix-an-iphone-8-plus-that-is-stuck-on-black-screen-of-death-won-t-turn-on  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone 8 plus"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to fix an iPhone 8 Plus that is stuck on black screen of death, won’t turn on

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 [Plus that is stuck](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50681/how-to-fix-an-iphone-8-plus-that-is-stuck-on-apple-logo-or-infinite-boot-loops) on [black](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/300145/women-designers-leather-jackets) [screen](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1382/print-something-that-is-not-shown-on-the-screen-using-wpf) of [death](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302076/use-machine-learning-for-the-prediction-of-death), won’t turn on\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

If this is the first time your iPhone has gotten stuck on a black screen and then won't turn on, it could be due to minor system issues that can be fixed with a soft reset. However, because your device is now not responding to touchscreen input commands, you will need to use the alternate restart procedure known as force restart. It's still a soft reset, but this time you'll use the physical keys. There will be no data loss because no data will be touched during the process. This is how it's done: \
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1. Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.
2. Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
3. Hold the Side/Power button down until the Apple logo shows.

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Usually, this will resolve the issue and restore your phone's functionality. However, if it does not function that way, you may be dealing with a serious problem.


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