Your iPhone is stuck on a black screen with a spinning wheel and you’re not sure why. Your iPhone isn’t turning back on no matter what you do! In this article, I’ll explain how to fix the problem when your iPhone is stuck on a spinning wheel.
Why Is My iPhone Stuck On A Spinning Wheel?
Most of the time, your iPhone gets stuck on a spinning wheel because something went wrong during the reboot process. This can happen after you turn on your iPhone, update its software, reset it from Settings, or restore it to factory defaults.
Although it’s less likely, a physical component of your iPhone may be damaged or broken. Our step-by-step guide below will start with software troubleshooting steps, then help you get support if your iPhone has a hardware problem.
Hard Reset Your iPhone
A hard reset forces your iPhone to quickly turn off and back on. When your iPhone crashes, freezes, or gets stuck on a spinning wheel, a hard reset can get it to turn back on.
The process of performing a hard reset varies depending on which model iPhone you have:
- iPhone 6s, iPhone SE (1st Generation), and older models: Simultaneously press and hold the Home button and power button until the screen goes completely black and the Apple logo appears.
- iPhone 7: Simultaneously press and hold the volume down button and the power button until the screen goes black and the Apple logo appears.
- iPhone 8, iPhone SE (2nd Generation), and newer models: Press and release the volume up button, press and release the volume down button, then press and hold the side button until the display goes black and the Apple logo appears.
A hard reset will fix this problem most of the time. If it did, immediately back up your iPhone to iTunes (PCs and Macs running Mojave 10.14 or earlier), Finder (Macs running Catalina 10.15 and newer), or iCloud. If this problem persists, you’ll want a copy of all the data on your iPhone!
DFU Restore Your iPhone
While a hard reset can temporarily fix the problem when your iPhone is stuck on a spinning wheel, it won’t eliminate the deeper software issue that caused the problem in the first place. We recommend putting your iPhone in DFU mode if the problem continues to occur.
A DFU (device firmware update) restore is the deepest iPhone restore and the last step you can take to completely rule out a software or firmware problem. Every line of code is erased and reloaded onto your iPhone, and the latest version of iOS is installed.
Make sure to backup your iPhone before putting it in DFU mode. When you’re ready, check out our DFU restore guide to learn how to do this step!
Contact Apple
It’s time to contact Apple support if your iPhone is still stuck on a spinning wheel. Make sure to schedule an appointment if you plan on taking your iPhone into the Genius Bar. Apple also has phone and live chat support if you don’t live near a retail location.
Take Your iPhone For A Spin
You’ve fixed the problem with your iPhone and it’s turning on again. Make sure to share this article on social media to teach your family, friends, and followers what to do when their iPhone is stuck on a spinning wheel.
Have any other questions about your iPhone? Leave them in the comments section below!
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found this on iCloud.com: iPhone 8 or later: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Then press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo. iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPod touch (7th generation): Press and hold both the Top (or Side) button and the Volume Down buttons until you see the Apple logo. iPad with Home button, iPhone 6s or earlier, and iPod touch (6th generation) or earlier: Press and hold both the Home and the Top (or Side) buttons until you see the Apple logo. While the instructions on this… Read more »
my phone is stuck on the spinning wheel and i dont know how to take it off please help me
My phone has a broken home button so I cant reset it!!!!!!!!
My phone is stuck on a black screen and a spinning wheel
this fix didn’t work for me, so I found a youtube video that helped! Just press in the power button AND the Volume Down button until it shows the Apple logo and itll boot right back up!
It worked for me !!! Thank you so much I was really scared that my phone was broken !
my phone is stuck on the black screen with a spinning wheel. i can hear when people call my phone tho, will it die or just keep doing that?
is it still stuck on spinning wheel?
my friends phone is stuck on a black loading screen and we tried a hard reset
hi this just happened to my sister I just fixed all you have to do is press both volume buttons or press the top one
Thank you so much, helped right away :))
Thank you so much, helped right away 🙂
My iPhone is spinning and won’t come on even tried to force start it didn’t work!
same and it wont turn on i just got then new iphone 11 and i used all my storage but it happended to my other iphone 8 last time i ran out of storage so idk what to do pls someone help me.
this happened to my last iphone 8 plus lol… now my moms definitely not going help me get a new phone.
same !
It still doesn’t work, no help at all
Finally worked Thank you !!!!!!!!!!
for how long??
my phone shut off it’s a loading screen!
my iphone shut off but its a black screen with a loading signal,nothing is working i cant shut it off or do anything.
same here
same how do we fix it and turn it back on ?
same
my iphone shut off but its a black screen with a loading signal,nothing is working i cant shut it off or do anything.It happend audimatically while i was using my phone.Right before it shut off it said no more storage.Can u help me or tell me whats wrong with my iphone.
same
Same with me to. I tried these things but it’s not turning on. I tried putting it on charge but every 7 seconds it would make the ‘I have just been plugged in’ sound.
same
its been doing it for 30 min
did you fix it?????? i need help im about to throw my phone.
I have an iPhone 6 and I thought I had lost my phone and lately I’ve been having iacloud problems with saving things so i knew that I would’ve lost a lot so tysm bc I thought my phone was stuck for good
It didn’t work
It didn’t work
I fricking love you, THANK YOUUU
That workout why does it happen and how do I prevent It?
Worked! Thank you!
i dont know if this is the same thing? but my phone just went black with a loading sign.it has been like that for a while.I tried to charge it but it keeps making the charging sound.I tried to refresh it but instead it just turned black and would come back to the loading screen.What do i do?? 🙁
mine is the same, have u fixed it?
same i need help. ever since the new iphone came out, it seems as if my phone has been bugging out. coincidence right?
Literally no one is helping I have the same problem as bilqwet.. this is a brand new phone. Definitely taking it back to the T-Mobile store and gonna get a refund if they can’t help
my iphone shut off but its a black screen with a loading signal,nothing is working i cant shut it off or do anything.It happend audimatically while i was using my phone.Right before it shut off it said no more storage.Can u help me or tell me whats wrong with my iphone.
Hello David i have a problem. Can you help me?
For anyone having constant buffering issues…it has to do with backing ip messages to icloud. Theres some glitches. It kept restoring attachments to old messages even after they were deleted. When i turn off the functionality the buffering stops. I finally cane to this conclusion after replacing my phone and having the same issue on my new phone.
Is there a similar procedure for the iPad?
I have a 2016 iPad Pro 9.7” and I have the black screen with the spinning white circle in the centre.
I can’t do it reset or a hard reset. At this stage, I’m hoping that the battery will eventually die so that I can plug it in and do a proper restart.
Unless someone else has some ideas …
just updated my phone to ios 14 and this happened, got so scared id have to buy a new phone! thank you so much!
Thank you!! Worked right away.
I have a iPhone 11 and will it ever stop spinnng?
same thing is ahppening to me!! did u end up fixing yours??
same thing is happening to me! I cant fix it.
I’ve had the same problem, just plugged my charging cable
Better than contacting Apple support…this fix saved me from throwing my phone against a brick wall! Thanks guys
Hello, My name is Brii. My screen is black and has the spinning wheel. It will not allow me to restart. Can you help?
same thing is happening to me rn!! did u end up fixing yours??
you just saved my life!!!! Cant thank you enough!!!!!!!!!
my iphone 11 will not sync to my JBL boombox
this actually saved my life, I was not prepared to tell my mum that my phone wasn’t working
I tried all the techniques and my phone won’t reset can I wait for it to die??
This was very helpful hun! Thx so much ?
Thank you this worked on my iPhone 6S
my phone is just stuck on the spinning wheel
It’s siri. Enable, use, disable. Or, disable, enable.
Thank u soo much it really worked
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! you’re a lifesaver!
I Tried all the method but still my phone doesn’t work (I PHONE X)
same have you found something that works i really dont want to take it to a guineas bar
Tired the iPhone 8 or newer and didn’t work then tried iPhone 7 way and it worked (I have an iPhone 8)
Hello have tried the hard restart but it’s not going off
LIFE SAVER! THANK YOU!!!!!!! My business is making appointments via my iphone. This saved my ass! Bless your tech savvy soul!
The hard restart normally works for me, but in this case it is not. I have tried multiple times and it won’t turn off. Still a black screen and spinning wheel
Kayla im having the same issue what did you do?
Did you ever get your phone to work? Mine is doing the same thing.
also my daughter has the same issue
Thanks a lot. Hard Reset instruction worked on my iPhone XS Max.
thank you that worked on my new se 2020
The hard start is not working. It is still black and spinning
My iphone8 screen as turned black with a loading icon spinning. It can’t turn off or back on. What can I do to turn It off and restart it
Same here.. did you fix it?
mines been doing it all morning i don’t know what to do !!!!
samee did u fix urs?? and if so how??plss
usually you have to leave it alone for a while and it will start working once its open charge your phone and delete some of your storage
did u figure out how to fix it?
same here!!!