How to Fix A Frozen iPhone

My iPhone 7 Plus is frozen when I am playing games. And it seems that the screen is dead. What do I need to do to fix this frozen iPhone?

-- Willson

Many users might get confused when their iPhone is frozen or unresponsive. A frozen iPhone is not something that happens frequently, but it does happen sometimes due to the following situations:

overheating when it is used for a long duration under a covered place;
your iPhone has not enough storage space;
your iPhone has installed a faulty or corrupted app, etc.

It seems pretty complicated to explain the reasons, but it is actually very easy to fix this issue by yourself. On the first section, we will show you how to fix a frozen iPhone X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/6/5 with three methods, then on the next section, you will learn how to restore iPhone data if there is any data loss after your phone has been back to normal.

Method 1: Restart the iPhone

First, turn off iPhone by pressing and holding the "Sleep/Wake" button until a red slider appears. Next, turn on your iPhone by pressing and holding the "Sleep/Wake" button until the Apple logo appears.

If your iPhone is not responding, then press and hold the "Sleep/Wake" button and the "Home"button at the same time for at least 10 seconds until you see the Apple logo appears.

Method 2: Update software

It is very important to keep your iPhone updated in order to keep it working properly. When your iPhone is freezing up or shutting down apps, you can fix it with the latest update. Please make sure that you are using the latest version of iTunes when updating your iPhone.

Then, connect your iPhone to the computer you usually sync it with. Next, while running iTunes, check in the left column under Devices and go to select your device. Click on "Check for Update" in the "Summary" tab. Then you can finish the update by following the instructions.

Method 3: Restore iPhone in iTunes

If the above two methods fail to fix your frozen device, you should try restoring your iPhone via iTunes. Restoring iPhone with iTunes will take your iPhone back to its factory settings, which means that all your text messages, photos, apps, podcasts, videos, music, notes and other data will be removed from your iPhone. So you must sync all of your important iPhone data to iTunes before you want to use this method.

First, you need to make sure that you are using the latest version of iTunes.

Then, connect your iPhone to computer with a USB cable. When your device is detected by iTunes, go to "Device", click on your iPhone then choose "Restore" in the "Summary" tab. Once restored, your iPhone will get back to the normal condition.

Method 4: Fix Frozen iPhone with Passvers iOS System Recovery

Using iTunes can sure fix the frozen iPhone, but it will delete all your data if you don't have a backup. That's why many users turn to a better choice - Passvers iOS System Recovery, a tool to fix frozen/disabled iOS device without any data loss,.

The tool is capble of fixing manifold iOS problems, including iPhone stuck at recovery mode, Apple logo, ramdom reboot, etc. So with this tool in your computer, there is no need to be panic when you face a frozen iPhone. Just follow the detailed instruction of the program and get your iPhone fixed in simple steps.

Download Passvers iOS System Recovery on your PC.

Step 1: Go to iOS System Recovery

Launch Passvers iOS System Recovery on your computer, then click "More Tools" > " iOS System Recovery".

Step 2: Connect the Frozen Device to Computer

Connect your frozen iPhone to computer with USB cable. The program will quickly detect your iPhone and you will see the prompt: Your device is in abnormal state. Please click "Confirm" to start fixing the problem.

Step 3: Put Your iPhone into Recovery/DFU Mode

Before the program is able to repair your iPhone problem, please put your iPhone into Recovery mode by following the program's instruction. If your iPhone is unable to enter recovery mode, the program will also show you how to enter DFU mode.

Step 4: Download Firmware Package

You will then see the information of your device presented. Check whether the presented information is correct, if not, select the right one. Then click "Next" to download firmware package for your device.

Step 5: Fix the Frozen iPhone

The program will begin to download firmware package and fix your device. You can oversee the whole process. Please keep the network connection and do not disconnect your iPhone. After the process is complete, your iPhone should restart to a normal state with all data safely preserved.

Tip: Recover Lost Data with Passvers iOS Data Recovery

If you lost important iPhone data when using Method 3 to restore your device, you can try to recover the lost data with the help of FonePaw iPhone Data Recovery.

This tool can retrieve all lost data including contacts, photos, text messages, videos and more from iPhone directly or indirectly. Just download the program on your computer, you can then choose to recover lost data from directly from iPhone or from its iTunes or iCloud backup . You may also preview the lost data before recovery.

If you come across any trouble when fixing your frozen iPhone, please leave a comment below. We’ll see what we can do.