Black screen o' death (iPhone 4)

[firecat88]

I...have no idea what I did. I've never owned an iPhone before, so this is very new to me. As it states in the subject line, I have an iPhone 4. I use it constantly for talking, websurfing, and several rounds of Words With Friends, so I'm putting it on the charger every night.

Well, today was no exception. I charged it up last night, and the battery slowly wound down throughout the day from activity. And then something happened that hasn't happened since I got said phone. I was talking to my Dad, telling him I was done with class and needed a ride home. I hang up after said call and it goes to black screen like it always does. I pushed the button to go to the unlock screen, though and....nothing happened. So I started pushing other buttons. And nothing happened.

So I got home, plugged it into the charger, and it's still on black-screen-of-death mode. Is it dead? Does it just need charging?

[TheSHAD0W]

http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroub...set_iphone.htm

[firecat88]

OhthankGod. That worked. Thank you soo much.

[Orgaloth]

Make sure you do regular back-ups on any smart phone (Iphones especially as contacts aren't saved to the sim).

I always tell my customer to power their smartphones down at least once a week for at least 30 seconds. Glad to hear you got your phone up and running again.

[Dave1982]

iPhones are automatically backed up when you sync them in iTunes.

[Orgaloth]

That's true, but its just the info. If you want your settings, then you have to back it up. I've done a number of these at work (I'm a phone tech for Australias largest telecommunications company), and checking where the backups are stored, only the back ups from right clicking the device are there, not the syncs.