If your iPhone started acting badly, I'm sure you're stressed out right now. Since December 2, many users have reported that their iPhones have repeatedly restarted themselves - according to some users, every 10 seconds or so, their phone screen will flicker to black and appear with a spinning freeze that lasts for a while . A few minutes before the phone finally reboots... only for the whole process to start over again moments later. If this happens to you, don't worry: your phone isn't possessed, or even worse, it's damaged. In fact, what to do when your iPhone shuts down or goes black for no reason is pretty simple! Luckily for you, I can walk you through a hacky fix that will get your phone back to normal and, more importantly, prevent it from shutting down over and over again without you touching it.
According to computer geek website ZDNet, the problem is rooted in a strange bug in iOS 11, although not every user using iOS 11 has encountered the problem. In a nutshell, the bug causes the phone's processor usage to spike to 100% when any app sends a notification, which spike then causes the device to heat up, which in turn causes the phone to force reset. Vicious cycle. To make things a little more subtle, the notification type that triggers this failure is automatically generated and not activity-related. For example, when your bestie likes your Instagram, this type of notification is unlikely to have any impact on your phone, but if the app decides to send one of those "Haven't seen you in a while!" notifications . Push alerts, which may indicate a failure. In fact, the worst part about this glitch is that once your phone goes black, there seems to be nothing you can do as it appears to be dead. But don't worry - it's just playing dead! Just restart your phone, take a deep breath, and follow these simple two-part instructions to get rid of the error, courtesy of Apple's support site.
Go to settings
Before updating your phone to eliminate this error, you must go to Settings to change how your phone automatically allows app notifications. This is important because it may increase your chances of resolving this error. Click on one app at a time and turn off "Allow notifications." Once done, every app on your phone should close in Notification Center.
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Make sure you have enough storage space to download the iOS 11.2 update for your iPhone and that it is plugged in. When you're ready, head to Settings, note the available updates, and update your phone. (Note: If your phone is in repeating reboot mode, you may need to quickly complete the update between reboots before the phone shuts itself off again. Don't lose heart!) The new iOS 11.2 has everything you need to eliminate bugs and prevent others Things you haven’t dealt with yet.
Return to settings
Okay, you're almost done! Now that your phone has been updated, you have to go back to settings and turn all app notifications back on so that you can actually receive notifications again. If you want to change how you're notified, though, now is a good time to clear out some pings you no longer need - for example, maybe you just want to be notified when there's a message from an app you use frequently. Or, hey, maybe you want to disable all notifications and go off the grid for a while. I don't know your life! Whatever works for you, just a suggestion: keep your bank notifications!
