How to Fix iPhone Blue Screen of Death after iOS 11 Update

Fix iPhone Blue Screen of Death after iOS 11 Update

By Selena KomezUpdated on September 26, 2017

“I updated my iPhone 7 to the newest iOS 11. This morning the phone screen turned blue suddenly, then reboot and back to the blue screen again. The phone is stuck like this. What causes blue screen of death on my device? And how to fix the blue screen of death to normal?”

Most of Apple users can’t wait to upgrade to the latest iOS 11 and they are having fun with the new features of the new operating system brings. However, there are still some bugs following by the new iOS. Blue screen of death issue is one of the frequently asked questions on forums. The blue screen of death issue may cause of the hardware or the software problems. As iPhone/iPad/iPod users, you must be suffering the same trouble be similar with the blue screen of death issues after iOS 11 update. How we are going to fix this blue screen of death problem after iOS 11 update? Some useful tips are suggested in the following part.

Part 1: Tips of Fix iPhone Blue Screen of Death after iOS 11 Update

A:Fix iPhone Blue Screen by Turning off iCloud Sync
Apps working in sync with iCloud may lead to this iPhone blue screen of death problem. The most common one is iWork. You may turn off the iCloud sync to avoid any iOS system issues.

1.Go to Settings.
2.Select iCloud.
3.Turn off “Numbers, Pages and Keynote” sync.

This may fix your iPhone blue screen of death issue but there no iCloud sync always keeps you at risk. Again, you can only select for this option when the phone starts after a hard reset.

B:Fix iPhone Blue Screen by Restoring iPhone with iTunes
You can fix the iOS system issues of your iPhone like blue screen of death. Then, go on and follow the next few steps:

Step 1. Launch iTunes on your PC and connect your iPhone to it.
Step 2. After iTunes detects your phone, go to the “Summary” section.
Step 3. Click on “Restore iPhone” next.
Step 4. iTunes will ask for confirmation. Click on “Restore” again to initiate the process.

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After this, iTunes will erase your all data from phone including settings, apps and all the files. It will then download the latest version of iOS available. The phone will reboot. So, remember to back up your data before the restore. Or you can try the method in Part 2, it can fix your iPhone of blue screen of death without data loss.

Part 2: Fix iPhone Blue Screen of Death after iOS 11 with iOS System Recovery

iOS System Recovery can help to fix iPhone blue screen of death after iOS 11 without data loss. This program works well on restoring iOS system to normal for iPhone/iPad without losing data through installing the IPSW file on it.It enables you to fix several of iOS system issues, including iOS freeze, iPhone crashed,Recovery Mode stuck,DFU stuck,red iTunes logo stuck, etc,. No need to restore with iTunes, no data loss.iPhone X/8/7/SE/6S/6/5S/5/4S,iPad,iPod are supported. Let’s see how it works for fixing iPhone blue screen of death after iOS 11 update without data loss.

Step 1.Launch iOS System Recovery and Select “iOS System Recovery” Selection
• Click on the tab “More Tools” appearing at the bottom of program.Then click on “iOS System Recovery” to start the function.
• Connect iPhone to the computer by USB cable,the program will detect the device soon.
• Click on “Start” button to begin.

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Step 2.Download Firmware for iPhone
• To fix iPhone blue screen of death,you should download the firmware for iPhone.
• The program will detect the model of device,asks for confirmation,and suggests the latest version of firmware to download.
• Click “Repair”button.The process completes automatically.

select your iPhone model

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Step 3.Fix iPhone Blue Screen of Death without Data Loss
• Once the firmware is installed,the program will start fixing iOS system for device and return iPhone to normal state in minutes.

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