Have I bricked my iPhone XS?

[psychopomp1]

Tried to change one of the settings in my iCab web browser this morning on my iPhone XS, I'm now getting a permanent black screen with a spinning wheel. Holdingthe power button and volume down buttons simultaneously doesn't do anything at all. Neither does plugging the phone into itunes. Have I bricked it? Luckily the phone is still under warranty but i would prefer to avoid the hassle of sending/taking it to Apple if i can somehow fix this myself. Everything is backed up. Any suggestions?

Cheers

 

[chris9208]

How to force restart the iPhone XS

Perform a hard reboot (a.k.a. force restart) to help with troubleshooting or unfreezing an iPhone XS. This does not erase any data.

www.ifixit.com

Give that a go.

 

[psychopomp1]

Pheeeeew! managed to get this sorted. Used some unknown software called 'iMyFone Fixppo' to force the phone to enter Recovery Mode and then come out of Recovery mode. Phone then re-started ok. However.....trying to open iCab browser again caused the same issue (black screen + spinning wheel) so used the software again to force recovery mode. But this time when the phone restarted, i've done a complete erase & reset. Close call....pheeeeew!

 

[BM08]

What’s icab browser? I’d suggest not using it again if your going to have the same problem