Screen Goes black during call and won’t wake up

The Apple iPhone 11 sometimes turns off the screen as soon as I answer a call. The screen goes unresponsive until the other party hangs up the call. I’m unable to do anything during the call including putting the call on speaker.

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 02:07 AM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2020 02:05 PM

I have the same problem. Sometimes I can’t wake it up at all. At that point, I turn it off then back on again.

I have found that wiping the ear speaker piece with my thumb wakes it up. Just one firm swipe with your thumb is all it needs. I don’t know why as I’m not a high tech person, but it seems to the job so far. Let me know if it helps. It’s worth a shot? Next time your phone doesn’t respond to waking, swipe the ear piece speaker on the device.

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Oct 24, 2020 02:05 PM in response to thanya93

I have the same problem. Sometimes I can’t wake it up at all. At that point, I turn it off then back on again.

I have found that wiping the ear speaker piece with my thumb wakes it up. Just one firm swipe with your thumb is all it needs. I don’t know why as I’m not a high tech person, but it seems to the job so far. Let me know if it helps. It’s worth a shot? Next time your phone doesn’t respond to waking, swipe the ear piece speaker on the device.

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