Thanks for that tip. I had never heard of DFU mode. But I remembered that I 
have a keyboard which connects via a lightning connector. I use it with my 
iPad. So I connected to the phone, type in my passcode, got into the phone and 
discovered that the screen is still dead. So, I think this phone truly is going 
to go back and be replaced under warranty. Kind of a pain. But thank God for 
warranties.
Mary

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> On Oct 21, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Assuming you have a backup, try entering into DFU mode as per the
> below link and use iTunes to start fresh.
> https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/DFU_Mode#Enter_True_Hardware_DFU_Mode_Automatically
> 
> Cheers,
> Ben.
> 
>> On 10/22/15, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Well folks,
>> It looks like my phone is dead. I tried several times to get it to restart,
>> but every time, I get to that screen where it wants my passcode, because I
>> have touch ID to unlock the phone. And I can't enter a passcode, because
>> none of my gestures are seen, and voice over doesn't speak. It's like the
>> screen is dead, although the phone talks and the buttons work. I have a
>> friend who had something similar happen, and he has a 5S. In his case, after
>> nothing was working, voiceover wasn't talking, screen seemed dead etc,  he
>> did the force restart. After that, voiceover came back. But for me, no such
>> luck. I wonder how common this is. The folks at the store just said it's a
>> dead phone. But I wonder. Is it some kind of weird interaction between iOS
>> nine and VoiceOver? Has anybody heard of this happening to others, with or
>> without voiceover? And while I'm at it, why don't earth does Apple want your
>> pass code once you restart your phone and want to use touch ID? I mean, it's
>> not like somebody can rip your finger off and use it and not have to know
>> your passcode. It seems stupid. What am I missing?
>> Mary
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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