How to fix Iphone? Black screen with a white spinning circle?

Ok, so right now, my Iphone is being a real pain. So it's got a black screen with like a white "timer circle" that keeps spinning over and over again and it hasn't stopped doing this for like the past 4 hours. I've tried holding down those two buttons at the same time that people say to hold down--but nothing--the circle just keeps spinning. So I just want to know--how would you be able to fix this problem without having to hold down those 2 buttons at the same time?

Download tinyumbrella and use kick out of recovery mode.

This happened to me as well--hold down the "volume down" and the on/off buttons at the same time

Youre a god send. That worked.

Volume down and power button worked for me as well.

OMGOOOODNESS… IT WORKED! Your awesome… Many thanks!

Omg that worked thanks so much

It worked for me also!

I tried holding the volume button down and the power off, and no luck.

Did not work

Holding it down worked for my iphone 6 thanks!

I held down the volume button home button and power button

That worked.

I have been holding the volume down and the off and on switch for ten minutes now and I'm getting worried

Worked for me, great fix, thank you

Not worked for me.

worked for me awesome thankyou

Worked great! A miracle!

Yay, this worked, thanks

Thank you!

Worked perfectly! Thank you!

Thank you so much! You're the bomb!

Thank YOU Sir it worked for me

He's it worked for me as well! Thanks

It's not working for iPhone X. Phone has been doing this for 10 hours. HELP!

ok I tried that but nothing it's been doing this with the circle for the past few hours. It's an iPhone 8. What do I do?

Holding down the two button didn't work for me. Still circles on my wife's phone. Help!

DO NOT DO THAT! IT CALLS 911

my called 911 and its still doesn't work dont hold down the voulme button

IPHONE 6s held down volume down, power and home - worked. Thank you!

Down volume, home and power button worked for me thnx

It worked. All three buttons at once: down volume, power, and home. The white circle stopped spinning, then the screen stayed blank for about 5 seconds and then powered up with the bright white Apple screen, then I could type in my PW and I was back at it. I have to admit I was worried. We are way way way too dependent on these dang things now.

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