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Fix Galaxy S9 Black Screen of Death after the Android 9 Pie update

We’ve got a number of Emails about Galaxy S9 Black Screen of Death problem after updating to Android 9.0. Black Screen of Death is a very serious problem, in the past, we have seen the same issue on many Android devices. There is no limitation of this problem, it can pop-up on your high-end devices as well as on low end. Now we have received a number of complaints from our readers saying, after updating to Android 9.0 their devices don’t respond. All they can see is the black screen nothing more.

However, strange thing is, I am using Samsung Galaxy S9 and I have updated it to Android 9.0. So far I haven’t faced any issue what so ever. But we got Emails about this problem so we have help readers to get it fixed. In this post, you will some potential workarounds which will help you fix the Galaxy S9 Black Screen of Death problem. We have used these workarounds in the past and they did well. Let’s get started now.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Black Screen of Death:

Heed the instructions below to Fix the Galaxy S9 Black Screen of Death, After updating it to Android 9.0 Pie. Moreover, you can also use the solutions to Fix stuck in the loop problem.

Forced reboot:

In the past, we got to know that most of the time if you are stuck on the black screen, it’s because of a firmware crash. It happens and there is nothing to worry about, it’s a common and minor issue. Once you got stuck on black screen no matter what you do, your device won’t respond. It seems that it’s some kind of hardware issue but it’s not. Try the following instructions and you will get rid of Galaxy S9 Black Screen of Death.

Press and hold the volume down button and the power key at the same time for 10 seconds or more.

We called it forced reboot, it may seem like a normal reboot but it’s not. All of your device memory will be refreshed and all the services will be reloaded. However, if it is not working for you, then you should try the following steps. It may look alike the same procedure but breaking into steps will help you get the clear picture.

Press + Hold Volume Down Button -> Keep Holding Volume Down Button & Press and Hold Power Key -> Hold both Keys for 15 seconds.

This will give your device a kick start. However, if this method didn’t work for you, try the next one below.

Connect the phone to charger and force restart it:

Time needed: 5 minutes.

Follow the instruction provided below. Make sure you perform all the steps in the same manner.

Plug Charger
Make sure you plug the charger in the working wall outlet. Otherwise, you won’t be able to wake up your device.
Connect your Device
Now that you have plug the charger, connect your Galaxy S9 to its charger. Also, make sure you are using the original USB cable.
Charger for at least 10 minutes
No matter what your device shows you on the screen or not. You need to charge your device for at least 10 minutes.
Force Reboot
Press + Hold Volume Down Button -> Keep Holding Volume Down Button & Press and Hold Power Key -> Hold both Keys for 15 seconds.

Try rebooting your phone in recovery mode:

Power down your phone completely.
Now press and hold Volume Up + Bixby + Power button to turn it on.
Your phone will take a while to boot up. As soon as it does and shows you the Samsung logo, let the keys go.
Your phone will now load the recovery.
Let the recovery load. Once done, you can operate the recovery mode freely using Volume Up, Down & Power keys.

How to Hard Reset or Factory Reset Galaxy S9/S9 Plus

Turn off your phone.
Reboot your Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus into Recovery Mode using the steps above.
Once you are in recovery mode, navigate to the “wipe data/factory reset” using Volume Down key.
Press the Power button to make a selection.
In the next screen, highlight Yes and press the power button to perform a hard reset.

How to clear cache on Galaxy S9 & Galaxy S9 Plus

Shut down your phone.
Boot into the recovery mode.
Scroll down and highlight “wipe cache partition”.
Press the Power button to make a selection.
Highlight Yes and let the phone wipe its cache now. That’s all.

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