I took it to the service today, same issue, it happened yesterday. By reading this comment thread I can assume it's the software update not the device, although I do not recall any installation at the moment the screen went black (in background maybe?).
Okay, you win! It worked. Ten minutes in the freezer and it turned on with a touch! I’m in tears. Was leaving for PR in 2 days and was crying my eyes out trying to figure out how to fix my phone for pics and to communicate with my kiddos or how I was going to afford and a new one… I seriously don’t know how to thank you! 🙏
"OK for the next technique, you're going to want to set up a sacrificial stone table and slaughter a baby lamb over the phone under a full moon. After that you're going to want to hold the power button with the low volume button until a Samsung logo appears"
You legend. Mine subbonly resisted all attemps until a ten minute freezer stint. Didn't even have to force the restart, came on when I pressed the button :) Everyone else I've seen is right. Don't give up after first attempt (mine was the second freezer trick)
I just put mine in the freezer. Lets see. After massaging and taping at least from a black and red and yellowing flickering it started to flicker with a white screen. Hopefully this works.
I’ve been stressing out all day long because my phone went black yesterday. I’m a tradesmen and I cannot even talk to my employers about where I’m working next week. 7 live chats between 02 and Samsung trying to fix this and nothing worked. I tried RUclips out of sheer desperation and after step 3 tapping my phone it’s finally working again!! You sir have literally saved my bacon... so to speak. Thank you so much for doing what even Samsung could not. I’m eternally grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
OMG, thank you soooo very much!!!! This black screen came out of nowhere even though we could hear the alerts on my fiancé's phone. This just happened early this morning before going to work and he needs his phone for just about everything. I googled this issue and found your video. After watching it, I gave his office a call to give him these details and after about 3 hours of persistence with these techniques, he finally got his S21+ working. He is one very, very, very happy man!
@@naypo231 i think it lasts, i dont think you need to return because mine worked with just the 1st step. Just be careful where you store it and how you treat it.
Damn it actually worked, tried each step multiple times and it worked while I was banging the screen on my palm. Thanks mate! Don't give up first go guys
Thanks! It worked after repeatedly manipulating the power and volume buttons. Your video is direct, simple to follow and your instruction are clear. Subscribed.
Brother, you are a lifesaver. The 2 finger tap worked for me.. The people who have been asking about the method, you just have to try this method over and over again.. I had like, tried 8-10 times, then the phone comes to life again..
You are a genius! My 21+ blacked out one day and looked up everything online to get it working with no luck. I had to start using my old phone (S10) while I waited for my new phone to arrive. Two weeks on, I thought I'd give the S21+ another go, as the battery was fully drained. I came across your video and after about 15 minutes... I see light! Lo and behold, the Samsung sign. It was going to cost $300+ to get the screen replaced. Can't thank you enough.
Thank you so much for saving my phone. I tried all the tricks for about 5 to 6 times and it worked. I was even hesistant to put my phone inside the freezer but I just followed your instructions to leave it for 10-15 minutes. I massaged and tapped the screen of my phone, too. And voila, the display is back. I saved $360 cost of LCD replacement. I cannot thank you enough.
AHHH!!!!! IT WORKED!!!!! It didn't work right away, but eventually after 4 rounds in the fridge, rapidly pushing the power button, and a bajillion tapes IT WORKED! Thank you so so so so so so much! I seriously don't know what I would have done bringing another phone to the store to fix. You saved me $$! Thank you .
Yep, freezer worked, I can't believe it! I thought it was doomed. I took it to the phone repair shop and they said the only thing they could do was a factory reset in which i would have lost all my data. Thank you so much! You're a bloody lifesaver!!!
My phone plunged head first into the clutches of the black screen of death. I was skeptical that molly wopping my phone into oblivion would resurrect it, but it did. This checks out 👍
The massage method worked! I tried resetting and then resetting while the phone was charging. I felt like an idiot tapping and massaging my phone, but then my phone came back to life! Saved me from a trip to the AT&T store.
Took me 2 cycles of this to get my s21 Ultra back up and running again. Got anxious after it didnt work the first time, but continued on and after the second freezer session I smacked it up against my palm a couple times and it just popped back into life. Just saved me 300 euro and a week without a phone. Thanks man!
Please be careful with the 'spam the power button' method as a lot of people will be aware (I wasn't one of them) this is an emergency call short cut. Unless your phone isn't covered by a case and is really dirty this 'method' probably isn't required if you don't want to be embarrassed by accidently calling the emergency services.
Initially, i was frustrated after doing everything stated here in the video and it still didn't work. I even kept it in the freezer for about 11 minutes, at that point nothing seemed to be working again. I was already regretting putting in the freezer and remembered the rice strategy. I kept it submerged inside rice for almost five hours, brought it out and heard the alarm sound few minutes later, then i knew this might work. I started doing all that was stated in the video again not giving up, the massage, double finger, smacking and hard reset, it still didn't work but i was hopeful as i tapped on the screen using two fingers and hard reset again and VOILA!! it came on. I was so so happy, thank you. I was already considering changing the screen but now, NO MORE!!
It worked! I couldn't believe it, but it did! I was dreading having to spend $250-$300 for some 3rd party tech guy in the middle of a mall to fix it! But thanks to you I am not! Thank you! You're a real one. Have a blessed day and life!
My phone has been working absolutely fine since day 1. I "updated" my phone earlier this evening and now the screen doesn't work. Judging by other comments I'm not the only one who had this problem
@@olusholamarcus1478I had to order a replacement phone and take both phones to a local repair shop. They swapped the motherboards and put the new one in the old phone and backed up my old photos and videos then swapped them back and I returned the broken phone.
Thanks for the video. Most of the other videos stopped after step #2. I followed all your steps and after the freezer session my phone finally booted up and is working just fine. Saved me a trip to T-Mobile and from purchasing the Samsung Galaxy S23. Thanks again.
In the freezer... Put my EXPENSIVE phone in the freezer? Are you kidding me...... IT FUCKING WORKED!!!!! I tried everything else you demonstrated 3 times before finally putting my phone in the freezer for just 5 minutes. Spammed the buttons a few times, forced reboot and BOOM! Samsung Logo. I love you dude!
Yeah, unfortunately the fix was temporary for me. Worked for about 40 minutes and the the screen became black again. Have been attempting the same suggested tricks for a few hours now, but I have to give up. The phone needs to be sent to be repared. Probably a loose connection somewhere and I don't think I can fix it myself. Thank you for the video still
@@WooyoungsAegyo i know its been two years, but the reason why is because the LCD cable is loose. For next time, just either try to fix it yourself if you must, and if you are unable too, just go to a technician and get a diagnostic done for only around 40-100 dollars depending on where you live. Have a nice day :))
I tried steps 1-3 a few times without success and was skeptical anything would work. Well, finally after doing step 4, it worked! You are a lifesaver!! Thank you for this video!!
Thank you so much! After a good 30 minutes after the slapping, tapping, massage. And about 5 minutes in the freezer. I got my mom’s phone to work. You save us about 300$!
Thank you SO MUCH! I had my wife laughing at me! But it worked, tapped, massaged, then slapped. I believe the threat of going in the freezer was most effective! Thank you very much, Marc and Danielle!
Thank you. It worked. i tried so many times and thought i have to change the display. Specially with the economy crisis. Displays are so expensive and i thought ill have to put the phone away since my warranty ended on August 24. i tried so many times. even put it to the freezer and still didn't work but then tried resetting it using the power and volume button and plugged the charger and thankfully saw the charging sign. all you need is patience and don't give up. it will work. do as many times as u can. Thank you for uploading this video.
My Samsung note 8 suddenly turned black and switched off..there is no notification sound ..cellphone is totally off ..I only can see circle charging when plugged in but without showing percentage ..I tried button methods it doesn't work..may you help ?
Amazing. My old S10 went dark and I couldn't find anything that worked until I came across your video. got it back working by slapping into the palm method. Thanks so much.
WHAT A LIFESAVER!!!!! Thank you so so so much. Woke up to a blank screen - the phone vibrated each time I tried to force a restart but nothing else - just completely blank.Started to lose hope because I had followed the steps at least 6-7 times (3 cycles in the freezer too) but a 20 minute continuous tapping session did it in the end. Now that it's on, the display is still spotty, but AT LEAST IT WORKS!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! Don't give up, folks.
Hey hello, I am also in the same stage right now the phone vibrates but it doesn't turn on, force restart is also not working, I've tried each step 4-5 times is there a way i could start it ? You're reply would be really helpful.
@@JoginderSingh-sb8nd I've given it to the service centre and they've told my display got damaged, it got randomly shut while watching RUclips, i was shocked, there's no physical damage.
I can't believe it actually worked. First time it happened I was scammed by a samsung technical support that charged me 300 dollars for a new Display. This time I decided to do the freezer step that I didn't do last time since I thought : "okay. that part is crazy, I won't do it" and it actually worked, after 15 minutes in the freezer and a kept taping and slaping the phone I heard a little noise as if something was put back in place, I did the hard reset again and is back on. Thank you so much, you are a life saver, saved me from getting scammed again.
Hello, what was the duration between the first time it happened to you and the recent one that happened??? Saw others comment saying it happened twice within the space of 1 month
@@MalvinNation mine happened 6 months after the first time, and after I fixed with this video it happened again now 2 years later, that is why I came back to this video
As ridiculous as it may sound, putting it in the freezer worked.It gave me the opportunity to run the phone and wipe cache partition. Installed CcleanerPro so the problem doesn't happen anymore. Apparently it was on 9gb of caches. Entering into recovery mode does not work for the life of me,but thank god i got the time to install CCleaner to wipe the caches. Thank you.
Thank you so much, my phone suddenly died and I tried all sorts of things, then I contacted Samsung and told them the steps I did and they said that's all the possible steps you can do. Until I saw this video, they said nothing about charging it and trying to turn it on and it worked :) Thank you again
It worked! Tried this and other suggestions with a S21+, even took it to service where it was opened and reviewed and nothing worked. I continued trying this method (including the freezer step). While having lunch I smashed the buttons for a minute, gave a strong massage for some minutes (back and front) and finally pressed volume down + power for a long time, letting the phone vibrate again and again and suddenly it showed the Samsung logo!!!
Thanks! It worked. You saved me! Hopefully this doesn't happen again but will see.. it took me almost a hour. I did it a bunch of time. Until I put it in the freezer for 15mins gave it a bunch of taps turn it off and it worked. Thank you.
You seriously are amazing! My issue was that I can see the Always On screen but couldn't unlock the phone. It constantly went black. But I could still feel all vibrations. It was the first tapping method that worked for me!! Thank you so much!
Got my phone back after literally 100+ restarts. Also happened a month ago. Plugging mine into a USB-C to HDMI may have helped in my case. Thanks for the video
God's honest truth...this worked after 10 minutes in the freezer and repeating the steps. Pressed and held power button and volumn down button simutaneously, on my S21, and it restarted after aporoximately 15 seconds. Unbelievable!! Thank you
I doubted the tapping part at first, until my girlfriend screamed and opened my phone after tapping for about a minute. You got my like and subscribe dude. Thank you so much, you saved me from an unnecessary expense.
I was not at all expecting these methods to work. But to my surprise after trying for 15-20 minutes two times and forgetting my phone in the freezer for an hour. My phone came alive. I was ecstatic. Thanks to you and your commenters who gave me hope. Cheers
this actually worked! did the massage and that reset something, now it works. dropped my phone earlier and it went black but i can still feel it vibrate. thank you for this, you just saved me hundreds of dollars!
Hi!! Thanks so much for the video. I got mine working by adding it into the freezer for approx 20 minutes and squeezing the SIDES of the phone rather than the screen and back. Hope this helps anyone out there!
Wow!! This totally worked! I'm amazed! I don't usually have faith in these types of videos, but my phone is on and running and totally normal again! I had to go all the way to putting it in the freezer, but when I took it out, it was completely back on! Everything still there, nothing lost. This is amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊
My Samsung note 8 suddenly turned black and switched off..there is no notification sound ..cellphone is totally off ..I only can see circle charging when plugged in but without showing percentage ..I tried button methods it doesn't work..may you help ?
@@Jalaljanahi85 maybe try the buttons said in the video, while pressing them plug the charger, it the screen lights remove the charger then release the buttons after that plug in the charger it should charge normally. U can also try volume up not volume down
@@calebgenius3122 thank you for advice..my note 8 is weird sometimes it stuck on samsung logo..sometimes not responsive at all ..and sometimes it pass Samsung logo and works but when it turns on it works for 5 minutes or less ..few days ago it worked almost half an hour..its ok the important I get my back up whenever it works ..till I copied all my files each time it works.. little by little done
So the tapping method worked! that's good but does anyone know what the cause of this is, this is a fairly new phone and shouldn't be having these types of problems. If this is something that Samsung needs to fix then I want it done while it is still under warranty.
I experienced this just now and that is so unfair for the users I paid in full and handled my phone with so much care since its expensive. Never experienced any drop or being wet. Why is this happening and customer service just advised that need for reformat. Reformat??? How unfair all my important files are there. Hey samsung do something about this its not fair this is a very expensive phone and I didn’t expect this from you. Pls help i need to have my phone back . Do anyone knows the reason for this? Its not the fault of the users.
Had a black screen for no reason. wake up, had my phone on the table everything was working fine, and boom, black screen for no reason. Did the whole video 1 time, then the freezer + putting out the Sim card worked for me with a restart. Thank you dude!
Repeated these steps (except the freezer part) about 4 times and then it suddenly came back to life and lit up. I already knew the Step 1 and 2 (Volume Down + Power while charging or not charging) and those had always worked for me in the past with Androids, but this time it wasn't working. The final time I tried my own variation of tapping on the screen, gently slapping it rapidly with all four fingers around and around the screen. Then I forced another reboot and it worked.
Thanks, tried everything in the video multiple times to no avail. last resort freezer, 14 minutes in & i took it out the freezer and instatly hard reset it holding the buttons down & the screen turned on for the first time & it lived for 15 minutes was able to get all my data off before the screen went black again, if i ever need to turn it on for 15-20 minutes i can always put it in the freezer again
omg, tried this like 5x yesterday and nothing. tried 1x today and it worked. In the meantime i bought a new phone and wasted like 4h setting things up. I'm so pissed at samsung but thank you for the video.
The software on my phone updated to Android 12 a week ago. It went on black screen while watching a video. Had to check on quick fix since it's going to be a hassle to bring the phone to a service center. Tried the entire process twice and on the second trial I left my phone at the freezer for 25 min, plug in the charger , press volume down and power button at the same time and it worked! My s21 is alive...again lol Thank You!
The 3rd Time in the freezer, then letting it sit for about 20 minutes and the screen randomly turned on as I was filing a manufacturer claim, haha. "ummm, well it randomly started working so this wont be necessary... no just used the freezer, thanks anyways!" Thank you so much! You're awesome!!
I was already desperate, I had tried all the steps before putting it in the freezer ... I thought: it is not possible that putting it in the freezer will work ... and it returned to normal. You are a god thank you
My Samsung note 8 suddenly turned black and switched off..there is no notification sound ..cellphone is totally off ..I only can see circle charging when plugged in but without showing percentage ..I tried button methods it doesn't work..may you help ?
Thank youuu!!! The smack method worked for me! If you're reading this remember to hard reset your phone (hold the power and volume down button) after whatever method you try!
The tapping methods worked for me only , lol I can't believe such method worked , it sounded absurd but it made my screen work again , thank you so much
Thank you soo much.. holding down the two buttons did the trick for me.. updated the phone then the next few days the screen dies.. not what you expect for a pretty new phone.. Your a gem
Omg dude, I did al your steps (exept the freezer cuz i wanted to keep it as last resort) but I repeated the tap, massage and smack method for multiple times, afterwards i tried to force resart it like 10 times, and then "Samsung' popped up, my hero! You save me like +200 bucks.
That was some craziness! I put in the freezer and did the reset and it didn't work so i started tapping and massaging and bam the screen came back on (mind blown)
My S21+ suddenly went black screen four days ago. I found this video and did all the steps, including throwing it into the freezer three times, but still no help. I knew the phone was running all the time as the alarm went off at the time I set, and I could feel the vibration every time I restarted it. Finally, I gave up and left it on the desk. When I picked it up this morning, it lit up fine, just like nothing happened in the past four days. The battery was at 65%. I believe that for many cases like mine, it's a firmware issue that goes away when the battery drains to a certain level. If your phone experienced physical abuse before tunning to a black screen, then the procedures described in this video may help. For situations like mine, you can certainly punish the phone in the same way. But it may not be the torture that makes recovery successful, but the time it takes to drain the battery to the desired level. Still a great video... at least it gives us hope.
Thank you so much, youre a life saver, my phone is basically new and I was so scared because I didn't know if this was a normal thing. The phone massage then restart was the thing that worked for me.
OMG!!! Thank you for this video!!! (I have the S21+ fairly new) I did everything that you said to do, even put the phone in the freezer for 20 mins, let it thaw out for another 10 mins. Then rebooted it, nothing happened. Then I massage, tapped, and slapped it, still nothing happened. Then I remembered to take it off the charger and repeat the steps that's when the phone came on, like nothing even happened. Thank You, again for this video!!!
Great methods! I tried all the methods three times and after massaging it a third time, I forced a restart and it turned on. Thank you for these tips. I was worried there for a moment that it was done for.
Thank you! It worked! after three attempts, and a sleepless night. I followed all the steps. During the fourth "massaging" step, cellphone turned on. So glad I found your video. Thank you!
Thanks so much for the advice! My S21 just died, black screen watched your video and your method helped, didnthr massage therapy and the tapping. Worked like a bomb! Thank you 😊
This video saved me so much stress, already had my first s21 plus replaced because of the black screen, now the replacement had the same problem after 6 months. I tried everything and was so frustrated but after leaving it in the freezer for 20 minutes the screen just suddenly started working. Thank you so much for the great tutorial.
@@marymargarettegrace I literally switched to moto in November after having my s21+ for 6 months. Then I cracked my moto screen a week ago and decided it's time to go to apple. My iPhone 13 pro max came in Monday and feels like a real premium phone
My eternal gratitude, just fixed hubby's phone! You're a legend because its his small business line, no usb debugging and screenlock on so 😅 I spend a whole day in front of pc, no cigar, then you came along, tap tap tap 🎉 like magic! 🤯🥳 *happy dance* thank you thank you thank you!
It worked for me when I started the second cycle. After plugging in the charger for 10 minutes, even though the battery was about 70%. I put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
Thank you sooooo much!! I dropped my phone and the screen went black. The phone was still on as one of my alarms went off. I searched for what to do and your video popped up. The 2 finger tap actually worked! I totally was skeptical, but this saved me a lot of headaches. Thank you very much!!!
THANK YOU !!!!!!! My daughter took her phone in to an At&T store to resolve the issue. They ended up ordering her a new phone ........I found this video on RUclips, watched it and fixed her phone issue. You F'ing ROCK !
It worked after spending time in the freezer, charging all the way to full power, and several smacks. I also took the otter box off. Not sure if that made a difference
Did everything! Black screen, I could still feel my phone vibrate, etc... Followed the steps, left phone charging and knew from the amount time it was plugged it had to be at 100% (plus, before it died, I was around 90%). Grabbed the wife's phone, called my phone, and magically BSD went away, phone started up like a usual power on, and phone call came through. Talk about weird. Hope this comment helps!
After I tried all those stuff, I gave it to the samsung shop for repair, they fixed the panel after a few days by replacing it, a month later it happened again..seems this might be an issue with the model
just bought my s21+ for 2 weeks and suddenly the screen turn black while phone is still on (can receive calls), tried the first method failed, then the 2nd worked, thanks a lot for the tips
Damn my bro's s21 blacked out this morning while playing. Been trying all the tips in the vid. But still did not work. Tried to call the phone it was working and was able to hear my voice but no display. Then saw some freezer tips but I tried it this afternoon but did not work. Tried again this evening for around 15mins. Then reset. Boom it worked lol. Weird phone.
After 3 days of my A52 having a black screen I found this RUclips video and decided it was worth a try. I knew my battery wasn't dead as when I hit the start and volume key it would vibrate, but I never got the Samsung screen. After about 5 rounds of this it finally came back on. The last time it was in the freezer I forgot so it was in there ages, so I was worried it may never come back on again. Quite amazed that this worked, even though I had read through the many success stories.
None of these worked for me. When I force the restart I hear the vibrating but the samsung logo doesnt appear.
Same. How’d you fix it?
@@JamaicanMeCrazy mine does the same thing! Have you guys fixed yours?
@@ellegirl68 honestly mine only happened after the last software update. It came back up in safe mode. I'm still watching it
Same for me yesterday. I'm waiting 2 hours and connect with smart switch and the screen is back. I don't know what's this.
I took it to the service today, same issue, it happened yesterday. By reading this comment thread I can assume it's the software update not the device, although I do not recall any installation at the moment the screen went black (in background maybe?).
Okay, you win! It worked. Ten minutes in the freezer and it turned on with a touch! I’m in tears. Was leaving for PR in 2 days and was crying my eyes out trying to figure out how to fix my phone for pics and to communicate with my kiddos or how I was going to afford and a new one… I seriously don’t know how to thank you! 🙏
The freezer method worked. I read your comment and thanks to you my phone is working now.
"OK for the next technique, you're going to want to set up a sacrificial stone table and slaughter a baby lamb over the phone under a full moon. After that you're going to want to hold the power button with the low volume button until a Samsung logo appears"
And hopefully that gets you guys up and running 😁👍
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I didn't work, but I summoned Ba'al and he's taking a look. Hopefully he can fix this.
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I needed this laugh!!!
You legend. Mine subbonly resisted all attemps until a ten minute freezer stint. Didn't even have to force the restart, came on when I pressed the button :)
Everyone else I've seen is right. Don't give up after first attempt (mine was the second freezer trick)
I just put mine in the freezer. Lets see. After massaging and taping at least from a black and red and yellowing flickering it started to flicker with a white screen. Hopefully this works.
@@moncyesthervarughese7488 did it work?
I’ve been stressing out all day long because my phone went black yesterday. I’m a tradesmen and I cannot even talk to my employers about where I’m working next week. 7 live chats between 02 and Samsung trying to fix this and nothing worked. I tried RUclips out of sheer desperation and after step 3 tapping my phone it’s finally working again!!
You sir have literally saved my bacon... so to speak. Thank you so much for doing what even Samsung could not. I’m eternally grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
OMG, thank you soooo very much!!!! This black screen came out of nowhere even though we could hear the alerts on my fiancé's phone. This just happened early this morning before going to work and he needs his phone for just about everything. I googled this issue and found your video. After watching it, I gave his office a call to give him these details and after about 3 hours of persistence with these techniques, he finally got his S21+ working. He is one very, very, very happy man!
hey is it reaLLY WORKED?
Hey ! Do it last or do I need to return it ?
@@naypo231 i think it lasts, i dont think you need to return because mine worked with just the 1st step. Just be careful where you store it and how you treat it.
@naypo231 I hate this . .why would an expensive phone just go blank like that
Damn it actually worked, tried each step multiple times and it worked while I was banging the screen on my palm. Thanks mate! Don't give up first go guys
I hope mine get fixed soon currently using my mom's phone sadly
Thanks! It worked after repeatedly manipulating the power and volume buttons. Your video is direct, simple to follow and your instruction are clear. Subscribed.
Brother, you are a lifesaver. The 2 finger tap worked for me.. The people who have been asking about the method, you just have to try this method over and over again.. I had like, tried 8-10 times, then the phone comes to life again..
I've tried it 3 times. Guess ima have to do it for a while
You are a genius! My 21+ blacked out one day and looked up everything online to get it working with no luck. I had to start using my old phone (S10) while I waited for my new phone to arrive. Two weeks on, I thought I'd give the S21+ another go, as the battery was fully drained. I came across your video and after about 15 minutes... I see light! Lo and behold, the Samsung sign. It was going to cost $300+ to get the screen replaced. Can't thank you enough.
What did you do ?? Just plug in after battery drained ?
Thank you so much for saving my phone. I tried all the tricks for about 5 to 6 times and it worked. I was even hesistant to put my phone inside the freezer but I just followed your instructions to leave it for 10-15 minutes. I massaged and tapped the screen of my phone, too. And voila, the display is back. I saved $360 cost of LCD replacement. I cannot thank you enough.
AHHH!!!!! IT WORKED!!!!! It didn't work right away, but eventually after 4 rounds in the fridge, rapidly pushing the power button, and a bajillion tapes IT WORKED! Thank you so so so so so so much! I seriously don't know what I would have done bringing another phone to the store to fix. You saved me $$! Thank you .
Be patient everyone, it really works after repeating few times!
it really worked??I have tried these steps 7-8 times but still no positives.
@@itachiuchiha034 im with you. no luck
@@itachiuchiha034 did u fix it somehow?
Nothing worked for me as well
@@natalihd6218 what happenned?
Yep, freezer worked, I can't believe it!
I thought it was doomed. I took it to the phone repair shop and they said the only thing they could do was a factory reset in which i would have lost all my data.
Thank you so much! You're a bloody lifesaver!!!
My phone plunged head first into the clutches of the black screen of death. I was skeptical that molly wopping my phone into oblivion would resurrect it, but it did. This checks out 👍
Wow! Took me a couple of times but it worked!!
Finally turned on after leaving in the freezer.
Thank you!!
The massage method worked! I tried resetting and then resetting while the phone was charging. I felt like an idiot tapping and massaging my phone, but then my phone came back to life! Saved me from a trip to the AT&T store.
Took me 2 cycles of this to get my s21 Ultra back up and running again. Got anxious after it didnt work the first time, but continued on and after the second freezer session I smacked it up against my palm a couple times and it just popped back into life. Just saved me 300 euro and a week without a phone. Thanks man!
Please be careful with the 'spam the power button' method as a lot of people will be aware (I wasn't one of them) this is an emergency call short cut. Unless your phone isn't covered by a case and is really dirty this 'method' probably isn't required if you don't want to be embarrassed by accidently calling the emergency services.
Yep did that when my phone was black.911 wasn't happy.
this happened to me
just happened to me Im so upset and still cant figure this out
Haha I rang emergency today I said just hang up please lol
Same happened to me
Initially, i was frustrated after doing everything stated here in the video and it still didn't work. I even kept it in the freezer for about 11 minutes, at that point nothing seemed to be working again. I was already regretting putting in the freezer and remembered the rice strategy. I kept it submerged inside rice for almost five hours, brought it out and heard the alarm sound few minutes later, then i knew this might work. I started doing all that was stated in the video again not giving up, the massage, double finger, smacking and hard reset, it still didn't work but i was hopeful as i tapped on the screen using two fingers and hard reset again and VOILA!! it came on. I was so so happy, thank you. I was already considering changing the screen but now, NO MORE!!
It worked! I couldn't believe it, but it did! I was dreading having to spend $250-$300 for some 3rd party tech guy in the middle of a mall to fix it! But thanks to you I am not! Thank you! You're a real one.
Have a blessed day and life!
After that till now any problem brother?
You're showing how to fix a phone by using a working phone. Try it on a phone that ACTUALLY has the problem.
that's what I was thinking
I just did. It worked!
It worked on my S21 Ultra! No light on the screen, only vibrations, then doing the hard reset for about 45 seconds made it work.
My phone has been working absolutely fine since day 1. I "updated" my phone earlier this evening and now the screen doesn't work. Judging by other comments I'm not the only one who had this problem
has it been resolved?
@@olusholamarcus1478I had to order a replacement phone and take both phones to a local repair shop. They swapped the motherboards and put the new one in the old phone and backed up my old photos and videos then swapped them back and I returned the broken phone.
Thanks for the video. Most of the other videos stopped after step #2. I followed all your steps and after the freezer session my phone finally booted up and is working just fine. Saved me a trip to T-Mobile and from purchasing the Samsung Galaxy S23. Thanks again.
You're a real one. I thought my phone was DONE for. Thank you so so so much!
You are the best man!!!! After 3 days doing this method, the screen turn on, don't lose your hope people
You just kept repeating the method until it worked? Like non stop pressing the buttons?
F”kn amazing it worked. Hubby didn’t believe it would work and it did. I’m not sure if it was the 15 minutes in the freezer, but it works. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
In the freezer... Put my EXPENSIVE phone in the freezer? Are you kidding me...... IT FUCKING WORKED!!!!! I tried everything else you demonstrated 3 times before finally putting my phone in the freezer for just 5 minutes. Spammed the buttons a few times, forced reboot and BOOM! Samsung Logo. I love you dude!
Oh... nvm, black screen returned :(
Yeah, unfortunately the fix was temporary for me. Worked for about 40 minutes and the the screen became black again. Have been attempting the same suggested tricks for a few hours now, but I have to give up. The phone needs to be sent to be repared. Probably a loose connection somewhere and I don't think I can fix it myself. Thank you for the video still
@@WooyoungsAegyo i know its been two years, but the reason why is because the LCD cable is loose. For next time, just either try to fix it yourself if you must, and if you are unable too, just go to a technician and get a diagnostic done for only around 40-100 dollars depending on where you live. Have a nice day :))
Freezer trick worked, although it was closer to 45 min. and a couple of love taps on the back of the device, and the screen turned on. Thanks!!
I tried steps 1-3 a few times without success and was skeptical anything would work. Well, finally after doing step 4, it worked! You are a lifesaver!! Thank you for this video!!
Thank you so much! After a good 30 minutes after the slapping, tapping, massage. And about 5 minutes in the freezer. I got my mom’s phone to work. You save us about 300$!
freezer in the refrigerators?
Still not working
Thank you SO MUCH! I had my wife laughing at me! But it worked, tapped, massaged, then slapped. I believe the threat of going in the freezer was most effective!
Thank you very much,
Marc and Danielle!
Thank you. It worked. i tried so many times and thought i have to change the display. Specially with the economy crisis. Displays are so expensive and i thought ill have to put the phone away since my warranty ended on August 24. i tried so many times. even put it to the freezer and still didn't work but then tried resetting it using the power and volume button and plugged the charger and thankfully saw the charging sign. all you need is patience and don't give up. it will work. do as many times as u can. Thank you for uploading this video.
My Samsung note 8 suddenly turned black and switched off..there is no notification sound ..cellphone is totally off ..I only can see circle charging when plugged in but without showing percentage ..I tried button methods it doesn't work..may you help ?
Amazing. My old S10 went dark and I couldn't find anything that worked until I came across your video. got it back working by slapping into the palm method. Thanks so much.
WHAT A LIFESAVER!!!!! Thank you so so so much.
Woke up to a blank screen - the phone vibrated each time I tried to force a restart but nothing else - just completely blank.Started to lose hope because I had followed the steps at least 6-7 times (3 cycles in the freezer too) but a 20 minute continuous tapping session did it in the end. Now that it's on, the display is still spotty, but AT LEAST IT WORKS!!!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! Don't give up, folks.
Hey hello, I am also in the same stage right now the phone vibrates but it doesn't turn on, force restart is also not working, I've tried each step 4-5 times is there a way i could start it ? You're reply would be really helpful.
@@saiharish6700 Bro happened with me today..repeated the steps a few times..it's not working at all.
@@JoginderSingh-sb8nd I've given it to the service centre and they've told my display got damaged, it got randomly shut while watching RUclips, i was shocked, there's no physical damage.
OMG!!!!!!! Step 5 WORKED!!!!! I have a Samsung logo appearing. Thank you SOOOOOO much!
I can't believe it actually worked. First time it happened I was scammed by a samsung technical support that charged me 300 dollars for a new Display. This time I decided to do the freezer step that I didn't do last time since I thought : "okay. that part is crazy, I won't do it" and it actually worked, after 15 minutes in the freezer and a kept taping and slaping the phone I heard a little noise as if something was put back in place, I did the hard reset again and is back on. Thank you so much, you are a life saver, saved me from getting scammed again.
Hello, what was the duration between the first time it happened to you and the recent one that happened???
Saw others comment saying it happened twice within the space of 1 month
@@MalvinNation mine happened 6 months after the first time, and after I fixed with this video it happened again now 2 years later, that is why I came back to this video
As ridiculous as it may sound, putting it in the freezer worked.It gave me the opportunity to run the phone and wipe cache partition. Installed CcleanerPro so the problem doesn't happen anymore. Apparently it was on 9gb of caches. Entering into recovery mode does not work for the life of me,but thank god i got the time to install CCleaner to wipe the caches. Thank you.
Thank you so much, my phone suddenly died and I tried all sorts of things, then I contacted Samsung and told them the steps I did and they said that's all the possible steps you can do. Until I saw this video, they said nothing about charging it and trying to turn it on and it worked :) Thank you again
It worked!
Tried this and other suggestions with a S21+, even took it to service where it was opened and reviewed and nothing worked.
I continued trying this method (including the freezer step). While having lunch I smashed the buttons for a minute, gave a strong massage for some minutes (back and front) and finally pressed volume down + power for a long time, letting the phone vibrate again and again and suddenly it showed the Samsung logo!!!
Thanks! It worked. You saved me! Hopefully this doesn't happen again but will see.. it took me almost a hour. I did it a bunch of time. Until I put it in the freezer for 15mins gave it a bunch of taps turn it off and it worked. Thank you.
is your phone still working?
This worked for my s21 Ultra Formula: 14 minutes in the freezer + removal of SIM card + 5 minutes of thawing. Thank you!
Worked for me as well! Thank you
You seriously are amazing! My issue was that I can see the Always On screen but couldn't unlock the phone. It constantly went black. But I could still feel all vibrations. It was the first tapping method that worked for me!! Thank you so much!
Tapping and massaging the phone worked first time I tried
I was about to lose hope and just massaged my phone and it worked! Thanks!! Maybe I should get a massage.🤔
WOW!!! Mine worked after the 1st round through, and then ~40min in the freezer, and charging it and then it fired up!!!! This was AWESOME!!!!
Got my phone back after literally 100+ restarts. Also happened a month ago. Plugging mine into a USB-C to HDMI may have helped in my case. Thanks for the video
Lol the last part works for me. I didn't tried it on the freezer but on the cold tiles and it works 😅 Thank you!
God's honest truth...this worked after 10 minutes in the freezer and repeating the steps. Pressed and held power button and volumn down button simutaneously, on my S21, and it restarted after aporoximately 15 seconds. Unbelievable!! Thank you
My S21 just went blank, it’s in the freezer now 🤧🤧 hope this works 😭🥲
Did it work?@@abdulmalikhalaldeen3631
Dis you get through? This just happened to my s21+ while watching yt@@abdulmalikhalaldeen3631
I doubted the tapping part at first, until my girlfriend screamed and opened my phone after tapping for about a minute. You got my like and subscribe dude. Thank you so much, you saved me from an unnecessary expense.
Reporting back from the phone that wouldn't turn on . Freezer method worked. Was shocked. Saved me a ton of money.
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! I dropped my phone and it would not turn on. I freaked out and came here for help. You literally saved me from a panic attack.
I was not at all expecting these methods to work. But to my surprise after trying for 15-20 minutes two times and forgetting my phone in the freezer for an hour. My phone came alive. I was ecstatic. Thanks to you and your commenters who gave me hope. Cheers
Well done!
It worked after 10 minutes in the freezer. Thank you for this video.
The question is why is that happening with a new phone which cost 750€ ???
Hello,are you just kidding or its really worked. Cause im about to put my phone in freezer
@@firdausjohari3692 it really worked for me after 10min in the freezer
this actually worked! did the massage and that reset something, now it works. dropped my phone earlier and it went black but i can still feel it vibrate. thank you for this, you just saved me hundreds of dollars!
Hi!! Thanks so much for the video. I got mine working by adding it into the freezer for approx 20 minutes and squeezing the SIDES of the phone rather than the screen and back. Hope this helps anyone out there!
Wow!! This totally worked! I'm amazed! I don't usually have faith in these types of videos, but my phone is on and running and totally normal again! I had to go all the way to putting it in the freezer, but when I took it out, it was completely back on! Everything still there, nothing lost. This is amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊
My Samsung note 8 suddenly turned black and switched off..there is no notification sound ..cellphone is totally off ..I only can see circle charging when plugged in but without showing percentage ..I tried button methods it doesn't work..may you help ?
@@Jalaljanahi85 maybe try the buttons said in the video, while pressing them plug the charger, it the screen lights remove the charger then release the buttons after that plug in the charger it should charge normally. U can also try volume up not volume down
@@calebgenius3122 thank you for advice..my note 8 is weird sometimes it stuck on samsung logo..sometimes not responsive at all ..and sometimes it pass Samsung logo and works but when it turns on it works for 5 minutes or less ..few days ago it worked almost half an hour..its ok the important I get my back up whenever it works ..till I copied all my files each time it works.. little by little done
So the tapping method worked! that's good but does anyone know what the cause of this is, this is a fairly new phone and shouldn't be having these types of problems. If this is something that Samsung needs to fix then I want it done while it is still under warranty.
I experienced this just now and that is so unfair for the users I paid in full and handled my phone with so much care since its expensive. Never experienced any drop or being wet. Why is this happening and customer service just advised that need for reformat. Reformat??? How unfair all my important files are there. Hey samsung do something about this its not fair this is a very expensive phone and I didn’t expect this from you. Pls help i need to have my phone back . Do anyone knows the reason for this? Its not the fault of the users.
Same question I'm having
Also my question, does it keep happening?
Had a black screen for no reason. wake up, had my phone on the table everything was working fine, and boom, black screen for no reason. Did the whole video 1 time, then the freezer + putting out the Sim card worked for me with a restart. Thank you dude!
Repeated these steps (except the freezer part) about 4 times and then it suddenly came back to life and lit up. I already knew the Step 1 and 2 (Volume Down + Power while charging or not charging) and those had always worked for me in the past with Androids, but this time it wasn't working. The final time I tried my own variation of tapping on the screen, gently slapping it rapidly with all four fingers around and around the screen. Then I forced another reboot and it worked.
Thanks, tried everything in the video multiple times to no avail. last resort freezer, 14 minutes in & i took it out the freezer and instatly hard reset it holding the buttons down & the screen turned on for the first time & it lived for 15 minutes was able to get all my data off before the screen went black again, if i ever need to turn it on for 15-20 minutes i can always put it in the freezer again
Did all steps in order 1x through. Smacking did it! Thanks!!!
omg, tried this like 5x yesterday and nothing. tried 1x today and it worked. In the meantime i bought a new phone and wasted like 4h setting things up. I'm so pissed at samsung but thank you for the video.
Didn't help me but I'm glad this worked for others because slapping a 1000 dollar phone to make it work is super funny
What did work for u ?
Day 5, mine also did not work
not working🤥
thank you so much it helped me a lot.
@@carolynnwanga4601
Any updates ? is it up ?
The software on my phone updated to Android 12 a week ago. It went on black screen while watching a video. Had to check on quick fix since it's going to be a hassle to bring the phone to a service center. Tried the entire process twice and on the second trial I left my phone at the freezer for 25 min, plug in the charger , press volume down and power button at the same time and it worked! My s21 is alive...again lol Thank You!
Has it happened again since then??
Omg, I was at step 4 and just starting to think, "what like I'm gonna Fonzie this thing???" and then it started working, lol. Incredible, thank you 😊
The 3rd Time in the freezer, then letting it sit for about 20 minutes and the screen randomly turned on as I was filing a manufacturer claim, haha. "ummm, well it randomly started working so this wont be necessary... no just used the freezer, thanks anyways!" Thank you so much! You're awesome!!
I was already desperate, I had tried all the steps before putting it in the freezer ... I thought: it is not possible that putting it in the freezer will work ... and it returned to normal.
You are a god thank you
Same
Same for my wife's
My Samsung note 8 suddenly turned black and switched off..there is no notification sound ..cellphone is totally off ..I only can see circle charging when plugged in but without showing percentage ..I tried button methods it doesn't work..may you help ?
Thank youuu!!! The smack method worked for me! If you're reading this remember to hard reset your phone (hold the power and volume down button) after whatever method you try!
Thank you so much, kept repeating these methods (apart from the Freezer) and after 1.5 hours it eventually worked!
The tapping methods worked for me only , lol I can't believe such method worked , it sounded absurd but it made my screen work again , thank you so much
Well done!
Thank you soo much.. holding down the two buttons did the trick for me.. updated the phone then the next few days the screen dies.. not what you expect for a pretty new phone..
Your a gem
Omg dude, I did al your steps (exept the freezer cuz i wanted to keep it as last resort) but I repeated the tap, massage and smack method for multiple times, afterwards i tried to force resart it like 10 times, and then "Samsung' popped up, my hero! You save me like +200 bucks.
No lie! This WORKS! We did this for about 2 1/2 hours all together and it finally came back on! Thank you so so so much!!!
Now it's fine?
Perfect! Instructions I made it
I just simultaneously holding press down the start button and speaker botton
Thank you
That was some craziness! I put in the freezer and did the reset and it didn't work so i started tapping and massaging and bam the screen came back on (mind blown)
My S21+ suddenly went black screen four days ago. I found this video and did all the steps, including throwing it into the freezer three times, but still no help. I knew the phone was running all the time as the alarm went off at the time I set, and I could feel the vibration every time I restarted it. Finally, I gave up and left it on the desk. When I picked it up this morning, it lit up fine, just like nothing happened in the past four days. The battery was at 65%. I believe that for many cases like mine, it's a firmware issue that goes away when the battery drains to a certain level. If your phone experienced physical abuse before tunning to a black screen, then the procedures described in this video may help. For situations like mine, you can certainly punish the phone in the same way. But it may not be the torture that makes recovery successful, but the time it takes to drain the battery to the desired level. Still a great video... at least it gives us hope.
Thank you so much, youre a life saver, my phone is basically new and I was so scared because I didn't know if this was a normal thing. The phone massage then restart was the thing that worked for me.
Does it really works?
@@renwickfeliciana8203 it worked for me, you should massage the phone pretty firmly
OMG!!! Thank you for this video!!! (I have the S21+ fairly new) I did everything that you said to do, even put the phone in the freezer for 20 mins, let it thaw out for another 10 mins. Then rebooted it, nothing happened. Then I massage, tapped, and slapped it, still nothing happened. Then I remembered to take it off the charger and repeat the steps that's when the phone came on, like nothing even happened. Thank You, again for this video!!!
Great methods! I tried all the methods three times and after massaging it a third time, I forced a restart and it turned on. Thank you for these tips. I was worried there for a moment that it was done for.
Gotta love that I posted a comment after you did..
Please help me my phone is not working.
Today is First day😔😔
@@btsArmy-qo1fb after a month now have your phone get fixed?
Thank you! It worked! after three attempts, and a sleepless night. I followed all the steps. During the fourth "massaging" step, cellphone turned on.
So glad I found your video. Thank you!
Hello ! Did it last ?
It works! Just follow the video and remain patient.
🙏
It's weird but the tapping method ACTUALLY worked. Gave me a huge chuckle. Thanks a lot man.
Thanks so much for the advice! My S21 just died, black screen watched your video and your method helped, didnthr massage therapy and the tapping. Worked like a bomb! Thank you 😊
Thanks, it fixed mine for the second time.
This video saved me so much stress, already had my first s21 plus replaced because of the black screen, now the replacement had the same problem after 6 months. I tried everything and was so frustrated but after leaving it in the freezer for 20 minutes the screen just suddenly started working. Thank you so much for the great tutorial.
does leaving it in the freezer really work?
Worst most expensive phone POS EVER...APPLE HERE I COME...
@@marymargarettegrace I literally switched to moto in November after having my s21+ for 6 months. Then I cracked my moto screen a week ago and decided it's time to go to apple. My iPhone 13 pro max came in Monday and feels like a real premium phone
My eternal gratitude, just fixed hubby's phone! You're a legend because its his small business line, no usb debugging and screenlock on so 😅 I spend a whole day in front of pc, no cigar, then you came along, tap tap tap 🎉 like magic! 🤯🥳 *happy dance* thank you thank you thank you!
It worked for me when I started the second cycle. After plugging in the charger for 10 minutes, even though the battery was about 70%. I put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
Please don't do that
It can be a reason of someone's bad day or bad year.😒
Not everyone understand jokes(if its a joke)
Thank you sooooo much!! I dropped my phone and the screen went black. The phone was still on as one of my alarms went off. I searched for what to do and your video popped up. The 2 finger tap actually worked! I totally was skeptical, but this saved me a lot of headaches. Thank you very much!!!
man tapping the bloody thing actually work. thanks dude
THANK YOU !!!!!!! My daughter took her phone in to an At&T store to resolve the issue. They ended up ordering her a new phone ........I found this video on RUclips, watched it and fixed her phone issue. You F'ing ROCK !
It worked after spending time in the freezer, charging all the way to full power, and several smacks. I also took the otter box off. Not sure if that made a difference
mine isnt working
Saw your video linked on a Reddit post and your tips worked for me. I cannot thank you enough! You're a life (and money) saver! THANK YOU!!! ❤❤❤
Great to hear!
Did everything! Black screen, I could still feel my phone vibrate, etc... Followed the steps, left phone charging and knew from the amount time it was plugged it had to be at 100% (plus, before it died, I was around 90%).
Grabbed the wife's phone, called my phone, and magically BSD went away, phone started up like a usual power on, and phone call came through. Talk about weird. Hope this comment helps!
Going to try this is freezer method doesn't work
Holy crap, This worked! Thank you so much, what a hero!!!
After I tried all those stuff, I gave it to the samsung shop for repair, they fixed the panel after a few days by replacing it, a month later it happened again..seems this might be an issue with the model
they make you pay for the repairs?
also, this doesnt work for 70% of users. Probably 10%. and 90% remaining, get their phone wiped at a repair shop.
just bought my s21+ for 2 weeks and suddenly the screen turn black while phone is still on (can receive calls), tried the first method failed, then the 2nd worked, thanks a lot for the tips
Hey how ? Ur phone was working ? But display is black ???
thank you sir the second step worked for me, I was freaking out glad I came across this video
Damn my bro's s21 blacked out this morning while playing. Been trying all the tips in the vid. But still did not work. Tried to call the phone it was working and was able to hear my voice but no display. Then saw some freezer tips but I tried it this afternoon but did not work. Tried again this evening for around 15mins. Then reset. Boom it worked lol. Weird phone.
After 3 days of my A52 having a black screen I found this RUclips video and decided it was worth a try. I knew my battery wasn't dead as when I hit the start and volume key it would vibrate, but I never got the Samsung screen. After about 5 rounds of this it finally came back on. The last time it was in the freezer I forgot so it was in there ages, so I was worried it may never come back on again. Quite amazed that this worked, even though I had read through the many success stories.