How To Fix Samsung Galaxy J4 Black Screen of Death

The #Samsung #Galaxy #J4 is one of the midrange models in the J series of devices that offers a good user experience. This device has a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display which makes it great to use for viewing various multimedia content. Under the hood is an Exynos 7570 processor paired with 2GB of RAM which allows the device to run multiple apps with ease. Although this is a solid performing device there are instances when certain issues can occur which we will be addressing today. In this latest installment of our troubleshooting series we will tackle the Galaxy J4 black screen of death issue.

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How To Fix Samsung Galaxy J4 Black Screen of Death

There are several factors that can cause the BSoD (Black Screen of Death) problem on a device. If this happens right after you dropped the phone then chances are this is already caused by a damaged hardware component, possibly the display assembly. If this just happens randomly then chances are this might just be caused by a software glitch. Listed below are the recommended troubleshooting steps that you need to perform for this particular issue.

Make sure the phone is fully charged

The first thing that you will need to do in this case is to charge the phone. This will eliminate the possibility of the problem being caused by a drained battery.

• Clean the charging port of the phone using a can of compressed air making sure to remove any dirt or debris stuck in it.
• Fully charge the phone with a charging cord and wall charger that have been tested to work on another device.
• If the phone does not charge with a wall charger then try charging the device from a computer USB port.

Once the battery is fully charged check if you can turn on the phone.

Perform a soft reset

The thing you will need to do is to refresh the phone software by doing a soft reset. This will usually resolve issue caused by minor software glitches.

• Press and hold the Power and Volume down key for up to 45 seconds.
• Wait as the device restarts.

Check if the issue still occurs.

Start the phone in Safe Mode

There are instances when an app you downloaded can cause this particular issue. To check if this is the case you will have to start the phone in Safe Mode as only the pre-installed apps are allowed to run in this mode.

• Turn the device off.
• Press and hold the Power key past the screen with the device name.
• When ‘SAMSUNG’ appears on the screen, release the Power key.
• Immediately after releasing the Power key, press and hold the Volume down key.
• Continue to hold the Volume down key until the device finishes restarting.
• Safe mode will display in the bottom left corner of the screen.
• Release the Volume down key when you see ‘Safe Mode’.

If your phone starts in this mode then you will be able to backup your phone data. Once this is done you should find out what app is causing the problem then uninstall it.

Wipe the cache partition

There are instances when a corrupted system cached data can cause this problem. It’s therefore a good idea to delete this data as the phone will just rebuild this data when it starts again.

• Turn off the phone.
• Press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key, then press and hold the Power key.
• When the device logo screen displays, release only the Power key
• When the Android logo displays, release all keys (‘Installing system update’ will show for about 30 – 60 seconds before showing the Android system recovery menu options).
• Press the Volume down key several times key to highlight ‘wipe cache partition.’
• Press the Power key to select.
• Press the Volume down key to highlight ‘yes’ and press the Power key to select.
• When the wipe cache partition is complete, ‘Reboot system now’ is highlighted.
• Press the Power key to restart the device.

Perform a factory reset

One last troubleshooting step to consider is a factory reset. This will bring your phone back to its original factory condition. Take note that your phone data will be deleted in the process so make sure to create a backup copy before proceeding.

• Turn off the phone.
• Press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key, then press and hold the Power key.
• When the device logo screen displays, release only the Power key
• When the Android logo displays, release all keys (‘Installing system update’ will show for about 30 – 60 seconds before showing the Android system recovery menu options).
• Press the Volume down key several times key to highlight ‘wipe data / factory reset.’
• Press Power button to select.
• Press the Volume down key until ‘Yes — delete all user data’ is highlighted.
• Press Power button to select and start the master reset.
• When the master reset is complete, ‘Reboot system now’ is highlighted.
• Press the Power key to restart the device.
• With no apps installed in the phone, try to check if the issue still occurs.

If the above steps doesn’t fix the problem then you will need to bring the phone to a service center and have it checked as this is most likely caused by a faulty hardware component already.