How To Fix Poco M3 Black Screen of Death Problem?

Poco m3 does not turn on anymore instead shows a black screen! Find solutions here.

tayiba
May 29, 2022

Are you dealing with Poco M3 black screen problem where you see no display at all except a black or white screen? Are you seeing Poco M3 black screen issue after the update? In this post, we will explain the best methods to fix Poco M3 and Poco M3 Pro black screen issues.

The problem of the black screen on the Poco M3 may arise due to a hardware issue but if it’s not then you can easily fix it on your own.

If your brand new smartphones get stuck in a black screen and won’t turn on it can be a sign of a simple firmware issue as one user explains;

I recently updated my Poco M3, it updated correctly but after that, it doesn’t turn on anymore, I searched about it and I found that it was a problem with the update. I managed to turn on my phone again by pressing 13 seconds the power button, after that, I received a new update so I thought the update fixed that but when the phone rebooted to install the new update it doesn’t turn on anymore. I’ve tried to enter fast boot mode but doesnt’t works.

Don’t worry you won’t suffer anymore. This issue won’t make you frustrated if you want to play the game or update the app but the screen won’t turn instead go into the black screen of death mode. Just follow the below fixes to mitigate this issue.

Why does Poco M3 Black Screen of Death occur?

The most common reasons for this issue are:

Firmware issue
Poor or slow hardware
Background apps hogging resources
Unwiped cache data

How To Fix Poco M3 Black Screen Of Death?

You don’t need to try them all. Just work your way down the list until you find the one that does the trick

Fix 1. Force reboot your Poco M3

If you do not find any hardware damage then try to power off Poco M3 due to a firmware crash. So you may fix this issue by doing a forced restart.

Here’s how you can do that:

Press and hold the Power key for 10 seconds or more. This will trigger it to boot up
When the logo shows, release the power key and allow the device to continue the boot process uninterrupted
Most of the time, this is the only urgent thing you need to do to make a phone respond again.

If this fix does not gives you luck try the next fix below

Fix 2. Try to boot your phone into the Recovery Mode

Sometimes firmware won’t launch or respond but it’s important for us to know if your phone is still capable of turning on, then this shows that there is no issue with the hardware.

Here’s how you can do this:

Press and hold the Volume Up button and the Power key for 10 seconds
If the Poco logo shows, release both keys and wait until the device enters the recovery mode
From here, you can just reboot your phone by pressing the Power key to select the options
If your Poco M3 boots in recovery mode, then it should reboot normally

If the phone does not respond normally after this fix, then try next to the fix below

Fix 3. Charge your phone and do the Forced restart

To overcome this issue, you need to charge your phone and do the forced reboot while it’s charging. At this stage, it may be possible that the battery was drained and the firmware get crashed just before the device powered off.

So here’s how you should do that:

Plug the charger into a working wall outlet
Connect your phone to the charger using the appropriate cable
Regardless of whether your Poco M3 shows the charging sign or not, leave it connected to the charger for at least 5 minutes
Now while the device is still connected to the charger, press and holds the Power key for 10 seconds or more
If the logo shows, release the power key and it should boot up successfully

If this fix does not help you then try the next fix below.

Fix 4. Wipe cache partition

To wipe the cache partition in your device you need to boot into recovery mode on Poco M3. Recovery mode can help to diagnose the troubleshooting issues. If you clear the cache partition, your device problem can be resolved.

Fix 5. Hard Reset via Settings

Try the hardware reset via settings to mitigate the black screen of death issue.

In your Poco M3 device, Go to the Settings app
Now Additional settings menu
Tap on Backup and reset
Select Factory data reset

Here you will find 5 different options to select

To clear all the data, select Erase All Content and Settings which will wipe off all the data from your Poco M3
Enter your password if you have a password on your phone
Once you enter the password, it will now show a confirmation to erase data, so hit erase data.

Now you performed a hard set. But if the issue persists then follow the next fix below

Fix 6. Hard Factory Reset via Recovery

You can mitigate this issue by performing the hard factory reset in recovery mode. Here’s how you can:

First of all, Turn off your Poco M3.
Now Press and hold the Volume Up key + Power Key on your Poco M3 Pro 5G device simultaneously for a while
Once you see the Xiaomi logo, you can release the button
Your phone has entered recovery mode, now you can select the language
Now your device will enter the stock recovery mode
You can select Wipe Data by just tapping on it
Now select Wipe/Data to confirm and enter the verification code

If this fix won’t help you then try the next fix below

Fix 7. Update software

If the device shows still a black screen even after resetting your device then check the new software update. The software update will debug and resolve the issue that users are facing.

If applying this fix won’t help you then you need to check your device with the technician. That’s might be an issue with the hardware.