Amazon Kindle FIXED! : Black Screen or Blank Screen (5 Easy Fixes)

[@georgetaylor5134]

You have proven that sometimes a little bit of good old common sense works better than all the technologically-oriented suggestions out there. Your smacking solution worked perfectly for this 80 year old partially blind guy who considers his Paperwhite a lifeline. Many thanks!

[@smileykittykat]

I was so stressed out when this blank screen happened to my Kindle Oasis. Thank God I saw your video here and followed your instructions. Finally it is working again! 🤩 Thank you soooo much! You’re an angel! Wishing you all the best for your YT Channel! ☺️💙🙏🏼

[@fritzlehmann28]

It nearly worked. Its in the freezer now. Will let you know what happens. You Video is brilliant and I had it up running for short time which was a mazing but maybi there is a hardware problem. Anyway thanks for your brilliant video.

[@giannariccillo6075]

4 years later this video is still relevant I got my kindle working again today using your tips! Thank you so much!!

[@АнастасияБежевая]

This is my friend's second Kindle. kzbin.infoUgkxOnUR4NaproSbBbD2sdI4XcDZ58Jz8GOx The first one which is about 5 or 6 years old quit charging because the bottom connector went bad. When I saw they upgraded to a USB C connector I knew it was time. I think the old USB Micro connectors are a PIA. Her new one is great. It synced right out of the box and connected to WiFi immediately. The thing is perfect! Sooo mine will arrive tomorrow. (Been reading off an old Fire) What bugs me are the reviewers that give this product one star because it didn't work out of the box or they were too dumb to figure it out. If it doesn't work send it back and get another one. It couldn't be easier with Amazon. Giving it one star because it didn't work says nothing about a good one that does work. I bet a bad one is one in a thousand or more. Give it a break...just get another one.

[@AdelleLoaney]

Tried everything, got to the freezer part and thought no way… IT WORKED!!! Mine was stuck on the tree screen. Thank you so much!!

[@TheDulexaple]

man, i've tried everything thats on the internet but that smacking technique just worked perfectly fine thanks a lot, props to you

[@V6b8_nz]

Yea same here

[@julietam2097]

This is amazing. I watched this thinking you were having a laugh - but in desperation I tried all steps - including the freezer - figuring I had nothing to lose. To my amazement it worked! You are a genius sir! Thank you so much!

[@tangledcharlotte]

I had already repeated step 1 on my own over and over. Saw this, and step 2 worked. Thanks!

[@October73]

You really made my day... I've literally tried every single solution other than breaking down the whole kindle paperwhite 8th edition, only smacking it worked like a Charm :) :) :) Wish you all the best.. :)

[@adityabhandarkar2178]

Same! I was so happy when it worked, it’s been unresponsive for a month now!

[@-SteampunkTraveler-]

some things in life need some violence

[@violetcy]

I tried everything, when I saw the last step was to freeze it, I thought, well I got nothing to loose🤷🏻‍♀️ I freeze it for 30 mins, took it out, 15 mins later, it just WORK!!! idk why did it worked😂 but THANK YOU so much:))

[@lynngabler4024]

I have to add my enthusiastic thanks to all the others. I deleted an email account and my screen went black. I thought Somehow, EVERYTHING was deleted! Your suggestion to hold the off button a few times worked! I have been trying to fix a password problem for many hours with no success, so having this problem solved within minutes seems like a miracle! Many, many thanks!

[@tylersnow5635]

THANK YOU! I was worried my Kindle was fried, but this worked the first time I tried. Thank you!

[@alettabeewrites9109]

I fixed my Kindle Paperwhite (11th Generation) by the 1:37 minute mark! I'm thrilled. Thank you.

[@sam13thfriday]

Oh!! It worked!!! ☺️☺️☺️ By just pressing and hold the power button 6 times.. Thank you so much!!! I thought I'm going to dump it.. It's been 5 months that I'm not using it.. I'm so happy that I can use it again. 😍😍 God bless.

[@dogfeathers5646]

The “massaging method” worked for mine. Thank you so much. I just downloaded another book and as soon as I went to start reading the screen went blank. Bummer! I thought she died but thanks to you, I am up and running again. Thanks again! cheers.

[@mariaelver]

Finally, after doing the tapping on the power button edge, IT WORKS again after having lost hope for two weeks. Thanks!

[@MCruz-j6s]

I had almost given up and was ready to have the battery replaced even though kindle was less than a year old. All other recommendations were to just hold power button for 40 seconds. That didn't work even though I tried it multiple times. What they didn't suggest is that you do that while charging. That finally worked. Thank you so much for this advice and I'm saving this video in case this happens again but one of the other solutions is needed. You are brilliant and definitely an out of the box thinker!!

[@syesha2534]

This worked like a charm. I tried charging and restarting, watched many videos but none helped. I wish you all the best and thank you soooooo much for helping me fix my beloved kindle🙂

[@Cashacceb9110]

So I have tried all of your methods. I dropped my kindle in the pool for 5 seconds. Put it in rice and after a couple of days I was not able to do anything on the screen. I did try putting it into the freezer for a longer period of time (45 minutes) and then did the hard reset and it works 😊

[@tshkrel]

The "pressing out" with the fingers actually did the trick!!! Unbelievable. Thanks!

[@shyamacharansamanth8897]

Can't believe it worked for me my device was written of by the Kindle engineer I had the good fortune to show it to. He said u might need to change some components which would cost half as much as the device. Since the device was a gift it had emotional value and so I couldn't just throw it away. When I was shown this vdo I was skecptical to say the least but glad I just followed through. What worked for me was a restart + multiple whacks + battery to zero and recharge cycle several time. Thanks once again. Using the device for about 4 months now.

[@PathManUK]

I have spent three days trying ALL the known fixes for my wife’s Kindle. None of them worked. I eventually found this video and tried the freezer trick (I had removed the back cover already so couldn’t try the tapping or slapping). I took it out of the freezer and left it to warm up then put it back on charge overnight. Hey presto! The green charge light was on when I got up in the morning and the kindle was working! Thank you so much, you saved me £70 on a new Kindle!

[@daniellandman8820]

I am currently in this position. For interest sake did you screen freeze whilst reading? ie you can still read the text of the page you were on but the screen was then non responsive including back light?

[@PathManUK]

No Dan, no screen freeze but then my wife’s Kindle was the earliest version, no back light or anything.

[@krinkle909]

I hit it with my palm and it WORKED! U're smarter than all those fake Amazon experts who told me read it its last right and bury it next to my pet snake Rommel (may his venomous soul rest in piece).

[@MultiDwang]

My older kindle would not charge and would white page. I tried to get it going but nothing would work until I realized that there had been lots of rain this year, and I wondered if the high humidity had affected the Kindle. I put the Kindle in a sealed plastic bag with lots of rice in it and the next day everything worked again. Amazing.

[@staffan144]

I didn't need to try everything, but this is a good video. SOLVED MY PROBLEMS (and I thought my kindle was dead / destroyed (my problem was a kindle voyage, white screen and no backlight either, nothing, had no sign of life except when charging, the small charging light at the bottom near the micro USB connection responded as normal, but still had a white screen with nothing on it at all and no backlight either - but now it is working again, up and running! 😃😃 (I don't know why the screen suddenly became empty/blank with no backlight either. I was just reading a book and it happened before my eyes, I didn't do or press anything when it suddenly became a white screen and backlight also turned off). In my case, the solution was to charge it for 20 some minutes (using original Kindle charging cable together with appropriate power adapter, i.e. a weak one (in my case I used an old white iPhone charger), before I tried anything else. Then, while still plugged in, I long pressed the power button (like 30-45 seconds or something) until it responded as he described - and I then released the power button, and eventually it restarted and loaded everything (took a while, that is also when the screen started displaying things again, which was first the kindle tree, when loading), but/and then, when it was done loading, it was a normal kindle again, ready to use! And all content still there, just as normal.

[@rtitusz]

Thank you! I don't know what helped, the slapping or the squeezing, but my 9 year old paperwhite 3 came back to life.

[@gabychaffardet455]

OMG! this worked!!!!!! i searched high and low for a solution and every single one was de 40secs power button hold witch did not work! Amazon wanted to give me a 15% discount and to trade it in. Until I tried your tapping method and it worked! I really thought I had lost my Oasis, THANK YOU!!!!

[@Psy_fi_prince]

My kindle screen was blinking constantly, and it was not booting up at all. I saw many videos on youtube and did everything, but nothing happened. It has been 6-7 months. I was about to throw my kindle out in the dustbin. But than, i saw this video, and tried smacking method and voilà, my kindle just started after 6-7 months. Thank you so much.

[@CatherineHines-w9f]

I can't believe this worked. But it did - using the tapping method shown halfway thru this video revived my apparently dead Kindle Paperwhite. Thank you!

[@maureenluke76]

Brilliant!!!! It was as simple as holding down the reset button several times. I have saved your post for future reference. Thank you

[@KJBE09]

None of these worked so I figured I'd take things to the next level. I layed the Kindle on the ground, drove my 1 ton truck over it and wonders and amazements it worked!!

[@Caldosesomething]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mariannecollins4201]

My Kindle keyboard was blank one day after working perfectly for 12 years. I followed this video and it eventually worked. Plug into a computer USB. Hold the power button across for 40 seconds then let go. Leave it to reset for 20 minutes. If this doesn't cure it, do it again. It took 4 goes for mine to fully reset. It now appears to be perfect again.

[@bettisbooksandbabblings]

The second option did the trick. I was so stressed thank you for fix. ❤

[@moneyhoon5044]

I was at my wits end. Nothing was working until I followed your advice and put it in the freezer for 30 minutes. Thank you!

[@eliholli]

Thank you! You helped me bring it back to life. I ended up needing all of the steps except for putting it in the freezer. :)

[@amoore1001]

This is Ammar from Saudi Arabia, I just want to thank you because it did works. ❤❤❤

[@gunelrzayeva2944]

I did this "facial massage" on my Kindle and it started working. Thank you! 😄

[@DJ-rx5lz]

Just got my Kindle working again in Oct 2024--THANKS SO MUCH

[@julienewzealand]

My Kindle was on the tree screen for about a month and I tried everything - waiting for it to die, hitting it etc! It still showed an orange light when I charged and for some unknown reason, freezing it worked! I tried 30 mins (wasn’t enough), three hours (wasn’t enough) but overnight did the trick! Thank you so much!!

[@a.m.252]

Overnight?

[@Chuka14]

Hello! Sticking it in a freezer for 3 minutes worked. Thank you so much for your advice!

[@ivanalonso8012]

It worked for me. I think the reason was my kindle was run out battery for some weeks and that's why despite I have charge it, it didn't turn on. I hold pressed the power button for 15 seconds and it worked. Thanks.

[@dianeplaskow4757]

I tried all the steps in the video and the last resort was placing the Kindle in the freezer and it took a few days after that to be able to recharge my Kindle. Hooray it works perfectly now!

[@baremetalHW]

Thanks!!! I got mine working again...

[@clrobson1412]

The pressing on the screen and back worked for me, didn't even have to reset it just jumped back to life! Thanks man!!!

[@valerieflores61]

i put it on the freezer hoping for the worst and IT WORKED!!! mine was stuck on the tree logo. i was so sad as I can't live without it and couldn't purchase a new one. thank you so much, seriously!

[@andreumlas6888]

Was the kindle charged when you placed it on the freezer? Mines the same, stuck on the tree logo

[@valerieflores61]

@@andreumlas6888 Yes, it still had battery! it was still in the tree logo when I put it in the freezer for half an hour, after that I tried again to force it to reset and finally overcame the tree logo! it's worth the try.

[@lucasveloso658]

Tried everything, pressing the kindle to recconect worked well

[@desireepichon8258]

You’re a lifesaver (once again, did it last year and this one again and it worked)!!!

[@loriebc42]

Thank so much for your help through your video. Tapping, pressing & snapping on the screen & back of the screen, did these steps 2X then Kindle rebooted. Now it is up & running. Thanks a bunch!

[@Bloodslunt]

Many thanks!! After multiple restarts whilst charging, pressing firmly with my thumbs on the front and back of the kindle fixed the whitescreen

[@JuanitaSmart-t2p]

Thanks so much for these clear, easy to follow instructions; pressing and holding the power button a few times, combined with plugging the Kindle in, again, seemed to be the charm for my device. And I was contemplating purchasing another Kindle. Thanks so much for your help!

[@susannamcdonald2201]

thank you I got my kindle for Christmas and all of a sudden after using it for like two weeks it just went blank! I was worried I was going to have to send it back! thank you you are a kindle saver!

[@aditikhetade7063]

Thank you My Kindle is great now I thought it was a major issue but you solved this in minutes 👏👏😄

[@andres301080]

Solved my issue with my Kindke Touch 2012. Thank you very much, sir.

[@jasonpereira8874]

I don't normally post comments, but mad props and THANK YOU to @WorldofTech! I got my Kindle Paperwhite (6th Gen) up and running in about 15 mins using this video! I had been struggling with my Kindle for days, and I was even considering completely wiping the entire device and trying to re-upload kindle software. Luckily I decided to do a KZbin search first! Thanks man !

[@metalyx1]

It worked for me. Tapping and pushing on the screen. Thanks!!!

[@cle479]

i had restarted so many times already and was about to cry (we don’t have enough money for another one) but as soon as i started pressing and massaging the screen it worked!! i have to set it up again but idm thank you sm !!

[@suzi5816]

Thanks so much! Instructions so easy to follow & the “smack” technique was the winner 🤩 Thank you ☺️

[@kenright1962]

Crazy. I put it in the freezer for 15 minutes and now it works! Thank you.

[@joyceealo49]

Your approach is amazing. Full of common sense. Thank you.

[@Inanna_Myst999]

Thank you! I was so stressed about losing all my books! You’re hard reboot fixed it right up!

[@ovidiuh]

Man is unbelievable . I was about to throw my kindle . Thanks to your video now is working .

[@auntbubbels12155]

Thank you so much, my kindle is old and started working after I taped it all over.

[@guysevedz3581]

Blowing on the connector port cleared the dust. Thank you

[@diannee1980able]

I tried every method until finally threw it in the freezer for twenty mins and got the screen to appear with a critical battery image. Plugged it in for about ten mins and the screen appeared! Thank you so much ! I really didn't want to replace my Kindle Oasis :)

[@seekingthetruth7047]

What happened to your kindle? Stuck in tree screen?

[@diannee1980able]

@@seekingthetruth7047 would load up and after tree would freeze on a white screen

[@seekingthetruth7047]

@@diannee1980able how did the problem of kindle occur?

[@diannee1980able]

@@seekingthetruth7047 out of the blue

[@tonywalls3473]

Omg the smacking worked and was starting to lose the faith. Thank you as a single father did't have the money to buy a new one.

[@deelirious]

I tried everything on the video and didn't work for me, so I had not much to loose and decided to open the device and see if disconecting the batery and connecting it again… I only had to open the front part and it worked allright. Such a relief.

[@sherylmyrick6432]

Thanks! I’m up and running on first try. Hated for my reading buddy to be down . Now I can Irish my current read. Hanks to your advice.

[@monami5658]

The tapping worked… Thank you 😊

[@kerryannwilkins]

Thanks for all the suggested fixes. Strange, but the freezer method is the one that actually worked.

[@claudes.whitacre1241]

Youi saved me from panicking. Thank you.

[@MyraBernard-uv8kw]

so thrilled this worked! Thank you so much - thought I needed new kindle - delighted!

[@gerrychan-lok4930]

Thanks a lot, I was looking for a new one, then I tried your suggestion, bingo it worked, I followed your instruction as per letter… very happy and my it’s hers..

[@beanieau]

cannot believe the freezer worked 🎉 my kindle is going on 10ish years so i think it’s due for an upgrade but now i can hold on until the kindle sales

[@aSmallGreenDot]

I can't believe smacking it fixed it. Thanks so much.

[@frankg.official9372]

All combinations worked pressed pretty hard on the screen and smacked it few time over my knee and Walaa it worked! Thanks dude over 6 month trying to figure out what was wrong

[@garytubbs769]

I tried everything you suggested. Nothing worked until I got to the freezer method! I was skeptical but desperate! It worked like a charm!!!! Thanks!

[@jonatanjimenez3819]

You need to remove the battery to got the Kindle to the freezer?

[@desireepichon8258]

Oh my God! I just fixed a black horizontal lines problem just by smacking my Kindle! It’s been only 10 minutes so I don’t know if it’s fixed permanently but I’ll report if it worked well! Thanks in advance for the help!!

[@nellsagehorn2511]

I can't believe it! The smacking worked!!

[@Donnarose1992]

youve helped me fix my kindle twice i love you

[@jamiraben7279]

Thank you bro.. I fixed my frozen screen after using your technique... 😘

[@niniscorner__]

I got nervous my kindle froze in low battery screen. I did these steps and now it's working again! Thanks for saving me from the anxiety of breaking my kindle before even completing 10 books! Thanks heaps~ HAHAHAHAHHA

[@boohayboohay2774]

Thank you so much. I followed your instructions up to slapping it & hey ho it started rebooting. Brilliant!

[@parvazvirk6138]

Nothing worked until this video. Thanks

[@alicewilliamson6716]

Bless your soul sir, thankyou for getting straight to the point as thease situations can be stressful and clean straightforward directions is what we need x

[@spicymirchi7740]

thanks, it really worked, that thumb pressing idea did the magic, first i was like wtf, but then had no option so i decided to try your tip and it worked perfectly.

[@medicmandan]

Thought I was going to have to buy a new kindle, thanks mate! Certainly saved me a lot of time (& money!)

[@peteryacoub1541]

Brilliant ideas Honestly I didn't believe it will work by slamming the device but it worked thanks you are a legend

[@lindasweeney3779]

Thank you so much my kindle is now working again.

[@jennifernewell9306]

Freezer method worked for me! Thanks so much

[@angelad7445]

THIS DOESNT MAKE SENSE BUT IT WORKED!!!! Thank you!

[@carolznotes_2691]

Thank u so much! This fixed my Kindle Touch! 💜

[@iskess]

The thumb pressing method worked for me!

[@sohamojha]

Really helpful! This actually works!! Thank you so much, you saved my kindle! :) Keep up the great work 👍👌

[@Trishdc94]

WORKED!!!! Thanks so much!! Now my mother won’t yell at me anymore hahaha

[@alwaysreds3220]

OMG.. thanks.. i cant believe it.. my kindle paperwhite working again like magic.. it was stucked on the tree logo.. after a night of distress and desperation, this morning i smacked my kindle, and then charge it.. left it for an hour or so.. and checked it.. voilaa.. suddenly i see that screensaver, never been sooo relieved like this before.. once again.. thank you very much.. i have one question, is a smart cover (which has magnet) bad for a kindle?

[@lojibinigogoi9923]

thanks a lot. it was a great help. my kindle was shut for about a year and now it's working again.

[@wilmatognetti424]

1st method worked for me. Thanks so much 😊

[@mkalicharan]

Buddy thanks it worked. I almost decide to buy a new one but tried your tricks it works at the 4th tip. You saved me 100$

[@ritwickbhattacharyya1463]

Thank you man. My kindle just came back to life

[@debwade3974]

Big thanks my Kindle is now working!