Google Pixel 3a / 3a XL: Black Screen of Death, Boot Loop, Frozen, Unresponsive (FIXED!)

If your Google Pixel 3a or 3a XL has the black screen of death, screen won't turn on, can't restart, frozen, unresponsive, etc then make sure you try all of these methods. This will work for most of you but others may need a screen replacement or you may have an issue with your motherboard.
If this worked for you plz comment what method or combination of methods worked for you. If it did not work plz dislike this video. Again we should have more likes then dislikes. Hope this works for you. Good Luck!
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[@shhboom9229]

Worked on this thing for an hour (pixel 2) using all of these methods from 11:30pm-1:00am, finally put it in the freezer for half an hour, plugged it into another charger cable, pressed and held power button and it came on. Has been working fine since. I will never let it completely die again 😱, that was what set this chain of events off in the first place. So a big THANK YOU!!!

[@bajajablasted]

Thank you! This is my 3rd pixel with this problem! Carrier sent me 2 refurbished replacements. Never buying one again.

[@bencostello2993]

Thank you so much, I was freaking out my new pixel 3a was broken. This fixed the black screen straight away. 😁

[@grislyaddams9310]

Cleaning the top front sensor (that I didn't even know was there) worked. Saving this video just in case. Thank you very much. I was 20 minutes away from getting mad. Thank goodness I still had my old phone to see this video.

[@loriefaust1112]

Fixed!!! I repeated the steps from jiggling power button, pressing with a paper towel to the patting on the palm of my hand twice and it worked. Brilliant. Thank you! (I did have to remove my screen protector)

[@neorich59]

Ooh, this reminds me of when we used to whack our T.V. Sets back in the 60's if the picture went wonky. My advice would be, if you have to resort to whacking a (near brand new) phone, then it might be an idea to take/send it back and get a replacement? 😉

[@saramenold8981]

over $1000 USD phone less than a year old. I liked that it was unlocked of apps.

[@jaminelvers7250]

The smacking against the palms after pressing all around actually worked after being stuck in a boot loop. Thank you!

[@jenhughes6632]

Thanks so much for your helpful video. My screen was black and then has this funny speckly screen when I tried to force the restart. Squeezing the phone all over brought it back to life. Great to have it fixed, but slightly concerning it has done this when it is one week old!

[@ScottyCo]

As crazy as I thought it was.. pressing all over the phone and quickly pressing the button actually fixed it. Thanks!

[@asdfasdfas341234]

me too!! yay!!

[@jamesdewitt84]

me too!

[@harrisdavidauerbach3952]

The step with wiping the screen, pressing all over and then quickly pressing the on-off switch worked. Thank you so much for helping me fix my phone!

[@NTG56]

Thank you for this video! Nothing worked up until I put it in the freezer. Couldn't believe it would do anything, but it totally fixed it!

[@MaelFam]

Very clear and to-the-point. Thumb up!

[@greenbook7315]

Thank you for making this video. I have a brand new 3a less than two weeks old, and this happened to mine today. Squeezing the screen like you showed fixed it for whatever reason. My concern now is whether I should try to exchange it; I mean having a scare like this on a brand new phone isn't cool. But id just be swapping for another 3a and if they try to test it they wont find anything wrong since squeezing the screen allowed it to boot up again. After it restarted, I also had to remove and reinstall my sim card to get it to connect to my carrier.

[@dallacemarable1387]

Some part of this video fixed my son's Pixel 3a. I had already forced it to reboot a couple times. I'd already cleaned the screen, but by recommendation of this video, I removed the screen saver/case and tried repeatedly pressing power/volume buttons a few times, as well as pressing hard on the whole phone. Then forcing another reboot the screen came on. So, I'm not sure which step fixed it, but it did. ONE IMPORTANT NOTE : I dialed 911 while quickly pressing the power button! And, this was before the screen was working, so I got to talk to the local 911 operator. I explained my issue, by accidently triggering 911 and luckily it was no big deal. But it's certainly worth noting, this could happen by pressing the power button repeatedly on a Pixel

[@saadamjad7446]

This setting can be turned off from setting bro...

[@saadamjad7446]

This setting can be turned off from setting bro...911 is called when you repeatingly press the power button 5 times

[@dallacemarable1387]

@@saadamjad7446 This wasn't a planned "issue" so, without a working screen how would someone go about that?

[@saadamjad7446]

@@dallacemarable1387 sorry bro i didn't knew that your screen was not working.

[@pariscloud2907]

Thank you! Just followed the iFixit tutorial for a screen replacement and it was black. Re-did the connection and held the power button down and it worked!

[@youralien1996]

Can you detail it please? I have the same issue after I took off the screen to replace the charging port.

[@farhantanveer7889]

Thanks a ton!! Had a frozen screen issue, worked like a charm using your very first method =)

[@anirudraanirudrapandey8856]

Mera green black blue colour aa raha hai apne AAP hua thik ny ho raha hai

[@gabrielgarcia4880]

Thank you! The Forced Restart resolved my black screen of death. You Rock Broski Whoa-ski

[@mike0rr]

I knew I had to hold the power button a while, but didn't know it was that long. Rebooted my phone just fine. Thank you very much for the help. Thought it was bricked for sure.

[@fathifarhathaa1463]

im sorry but i got to ask,how long did you hold the button? My phone is broken..pleasseeee helpp meee✨

[@mike0rr]

@@fathifarhathaa1463 I just followed along with the video and held it as long as he did. maybe a tad longer.

[@MrjutsuBlogspot]

I reboot it and it works now. I just have to press the turn on button twice to get to the call now, but at least I can view the call, I’m so happy, thank you . God bless you

[@LilJimmyy]

what happen to your phone? mine is bootloop you have any idea how to fix

[@alexisvaldez2791]

Thank you very much it served me. It's been three times that the same thing happens to me with my pixel 2, I don't know if it's an update issue or what happens. It's a shame it was my cell phone and preferred cell phone brand and it's not cheap.

[@ryanmurphy9355]

Thanks for this, didn't consider that the connections could be off by just a bit. Squeezing the phone solved my issue. Word of caution, apparently there's now a function which dials emergency services when you slam the power button over and over. Use caution lol.

[@Marniegurl22]

Bashing your phone doesn't seem like the greatets idea but it now works! Thanks!

[@summarrana5576]

Amazing video.. The very first tip worked for me.. Great work

[@elizahibbard3913]

Pressing all over the phone fixed it! Thank you so much! You are a life saver

[@MeadbeardMcRay]

Pressing all over my son's pixel 3a worked immediately! Thank you so much for the practical solutions! Google should hire you! You are better than all the customer service Google offered.

[@riyaa.8421]

Pressing the power button repeatedly called emergency services automatically which was not fun, do not recommend that step if your phone is on but your screen is just black and you can't see.

[@ChavezDIY]

I'm glad you mentioned that! That just happened to me right now. Very embarrassing! I had to explain that my phone screen is dead.

[@limyize]

i literally accidentally called 911, fuck this guy and his channel man, idk if hes trolling

[@ichabodcrane1791]

The squeezing all around front ant back just worked thank you 😊

[@putithere96]

thank you so much the first option worked perfectly

[@woolfy02]

With my Pixel 3a, the screen looked fine, but the touchscreen didn't work. Tried everything and it wasn't until I pulled the screen off, that I could see the issue. The ribbon cable that connects to the main board is held on by a little metal clamp. Inside that clamp, sits a tiny bit of foam that I could imagine does nothing to really hold the cable onto the board. Anyways, I took that off, reseated the cable and turned on the phone. Amazingly it decided to work! Unfortunately I cracked my screen in the process so, If you do the same I would go very slow with removing it. If I can get another screen, I'm gonna add a little more foam (or something) so that it keeps the cable connector from lifting up. Hope this helps.

[@gigo3744]

First method worked never had a issue till today thank-you

[@Moire22642]

Perfect reset. Data saved. Thank you.

[@larbueno]

I had a grey screen made of thousands of different colored dots. Couldn't get it to boot at all. I did the long press on power button, then pushing down on front and back and finally smacking it on my palm. DAMN!!! It's working again! THANKS, WORLDOFTECHMAN!!!

[@torpetrov]

You give me a hope ... how many times you tried ? couse i got same problem and last time a see my screen with doots :/ but since yestarday I ve tried all steps but nothing, only little vibrating for 0,1 sec after holding power button.

[@amkidwayne]

Thank you man.... Cleaning of the sensors worked 👍

[@charliesnark6535]

Thank you so much, I can't believe that slapping my phone against my hand actually fixed it

[@ichabodcrane1791]

Second time I've used this vid ciz I couldn't remember what to do the pushing the front and back worked again thank you .

[@16Mssweetie]

You saved my phone with this video very much appreciated 😌😃

[@craftyourself1688]

The second method of pressing worked for me, thank you so much I am so glad.

[@adamdonovan5633]

Hey you just saved my life.....it worked.! The google logo was frozen on the screen, would not move. But the "massage" tactic worked.

[@OneCheapEric]

Lol. Holding the power button for hella long worked for me. So funny. Thanks!

[@ilsoralleb6247]

for how long? i cant get my pixel 3 works. im so sad

[@muralirajan4581]

Thank you it helped and useful

[@RBxMonsterKill]

I really hope you still active and can maybe see if my problem is fixable The screen is completely off but the touches and vibration works fine, even after restarting nothing show up I was wondering if it's either the light or lose connection between the screen and the motherboard because my phone was working perfectly fine, didn't drop it at all I'm receiving notifications, I can ask google to open certain apps for me Is the problem what I think it can be or maybe advanced one like motherboard Will reset can actually help in my situation?

[@valeriesemple7147]

thank u that was a big life saver

[@matyasdohnal4847]

Hello, I just bought a brand new Google Pixel smartphone (Google Pixel 1) and I have a problem with the flashlight. When I turn it on it works, but just at first try. After first try the light doesn´t turn on. When I restart it, it again works but just at first try. So it´s a software. If this is a hardware problem, why does flashlight work on every first attempt? Hardware problem would be if the flashlight didn't work at all or not? It is running on android 10 so I tried downgrade it to android 9, 8 and 7. None of these androids solved the problem. Do you know how to solve this problem? :(

[@TheWhyhellotherez]

You would think Google would have such a simple troubleshoot on their Pixel Help and Support page, but of course not. They'd rather take your perfectly good working phone and ship you a refurbished replacement with a shady history. Talk about good business practice Google! 🤮 Thanks for the awesome troubleshoot man, a lifesaver! lol

[@ernestbaca6223]

Working now THANKS!

[@clydeandtorrey449]

your a life saver omg I thank you so much

[@deadmadnessguy]

well, this helped me troubleshoot at least. Squeezed my phone, then hard reset, then the screen turned on but ran super slow, and now i see only flashes of static

[@ajantis007]

#Google needs to get out of the phone business every phone they make has issues.

[@AmxrJ99]

True! my phone has been stuck in bootloop for no reason. ealier my screen got un responsive

[@trevorpiek7035]

Tried everything multiple times, still not working. It has a cracked screen tho, should I just try replacing the screen

[@rafaelaqueiroz5256]

Great tips! It worked for me! My phone is back to lige, thank you

[@jabirwolf11]

May Allah grant you the highest place in Jannah my brother. Love from Pakistan

[@MrManlioivan]

I couldn't fix my phone. I took it to a shop and they said it was a bad motherboard. The phone just sat there for months. I messed with power button like you mentioned and it worked. Fuck, it was so easy. Thank you for this video!

[@Berrypancakes229]

Good tip for google pixel 👍😊

[@lany_07gaming]

Nice info for google pixel 3a/3a xl...

[@nowhey1855]

Oh my goodness thank you so much

[@freddyvazquez2865]

My pixel 3xl went completely dark and no noice or vibrate could it be the battery?

[@khariperkins4243]

gave the phone a quick spank and that fixed it thanks.

[@aqilsaboor9988]

Love you bro and thank you so much

[@hildairizarry2386]

Thank you

[@VishnuKumar-qu2qi]

This is actually working. God bless you

[@nalathequeenpittie4508]

I tried so much and nothing worked Can you make another vid, Cause I don't know how others are working.

[@gahowell1]

Thank you! Squeezing the phone all over fixed it! Somehow.

[@AMARGEET]

After a month it worked, Patting and massaging screen worked for me but after so many tries in multiple days

[@bluntfruntac9981]

Hell yeah. It worked, thanks.

[@soniautreja4470]

Hi, I have pixel 4a 5g model, and it suddenly became dead, it had only 2percent charging left. I checked the hardware, there is no issue with circuit, but it has gone into EDL mode. We have removed and inserted the battery back, but still it is showing no sensation. What and how to do, can you please help. All my data and work is stuck. I can't do anything. Please help.

[@LuisGarciaFLYINGLIFE]

Thanks got mine back on but used the hard restart and start option instead of factory reset. Should be mentioned in the video so people don't erase all their info if they don't have to.

[@SelenaSecretShow]

I don't understand I don't understand I've been on multiple channels my phone still has the black screen of death I have followed all of the steps this fizzy screen that screen comes up and just keeps flashing in my face it won't turn on it's completely black and the green flashing screen only comes on when I press on the screen

[@nuttyboyuk]

Cheers it worked for me

[@luxurious_King]

Won't the display change.... Coz I tried pressing the screen and then the display changed and now I can't watch videos that have night scenes

[@mr.niceguy1802]

love you thanks it worked

[@darrylwoodbury]

I've had my Pixel 3a XL since July and haven't had this issue. I hope I never do.

[@emirate7251]

thank you so much

[@ahmadayman7811]

thank you so much bro

[@andreanicole5687]

So my 3a xl wont turn on its stuck on the google logo and its on a charger idk whats wrong with it

[@alexblake2663]

Ridiculous that google would put out a product with problems like that

[@rahmankoli6416]

Hi.i have a problem with my phone pixel 3xl.can you please help to solve it?kindly

[@hassanabbasv]

thanks boss its works

[@chey2708]

OMG TYSM IT WORKED!

[@alexisvillalobos7229]

Thanks bro, i just thinking throw my phone to the wall.. and you save me.. just presing all buttons and cleaning the sensor.. what kind of joke.. thanks again

[@mrbo6us]

pressing firmly all over the phone worked but then after restarting it was back to black screen. repeated process and it rebooted. its working now but im not confident in its ability to maintain.

[@klimentmoev3079]

I've broke my screen two months ago and when I received the spare one, it won't turn on. Phone vibrates when I am touching the fingerprint sensor and connect the charger, but won't lit! So am I stucked with a freezed phone or a defective screen?

[@wakakabomzzzz]

I experienced the same issue like you yesterday and until now it still wont show a single pixel on the screen, but it still connected to WhatsApp Desktop and Google's Find my Device.

[@VladGeo1]

i can't even see the Recovery mode screen.... but i know it's partially working because i can feel it vibrating when i squeez it :/

[@8BitBomber]

@KingOfTheBeez419 Ever got it working?

[@VladGeo1]

@Alec Dunham me neither, i had it replaced

[@Juninsr]

My og pixel frozen the screen for working i have rebooting 5x or + :( .

[@MattRobloxYT1]

Nice

[@UnderratedYoutuber]

i tried rebooting it for 1 minute but didnt see the google logo. the phone vibrates whenever i try to use finger print and squeeze it for google assistant but other than that, nothing seems to be happening. my phone was at 52% when it turned off.

[@youreakeyboardwarrior3624]

Same problem. Never dropped or any damage just stopped working.

[@allanschuh6797]

Got me out of it but we’ll see if it stays on or not.

[@quatrobeinte4209]

Hot my cell 2 months ago. Shoulve keeped my iPhone

[@soarpasta8708]

Same thing is happening to me I dropped it once

[@yulmaroman7491]

i forgot my phone in the freezer !!!!!!!!!!!!!lol

[@meiamymei]

ahh that's what I'm worrying about rn... damn adhd 😂😭😭

[@melycaldera6661]

Dude ur incredible it worked👌

[@M_R_Shorts_6000]

If you have a loop you should try rapidly pressing on button

[@envyxtc5694]

OMFG it worked

[@user-lm7ii3gy6z]

Terimakasih yaAllah 🤲 Sehat selalu brother. Pixel saya yg botloop udah jadi 🙏

[@meredithwestonkostek]

Thanks!!!

[@ismaelmartinez7582]

Good Video

[@huaweinewmadsah9981]

Thanks you save my life....

[@eleazarj.marquez3093]

Saved me by pressing the device

[@asadansari5660]

Working 100%

[@RedzaImran]

Actually worked with my 3a stuck in bootloop

[@hype88]

Welp, I think my screen is just broken. I just accidentally somehow called 911 doing one of these steps so that was an awkward surprise hearing a responder ask me if I was ok while looking at a black screen.

[@a-series1801]

Fabulous

[@makyahwulfert8317]

I need help guys. My pixel 3a isn't showing me notifications and I've turned off do no disturb, I've gone into settings and enabled everything, my phone just doesn't give me notifications. Please help

[@cagedmercury]

This is literally a copy of another video from iLuvTrading. Which was also not very useful.