How to Fix iPhone 16 Black Screen [iOS 18 Supported]

Why is iPhone Stuck on Black Screen?

Before jumping to the specific solutions, let’s explore the main reasons that can be behind the iPhone black screen of death issue on iOS 16.

• Software bugs in your iPhone 16’s OS installation
• Bad or incorrect iOS 18 update
• Buggy or crashed Third-Party Apps
• Fatal system errors
• Battery-related issues
• Hardware problems

After figuring out the causes why your iPhone screen went black during or after iOS 16 update, you can move forward with the fixes mentioned below.

Solution 1: Charge Your iPhone and Perform a Forced Restart

When your iPhone battery runs out, your iPhone screen will go completely blank and won't turn on until the battery get enough juice. In this case, you can connect your iPhone to the power source and leave it on charge for at least 15 minutes, regardless of whether the charging sign shown on the screen or not.

15 minutes later, you can start to perform a force restart e which can also solve the iOS 16 black screen of death due to minor issues. Let’s see how to restart iPhone 16 when screen is black.

• Press and release the volume up button first.
• Press and release the volume down button quickly after that.
• Finally, only press and hold the Side button until the iPhone logo appears on the screen of your iPhone. Wait a few seconds now.

Solution 2：Use Tenorshare ReiBoot Fix iPhone 16 Black Screen without Data Losshot

If a force restart doesn’t work to fix a black screen on iPhone, you can try using Tenorshare ReiBoot. As an all-in-one tool for repairing iOS system issues, ReiBoot can help you quickly get out of all kinds of iPhone stuck issues such as iPhone stuck on Apple logo, reboot loop, black screen, etc. With a few clicks, all the iOS 17/18 black screen issues including iPhone stuck on black screen with apple logo and iPhone black screen spinning wheel, can be resolved easily without causing data loss.

Here are how to fix a black screen on iPhone using ReiBoot.

• Run Tenorshare ReiBoot after downloading and installing it on your Mac or PC, then connect your iPhone to it.

  
  

• Click Start. If your iPhone is still responding even with a blank screen, then ReiBoot can locate your device and start the process. If not, then follow the on-screen prompts to get it detected.

  

• Once your gets detected, click Fix Now and you will find that two options are provided. To fix iPhone screen of death without data loss, choose "Standard Repair."

  

• The next step is to get the most recent firmware. To get the appropriate firmware online, click the Download button.

  

• Once the firmware download is complete, click "Start Standard Repair." Throughout the procedure, you shouldn't remove your iPhone.

  

• Your iPhone will reboot once it is done. Congratulation, you’ve successfully fixed the iPhone stuck on black screen on iOS 16.

  

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Solution 3: Update or Restore iPhone to Fix iPhone 16 Black Screen [Data Loss]

In The third method on how to get rid of black screen on iPhone, you are going to need iTunes, a tool that is helpful in solving any iOS update and restore errors. If you’re having problems with your device during/after update, for example, iPhone 16 gets stuck on black screen, is frozen, won’t turn on or you’re facing iPhone black screen spinning wheel, you may need to put it into recovery mode. Then update or restore it to its default settings with the help of iTunes.

Please note that by restoring iPhone, it means all your information and settings will be erased in the process.

• First of all, confirm that your Mac is up to date. If you’re using a Windows PC, make sure you have the most recent version of iTunes installed.

• Keep your iPhone connected to the computer and follow the steps below to enter Recovery mode.

  • Press the volume up button, then immediately let go of it.
  • Press the volume down button, then swiftly quit.

  • After that, hold down the side button until the recovery mode screen appears.

    

• On iTunes, you will have the option to update or restore your device.

  • Tap update first to re-download and reinstall the software without losing data. 

    
  • If updating doesn’t work, click “Restore ” and your computer erases your device and installs the latest iOS 16 software.
• The update or restore process may take more than 15 minutes, so Wait patiently for the process to complete. Once done, follow the prompts to set up your device .