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How to Fix Black Screen — Acer CloudMobile S500

Fix Black ScreenAndroid 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

How to Fix Black Screen — Acer CloudMobile S500

⏱ ~5 min📋 7 steps

The Acer CloudMobile S500 is a 2012 Android 4.0 smartphone powered by the Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus with 1GB and 8GB internal storage. It features a 4.3", IPS LCD, 720.0x1280.0 display and is available in Black.

The CloudMobile S500 is equipped with a Removable Li-Ion 1460 mAh battery, a 8 MP, 1080p@30fps main camera. The device uses a Micro-SIM configuration. It weighs 122 g.

A black screen on the Acer CloudMobile S500 can occur due to a drained battery, a software crash, or the screen becoming unresponsive. In most cases this can be resolved with a force restart or a short charging period without any data loss. Follow the steps below in order before considering a factory reset.

1

On your Acer CloudMobile S500: charge for 30+ minutes with a different cable and charger

2

Hold Power for 15–20 seconds

3

If still black: hold Power + Volume Down for 10 seconds

4

Try holding Power + Volume Up to enter Recovery Mode

5

In Recovery: select 'Reboot system now'

6

If Recovery loads: wipe cache partition then reboot

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Last resort: factory reset from Recovery — erases all data

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