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How to Fix Black Screen — Acer Iconia Tab A3-A20

Fix Black ScreenAndroid 4.4 (KitKat)

How to Fix Black Screen — Acer Iconia Tab A3-A20

⏱ ~5 min📋 7 steps

The Acer Iconia Tab A3-A20 is a 2014 Android 4.4 smartphone powered by the Mediatek MT8127 (28 nm) with 1GB and 16GB internal storage. It features a 10.1", LED-backlit IPS LCD, 1280.0x800.0 display and is available in Black, White.

The Iconia Tab A3-A20 is equipped with a Li-Po 5910 mAh, non-removable (A3-A20-K1AY), a 5 MP, 720p main camera, a 2 MP front camera. The device uses a No configuration. It weighs 508 g.

A black screen on the Acer Iconia Tab A3-A20 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 Iconia Tab A3-A20: 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

7

Last resort: factory reset from Recovery — erases all data

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