When opening my Message or calling app in settings my iPhone screen stays black

brownd202 wrote:

when i try to open my i message app or calling app my screen stays black then the app closes my phone also freezes when i try to open them in the settings

Have you restarted the iPhone ie power off/on...

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

Reset or a Force Restart,

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Restore from backup, restore as new device.

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The current stable release of iOS including bug fixes, security updates is iOS 17.5.1

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put your iPhone in diagnostics mode - identify potential hardware and software issues

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