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iPhone 6 updated to ios9 screen goes black when I open an app

i recently updated my iPhone 6 to iOS 9. Every time I open an app now the screen goes black and I have to push the home button and click on the app again for it to work. Any fix ideas?

iPhone 6, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 20, 2015 1:14 AM

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Sep 27, 2015 12:39 PM in response to Jagspecial

I was having this same issue even after reboots as well. I read where someone else had tried rebooting by holding down home and lock buttons with no success. I performed the same action and have not had the issue return at all for about a day now. The difference may be that you must hold down both buttons until the screen goes black and then keep holding until an Apple comes up and then release.


Working for me so far... Will post back if the black screens return.

Sep 27, 2015 1:36 PM in response to francato

This is occurring on my new 128GB iPhone 6s Plus running 9.0.1. The braindead "solution" from AppleCare is to wipe iPhone, restore from backup. Which does precisely zero aside from wasting several hours. Remote diagnostics show no problems. There are NUMEROUS folks on these support pages experiencing this problem across a variety of iPhone iterations running iOS 9.

I did NOT have this issue on my 128GB iPhone 6 running iOS 9 nor on 9.0.1.

Sep 27, 2015 3:36 PM in response to BobbyBigPants

there are 6 iPhones 4x5s, 1x5c, 1x5 in our house. Only the iPhone 5 has the problem with the apps going to a black screen. And Bluetooth calls seem to cause the problem. The Bluetooth also say a call is disconnected right before a call is connected.


I've installed ios 9.0.1 but it didn't solve the problem. I'm attempting to downgrade to 8.4.1 in the hopes of fixing the phone.


When can a patch be ready?!!!

Sep 28, 2015 3:59 PM in response to Jagspecial

Hello, i had the same problem with my Iphone 6, IOS 9.0.1, yesterday i contacted the Apple chat and there very help me.

My problem was that the screen goes black but it still works, i was able to activate siri or open any app but with the screen on black

I tried restarting the iphone but nothing happens so i decided to chat with the technical support from apple and they they indicated that i had to restore the iphone, as new iphone and then restore it with my last back up.


IT WORKS!!

Sep 29, 2015 1:38 AM in response to Jagspecial

So far I haev upgraded;

iPad 3 - no issues

iPhone 5s - no issues

iPhone 6 - I got the issue with the black screen after you open a new application. So far I have peformed a reset of the phone (power and home for 10 seconds) and a full DFU restore and I still get the problem. Its intersting that this phoe is the only device with Bluetooth profiles, one Pioneer Car Kit, one Audi Car Kit and one Bluetooth headset (Damson Headbones).

Going to try and delete these profiles and see if that makes a difference.

iPhone 6 updated to ios9 screen goes black when I open an app

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