Screenshots turn out black

Any time I try to take a screenshot of my texts or anything on my phone it pops up in the bottom left corner and in my photo album but it doesn’t capture what was on my screen, It either comes out black or white. How do I fix this so I can take screenshots? I am updated to IOS 11 and I have a 7plus.

Posted on Sep 28, 2017 9:51 PM

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Sep 29, 2017 11:00 AM in response to Mariaalexisc

Hey there, Mariaalexisc.

After reviewing your post, it appears that screenshots you take on your iPhone 7 Plus isn't actually taking pictures of the screen. I'm happy to help.

Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch -- Restart your iPhone. Once it's returned to the Home screen, test the issue.

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch -- If restarting your phone didn't resolve the issue, please be sure to have a fresh backup to keep your personal information safe. In order to back up your Health data, the backup needs to be encrypted. iCloud does this automatically, but iTunes doesn't. If you'd like to use iTunes to back up your phone, refer to this article: About encrypted backups in iTunes

If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch -- Even though the title of the article isn't specific to your issue, the section titled "Put your device in recovery mode and set it up again" will walk you through all the steps to reinstall the iOS software on your device. Test the issue once your phone has returned to the Home screen.


Let me know how that goes and take care!

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