I have a MacBook Pro w/touch bar.
I had put my laptop to sleep or lock screen mode and went to do something. Then I came back opened it up and the keyboard and touch bar lit up, but the screen was completely black. I just hit the power button to turn it off and waited a few seconds before turning it back on and now nothing is showing up on it. On the touch bar the esc key shows up and the caps lock turns green.
I had this issue with a MacBook Pro 15” 2018 just a week old. The escape key was lighting up on Touch Bar, the caps lock was lighting up, the track pad was clickable and the screen would be all black. If I lit a bright light on the screen I could see that it was on but no back light. After trying all possible things I managed to bring the computer back to life by resetting the NVRAM.
Hopefully the helps you as it helped me.
I’m having the exact same issue, can see my screen under a flashlight, but it’s super dark. Please share the video link, would be great to fix
Thanks for that. I tried that. But I got the same problem three times in a week. I came to the Genius Bar and they recommended to replace my one (MBP 15in 2018). They scanned the logic board and found no defect. I wonder that did the problem happen to you many times?
It could be external monitor problem.
I have 'DELL P2715Q' connected with USB-C to DisplayPort cable -
I just did a test restart with external monitors connected and the laptop display on (I normally leave it dimmed off). It restarted normally. MAYBE having the screen off at shutdown/restart is "the problem" (actually, I'd say the problem is that a trillion dollar company selling $4k laptops lets users do the beta-testing and diagnostics, but every time I say anything remotely like that my comment gets deleted). I look forward to hearing if this works (or not) for anyone else. FYI, just turning the monitors off at shutdown has NOT worked for me. My MBP display resolution doesn't change when I turn those off, either. Is it possible that the hubs are telling the MBP that monitors are still on? I don't know. Or maybe it's just OS/firmware. Speaking of which, "Power Nap" in System Settings activates a modified sleep mode, so if other suggestions don't work you might try turning that off.
Everyone is very grateful for this fix. What's up with that? If I wanted a crappy computer that needed a reboot several times a week, I would get a PC and save bunches of money. I have rooted through all these boards and found no permanent fix for this, and I am satisfied that there is none. Some have theorized that the cable between the screen and the keyboard has periodic loss of connection, but resetting the smc wouldn't fix a bad cable. It's software and Apple either cannot or will not fix it. Here's my assessment: I am irretrievably doomed to resetting the smc and grungeing about it. I have 8 Apple devices and I run my business off of the MacBook Air. PC is worse, and I will not go back. Woe is me.
This actually works! Thank you very much
Thanks for posting this about the Touch ID. It just fixed my computer. It started right up.
Thank you for posting this solution. My Macbook Pro just went "black screen" this afternoon, for some completely unknown reason, but this fix really worked. Thanks again.
A link would be great thanks
FYI, reinstalling the OS doesn't wipe out your personal files (normally) so it's not as big a deal as it sounds.
I think it might have something to do with an external monitor. Is that the case for you?
Thank you for your reply.
My advise to buy USB-C to DisplayPort cable from Apple (I have one from e-bay and have the same problem) and USBC to HDMI (eBay) has annoying delay (0.2-0.3sec).
Thanks so much! You saved my day.
For the record, I also get this black screen bug when shutting down with external monitors attached. Also, I normally have the laptop display fully dimmed.
It makes sense. I also use an external monitor connected with USB-C (LG 32UD89-W). I still get this annoying black screen problem every now and then.
How to fix MacBook Pro with black screen?
