Troubleshooting

iPhone XS Max Black Screen of Death after Charge or Update: Won’t turn on

So now all of having iOS 12 public in your iPhone and hope so you are having fun with all the terrific features of it. iOS 12 is appreciated by the whole world because from back years users are expecting more from the Apple and this iOS 12 has fulfilled almost demands of the iPhone users. On the other side while installing the iOS 12 most common issues that we have faced before like iPhone stuck on Apple logo, Sometimes After Drop/ Fall and Water Damage, unable to activate iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS Max black screen after iOS 12 update or “Most of the restore or Downgrade iOS time” and more.

Eventually today we are representing this article to fix iPhone XS Max black screen after update and boot, your iPhone starts work like before. the same fix also applicable if your iPhone is restarting in boot loop again and again.

Get help for the Below circumstances

iPhone XS Max screen black but still works
iPhone XS Max black screen of Death
My iPhone XS Max Screen went black after I dropped it
Water Damage and Dropped [Requited Technical Assistant – Apple or Technician]

Troubleshooting help on iPhone XS Max Black Screen of Death

Solution 1: Force Reboot iPhone

This is the easiest troubleshoot method which has fixed the weird issues of every iPhone user for the first time. So it’s time to try your luck and fix iPhone black screen after iOS 12 update or iOS 12 beta update. The methods vary as per model to hard restart the iPhone.

For iPhone XS Max/ 8/8Plus/X Plus Model

Step #1: Press and release the Volume Up button.
Step #2: Press and release the Volume Down key.
Step #3: Lastly, Only hold down the power key until you find the Apple logo on the screen.

For iPhone 6S/SE/6/5S or plus version

Step #1: Press and hold the Home button and Power button until you see Apple logo.

For iPhone 7/7Plus

Step #1: Press and hold the Volume Down button and Side button together till the Apple logo appears on the screen.

This is how you can perform force restart on iPhone. If you still found the black screen look out the next solution.

Solution 2: Fix iPhone Black Screen after update with iTunes

If we are talking about using iTunes to fix any issues on iPhone, then there are only two options are available whether you can restore the iPhone or Update it to the latest version. With your iPhone XS Max black screen, we will restore the device. Please note that you will lose all of your data which is stored in iPhone once you restore the device.

Step #1: Connect your iPhone using the lightning cable in the computer.

Step #2: Now, depending upon your iPhone model carefully reboot the iPhone.

For iPhone XS Max/ XR/8/8 Plus/XS

Press and release the Volume Up button and Volume Down button one by one respectively.
Next, hold the Side button until you see iTunes screen on iPhone.

If you have iPhone SE/6s or below

Press and hold the Home button and power button until you see recovery screen with iTunes on your iPhone.

For iPhone 7/7 Plus

Hold down the Volume down button and side button and release when iPhone goes in DFU mode.

Step #3: When you see “Connect to iTunes” on the iPhone then release the buttons.

Step #4: Open “iTunes”.

Step #5: Next, you will see a message like “There is a problem with the iPhone “iPhone” that requires it to be updated or restored”.

Step #6: Go with “Restore” and iTunes will take few minutes to complete the restoration.

Solution 4: Restore using iTunes on iPhone XS Max in Black screen

other web sources on the internet saying that you can restore your iPhone into Recovery mode, So First Hard Reboot then Put into DFU or recovery mode. But the problem is that how can I hard reboot my iPhone after the black screen.

Is it possible to restore iPhone into the Black screen, Yes follow my steps below?

First Connect your iPhone to iTunes using Lightning cable. Open iTunes on Mac or PC [iPhone should be updated].
Now, press and hold Power/Side button and Volume down button for 10 seconds. Now release only side button but continuously press and hold on Volume down button. Until you see iTunes popup with restore option.

“iTunes has detected an iPhone XS Max in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.” Click on ok.

And Go with Restore iPhone. iTunes will download the latest firmware to install a New or last version of iOS automatically.

Use iTunes to set up your iPhone to get all the data back on your iPhone.

Solution 5: Not Enough Charge

Take Care About, What is Wrong?

iPhone is Connected with charger but not charging, This we can identify from the screen.

[Wrong] Battery with Lightning cable on iPhone Screen, That means Charging Lightning cable is connected but the power source is not started.

[Right] iPhone Screen showing only Empty red battery while iPhone is on charging pad or charging cable.

Solution 6: Contact the Apple Support

Since you have to read this solution that means the above doesn’t work out for you. In such a situation we will consider that the problem might be with hardware. Loose contact of the screen, broken screen, or if you have changed the screen from a local shop, so its time for you to meet the technical team of Apple Support.

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iPad, iPhone Email Notification Not Showing, Alerting & Sounding on lock Screen

By Jaysukh patel

Mail app has too many features that all are awesome. One of my favorites is managed notification for the individual account that I set up in my iOS mail app. also, I can change the preview of notification alert while iPhone/iPad is unlocked or locked. Last time I faced issues with recently added mail account is not shown notification on the lock screen and not sound.

Check out the screenshot below for the iPhone mail app and what is the importance of each one setting that given by apple. So you don’t need third-party Mail app like Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft, Outlook, etc..

Ways to Enable or Turn off iPhone, iPad Email Notifications not showing, Alerting

Test out on iPhone X, iPhone 8 (Plus), iPhone 7 (Plus), iPhone 6 (Plus), iPhone 5S, iPhone 4S, and iPad all models or iOS 11, iOS 12 or later.

1: Go to the Settings app on iPhone, iPad.

2: Next, Tap on mail.

3: Next to the Mail settings > Notifications.

4: Here’s First option is about turn off or turn on notifications quickly for all accounts at once.

Interesting! You need mail notification, But don’t want email alerts from the specific account. Just tap on the Account name that added in the list.

Check out the amazing settings, that available for all accounts [Here 4 account I am using (Gmail, iCloud, SMTP)] individually.

1. Allow Notifications: Completely turn off or on Notifications.

2. Alerts: Select types of alerts on lock or unlock iPhone screen.

3. Sounds: Sound will catch your attention on New Email otherwise mute by setting it on None option.

4. Badges: Show or Hide Badge

5. Options: [Show Preview – Always, When Unlocked (Default), Never]

More.. Mail app tips and the Troubleshooting guide

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My Passport for Mac not showing up on Mac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air

By jaysukh patel

Read this article till the end to fix My Passport not opening on Mac or unable to copy or transfer date between them. Some users have recently reported that their My passport for Mac not showing up on Mac which is a very serious issue. What can be the reasons external hard drive not showing up on macOS Mojave? Is there is connectivity issues? Is hardware corrupted? System malfunctioning? For no reasons, the hard drive is not showing up then follow our guide to fixing My passport for Mac not showing up on Mac.

Primarily we have mentioned the steps that you need to go through so that if you lack one of them, then your hard drive will not visible in Mac. Moreover, if you are correctly doing as mentioned in the basic steps (Fix 1) then follow the next fix to get positive results.

Tested MacOS and Macs

MacOS Mojave, MacOS High Sierra, MacOS Sierra, MacOS EI Capitan, MacOS Yosemite
MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac Mini,

Certain priority check for this issues

USB not working, Try another USB drive or Flash Drive
USB access blocked or Disabled
Hard Drive Cable damaged or Shorted
Driver is incompatible
Mac is affected with Virus: try Best Antivirus software for Mac

My Passport for Mac not showing up on Mac MacOS Mojave or Earlier

Fix 1: Check the basics

Connect the hard drive to the Mac properly. Also, check the cable of drive and USB port of the Mac.
Connect the hard drive to another computer and then check it is responding or not.
Restart the Mac and then try to connect My passport to the Mac.

Is the problem is My passport is not showing up on desktop or finder? Then try below fix.

Fix 2: Show my passport for Mac or on desktop

It is also possible that you haven’t enabled Show external drive on desktop or Finder. In this case, first of all, check that option and enable it.

Step #1: Launch “Finder”.

Step #2: Click on “Preferences”.

Step #3: Select the “General” tab.

Step #4: Now, click on the “External Disks” beneath “Devices” or else click on “Show these items on the desktop”.

Step #5: From now onwards you can see the external drive on the desktop.

Fix 3: Check My Passport in Disk Utility

Still, if you are unable to find out the My Passport on the Finder or desktop, then we will look for the external drive from the Disk Utility.

Step #1: Go to “Disk Utility” from the Spotlight.

Step #2: Click on the “Mount” button by right-clicking on the My Passport external hard drive on the left side of the screen.

Fix 4: Repair the My Passport

Fortunately, in Mac, we have First Aid to repair the external drives such as My Passport.

Step #1: From the “Disk Utility” click on the connected external drive.

Step #2: Now click on “First Aid” from the top of the screen.

Step #3: Finally select “Run” and start diagnosis.

That’s it.

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The Disk you inserted Was Not Readable By Computer macOS Mojave & Earlier

By jaysukh patel

No matter you update the Mac to the latest macOS Mojave you will defiantly going to receive errors. Today we will fix the most common error related to external disk “the disk you inserted was not readable by this computer”, Also fix “unreadable USB flash USB drive on Mac“. When you encounter this error in your MacBook Air, you will not be able to read or write the external drive, flash drive, memory card and such storage devices and lastly, you cannot access any of the data stored on those drives which are unreadable by the macOS Mojave.

We cannot judge the exact reason behind “the disk you inserted was not readable by this computer” on Mojave. The possible reasons can be Virus attack, improper ejection, file system corruption, power failure, etc. doesn’t matter what is the reason we will directly try to fix “the disk not showing up on macOS Mojave”.

Supported Devices and MacOS Works behind this Fix,

MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac Mini
MacOS Mojave, MacOS High Sierra, MacOS Sierra, MacOS EI Capitan, Yosemite

Follow 3 Fixes for Solve disk you inserted Was Not Readable By Computer macOS Mojave & Earlier

Solution 1: Check the Cable and Port

First off, we would suggest you to switch the port and try connecting in other port. If this doesn’t work then change the cable and connect the drive. Still, if you found the same error disk you inserted was not readable by computer macOS Mojave then try to connect with Windows PC and check it is working or not.

Solution 2: Repair the drive on other Mac

After connecting the drive on another Mac, yet you are receiving the same error then there is a problem with your external drive only. So let’s try to repair the disk right from your Mac.

Step #1: Open “Disk Utility”.

Step #2: Find and click on the faulty disk on the left side.

Step #3: Choose the “First Aid” option and click “Run”.

Solution 3: Format the Disk

If none of the above solutions works out for you, then our last option is to format the entire drive which will remove all the corrupted files which are interrupting the disk from opening. Note that you will lose all of your data after formatting the disk.

Step #1: Open “Disk Utility”.

Step #2: Choose the unreadable disk and then click on “Erase”.

Step #3: Again click on the “Erase” which is located on top of the window.

Step #4: Enter the info and then select the “Erase” option.

Once that unreadable disk is formatted you can use it again.

You need also check,

Update Driver for Hard Drive.
Might be USB Damaged or not working. For the privacy reason, Sometimes Uses keep it blocked.
Update your Mac with the latest version: Enable automatic Software update
Force Restart your Mac, Sometime External Drive File format is not supported to MacOS. So first Formate your Drive using the way given in solution 3.

That’s it.

Wrap up!

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Dark mode not working on MacOS Mojave on Mac after Update

By jaysukh patel

Dark mode or Night mode has a very nice appearance that saves the Energy, Gives more stamina to your eyes for work in the late night. Sometime Dark mode not showing effect, on your Screen or on some apps. let’s make clear about which apps are supporting Dark mode on MacOS Mojave.

Officially apple Gives Pure Dark mode on Mac running Mac OS Mojave or Later. Supported apps are News App, Stocks app, Xcode, Notes app, Mail app, Safari, Mac App Store, Messages and All Other that you are using most of the time. This Feature will create amazing Combinations with other basic colors. Mac Dock is more clearly visible on big screen iMac and Small screen MacBook As well. In the Short time of period, Third-Party apps also ready with Dark mode after few days public release.

I also discussed some interesting facts about Dark mode, Why you failed to use Dark mode on Mac.

Workthrough guide for fix Dark Mode not working on Mac.

Important tips: Turn on Dynamic Desktop on Any Mac OS.

Steps for Dark Mode not working on Mac Mojave running Mac, iMac, MacBook Pro/ Air

Activate or Turn on Dark mode on Mac in Correct way

Go to the Apple Logo on Mac.
Next, Click on System Preference.

From System Preferences > General.
Find, Next to Appearance select Dark mode.

Force Restart your Mac

Check For Update: Or Enable Auto Software Update

Internal Software glitch and Corrupted OS you can re-fix by yourself. Your Mac OS Was Damaged from any reasons like You remove or Deleted root files or folder from system drive. Sometimes Third-Party Software or Optimisations tools makes your Mac system Error.

Go to the Apple Menu > Software Update > Check for Update and install new MacOS Version.

Enable Automatic Software Update on MacOS.

Restart also works! OR Force Restart!

Most of the Case Reboot the Apple device works. That fix the problem between your Hardware and MacOS Software.

Go to the Apple Menu > Restart or Shut Down.

Use Power key to Force restarts Mac. Press and Hold Power button until you see the black screen and apple logo on the screen.

What is Dark mode? it’s really Dark. Alternate Ways to Turn On.

Yes, it’s really work for on All Mac. Dark mode is not turn on automatically like Low Blue light or Night Shift mode. In My Case, I am using Dark mode in a night or low sunlight. So the process for turn on the Dark mode in really long and hard for me. So I created Dark Mode Keyboard Shortcuts [With Video] that can turn on enable from Keyboard Shortcuts.

We can turn on Dark mode with Night Shift mode.

yes, We can Use Dark mode with night Shift mode or Low Blue light. Also we can change the Menu accent color from the same settings windows next to the Appearances.

Some people also asking to me for, Can we change the opacity and change darkness on Mac? No it’s not possible for this time. But you can change it by your Display Brightness automatically.

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Screen Recording Can’t be Saved & Record Screen Not Working, Can’t Play: MacOS Mojave & Earlier

By jaysukh patel

Your Screen Recording Can’t be Saved or Screen Recording is not saving in your drive after stop screen recording and Won’t Play in Preview. There are too many reasons and helpful troubleshooting tips to fix it yourself. MacOS Mojave and Earlier OS X running Mac we can use Free screen recorder by apple. But Apple makes massive changes in Functionality and Features that make screen recording more user-friendly and easy.

Shift + Command + 5 doesn’t work for taking screenshot or Record Video, Record screen on Mac (We have an alternate free screen recording, Restart your Mac and Check, also try QuickTime Player, Follow my guide to use QuickTime for record video).

Screen Recording stuck and crashing, Stop automatically after some time or interval. Remove recording timer 5 seconds, 10 seconds to None.

Troubleshooting guide: Screen Recording not Working, Can’t be Saved on Mac

Fix 1: Recorded Screen video won’t play

Last time when I try to record my Mac running MacOS Mojave, Video Doesn’t play and save on Mac. Error message is saying – Your Screen Recording Can’t be Saved.

I am using Full screen recording with microphone (record screen with audio). At that time microphone not working due to hardware issues. After I disabled microphone, That’s work fine for me.

Use Keyboard Shortcut keys: “Shift + Command + 5“.

Select Record screen, Click on “Options” > Set microphone to “None”.

Or Fix your Microphone problems on Mac, That help to fix the issues for Screen Recording audio not working on Mac

Fix 2: Check for Software Update On Mac

Go to the Apple Logo on your Mac.

Next, Tap on System Preference.

Now, Find and Tap on Software Update.

Wait for few seconds to check and get the Software update. Update if available.

Fix 3: Restart your Mac

Internal software glitch and hardware issues we can re-fix with the simple restart. My Mac mini affected with the issues of Keyboard Shortcut (Shift + Command + 5) for Take Screenshoot or Start Video Recording not working or not start.

Go to the Apple menu > Apple logo > Restart.

Or, Use Power button for force restart or turn off your Mac, iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air.

Delete Screen Recorder Plist file from Library on Mac

Open Finder on Mac and Go to the Top menu, Go > Go to Folder….

Enter the below command line: ~/Library/Preferences/

Tap on the Go button.

Search “Screen” file using the Search box, Select Folder Directory and Quickly find your find.

Copy this File for Backup and Save to other folder or place.

Delete this File under Library folder. Check now screen recording works or not.

Otherwise, restart your Mac and Check it to get effect 100%.

Thanks.

Fix 4: Screen Recording stop automatically

May be you applied the time limit to capture or record video. See the option for record screen for a specific time: 5 Seconds or 10 Seconds to None.

Shift + Command + 5 Not working on Mac to Capture Video or Screenshoot. – (Recommend restart your Mac or Use Quick Time Player)

Fix 6: Quick Time Player has still in use

Open Quick Time Player on Mac using Spotlight Search (Command + Space).

Right Click on Quick Time Play icon showing on the dock, Select “New Screen Recording”.

Start to record screen by click on Button on Quick Time player.

Now, Click to record full screen or Drag to the selected part to be recorded.

Don’t miss to save your task before close it.

> Your Mac have no enough space to save – Free Up space on mac.

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