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Screens stay black after kernel updates

Screens stay black after kernel updates on several SDM845 phones, including during recovery and full-disk-encryption unlock.

Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.

3 public reports · first reported 16 August 2024 · last reported 5 November 2025

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What's going wrong

Owners of several SDM845 phones report that the screen stays black after a kernel update.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

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  • The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
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