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Samsung A3 phone

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My Samsung does that if I accidentally swiped the brightness level to the left. I have to guess where it is on the screen to swipe it back to the right. Mine is almst at the top of the screen.

This is only one possible cause of a black screen.
My Samsung does that if I accidentally swiped the brightness level to the left. I have to guess where it is on the screen to swipe it back to the right. Mine is almst at the top of the screen.

This is only one possible cause of a black screen.
 
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