Since updating to 15.0 on my Sony tablet, game will not start. When tapping the icon to open the game a black screen appears for a few seconds then closes back to the tablet home screen. Tried several times to uninstall and re-install with the same effects. There are many people having this same issue with different devices running android. See the Forums for more info.
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I have no third party packs installed. I completely uninstalled the app and using my file management app deleted all files to insure a clean install. Re-installed MCPE from Google Play store. MCPE still refuses to open. As stated above only a black, blank screen appears for a few seconds then disappears back to the tablet home screen.
Same problem for me, nothing I've done fixes it (uninstall, reinstall, reset to factory settings...anything).
Please provide the full make and model of your device and version of your operating system by going to settings, about device. For example, Samsung Galaxy S6 (SM-G920W8) android 5.1.1.
Sorry if I'm hijacking your thread Walt, but for me:
ASUS Transformer TF101
Android 4.0.3
(which worked fine until I updated top MCPE 0.15.0)
Duplicate of MCPE-15057
This is NOT a duplicate thread since I cannot even get to the game at all. I only get a blank screen when opening. No menu, No errors, No anything, except Black! Not resolved.
Sony Tablet S
Android version 4.0.3 (release 5a)
System is up to date.
@unknown and @unknown from my information (and I'm looking for confirmation) 0.15 requires Android 4.2 or greater. I don't know why GPS let you install it. My info was out of date. 0.15 should work with Android 4.0+.
It should, yes...
Just double checking obvious stuff here (Walt answered most of this already): no texture packs added or mods installed? Updated the game by Google play store? Your devices are connected to the Internet?
Yes, Updated through Google Play Store using home WiFi. WiFi is working on all other apps. No texture packs or any other third party apps. Any way to go back to 14.0?
See https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-15057 and the Minecraft Forums for MCPE.
Many people are having the same issue.
Didn't you say that MCPE-15057 wasn't the same bug?
Yes, but that is where most people with this issue is reporting it.
Try disconnecting your device from all networks (disable wifi, cellular ethernet)reboot and run the game again. If mcpe runs fine, without network, go to options and click sign out of xbox live. Stay signed out and see if you can play the game for a while. If that works close the game, reenable networks and see if mcpe runs again. If it does, you can keep playing without xbox live (local network and some external servers work but realms will not and xbox network games will not). You can try signin in to xbox live again, and it may work. If it doesn't, repeat the above. This is just a temporary solution. Please comment back if it does or does not work.
Did not work for my device.
Did not work for Galaxy Tab 10.0 w/ Android 4.0.4 MCPE version 0.15
Same black screen on attempt to start after updating to 0.15.1. Goes black for about 15-20 seconds then returns to home screen. Have tried reboot, delete and reload of MCPE. Also removed MCPE, saved copy of worlds directory, removed MCPE directories (as some have suggested to attempt to fix problem), then reinstalled MCPE and attempted to start. Same black screen result and MCPE directories have not been recreated.
Also have no third party mods or texture packs. Also tried starting with network disabled, no change. Worked fine on 0.14.3. Commented earlier on MCPE-8332 issue as there seemed to be a lot of similar comments but was redirected over to this issue number.
System is Samsung GT-P7510 with Android 4.0.4
Dears, I've tried deleting all other mods & third party programs. Also deleted com.mojang folder entirely. Restart the Tablet, then installed 0.15.0 and tried 0.15.1 , disabled WiFi and try to open it, and guess what? I didn't work!! enable WiFi again, Not working again. The exact blackscreen.
Device Information:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3
Model #: GT-P5210
Android: 4.2.2
Any other suggestions?
Just a note that despite the name of this issue "Minecraft PE 15.0 update black screen at startup Android 4.0.3", most comments here and recent ones on issue MCPE-8332 relate to Android 4.0.4.
Installed latest update ( 0.15..2.1 ) this morning. Nothing but black screen on startup is still a problem.
Same here. Latest update did not fix this problem.
ditto
As a last attempt to get this game to work, since some people have had success with removing files, texture packs, third party apps, etc... I did a factory reset (lost a lot of stuff and took a lot of time). After I got Google Play store back, went directly to MCPE and installed. Still have the same issue.
So.... it seems to be an issue with the 15. 0/1/2 update than a device problem. I know some have done this already with the same results. I did this for my own satisfaction to insure it was not something that I had downloaded causing the problem.
I'm also getting black screen on my Samsung Galaxy GT-P7310 running 4.0.4 MCPE version 0.15.2, I have tried uninstall, reinstall, did a factory reset and this is only thing i have downloaded. I can play it on my S7 Edge just fine but would rather play on my bigger screen.
I have a Transformer TF101 v. 4.0.3 and I am also getting a black screen and cannot open the game since v.15 was released. Have also tried rebooting with wifi turned off and that does not help.
Everyone having this problem needs to click on VOTE at the top of this page. The more votes, the closer the issue will get to the top of the list to be addressed. So if you leave a comment, please vote.
I did vote now, thank you Walt Carnes.
Latest update didn't solve it for me.
My son has had this issue on his LG LEON since the last update. Just done the 0.15.3.2 update and it has made no difference. Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling etc with no success. Any idea how long this might go on for as he is distraught with out his Minecraft?
SAMSUNG GALAXY ACE PLUS(android 2.3.6) FORCE CLOSE AT THE VERSION 0.15.3.PLS FIX THE BUGS
Problem still exists as of 0.15.3. The versions affected should be updated to include .2 and .3. I had commented earlier that I had removed the MCPE files from my device as some had suggested that this would fix the problem. Note that the files/directories have not been recreated by running the program. Should be some clue as to how far the program gets in initialization. Its been a month since this problem was created by installation of 0.15. Should be fixed or should make 0.14 available to those of us that can't run the program we paid for.
Also not working for me on Asus EEE Pad Transformer TF101 on multiple android versions, currently on custom rom Android 6.0. Tried multiple 15.x versions but no dice.
0.15.3 no work still....
@unknown this ticket is for crashes related to Android 4.0.x. This bug tracker does not support custom rom versions of Android.
I have escalated this issue for a retriage. Hopefully it will be investigated again soon. Please keep in mind, this is complex issue and might not be resolved in the next update.
@unknown Also didn't work on Stock 4.0.3 and 4.4.4. I was just adding my experience on different versions of Android.
Also not working on my daughter's Motorola Xoom Wifi (MZ604) running Android 4.4.4. None of the 0.15.x versions have worked. No extra mod/textures installed. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling MCPE, clearing cache, dalvik cache. Nothing has worked. Haven't tried the network turn-off yet, but will tonight.
EDIT: Just tried in airplane mode - still did not work.
I have sent the "reports" when it crashes. Not sure whether these system reports make it to Mojang. I could provide some sort of logs if they were useful and someone told me how to collect them!
Still works fine on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (SM-T800) running android 5.0.2.
Updated with 0.15.4 this morning. Still just a black screen then return to previous screen on startup.
System is Samsung GT-P7510 with Android 4.0.4
Updated my transformer TF101 this afternoon. Still did not fix the issue.
Mods: this is NOT the same problem as the "unfortunately Minecraft has stopped working" error...we don't even get that far. The screen goes black as if it were loading, then goes back to the Android screen as if we hadn't even pressed the Minecraft button to make it work.
There's no error message, just blackness and then back to the tablet screen...MCPE doesn't even engage.
Please forgive me... but can somebody please explain to me why this issue got marked as Resolved?
What EXACTLY was tested for and was resolved? (Just marking an item as Resolved without notes like that... especially in a customer-facing position... Really??)
... and in what version number did it get resolved in? (C'mon man, this is Developer/QA 101 stuff here!)
As of the date of this comment (8-2-2016) The currently listed version is 0.15.4 and that version does not seem to correct this problem that, at least these poor folks here, are having.
(BTW, Here are the specs for all the devices mentioned so far. Found on GMSArena.com, URL's provided for your convenience)
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 P5210 --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_3_10_1_p5210-5478.php)
Samsung Galaxy GT-P7310 --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_8_9_p7310-3893.php)
LG LEON --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_leon-7053.php)
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_ace_plus_s7500-4397.php)
Sony Tablet S --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_tablet_s-4137.php)
Motorola Xoom Wifi (MZ604) --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_xoom_mz604-3833.php)
Samsung GT-P7510 --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_10_1_p7510-3894.php)
Asus Transformer TF101 --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_transformer_tf101-3936.php)
Acer Iconia A500 --> (http://www.gsmarena.com/acer_iconia_tab_a500-3907.php)
My Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 that it does work on?
(http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_10_1_p7510-3894.php)
Several of us were instructed to begin watching this opened issue... and that our reports were duplicates... SO... as good little users that's what we did.
Closing this case.. as Resolved.. (With No Notes?) Even AFTER the same folks that have reported it to you have also explicitly told you that your latest release which is posted up on the Play store (0.15.4) did NOT resolve it for them?
Kinda not cool, no?
Just so we, as users, are being thorough here.. Perhaps you can ask around with your tech's and see if any of them has made a document that describes how to go about thoroughly ensuring that you've removed any and all mods which could affect MCPE? I very thoroughly went thru my Boys Acer and uninstalled quite a bit of stuff off that darn thing. Before doing so I backed-up the worlds he constructed to a different location on the External SD. Uninstalled anything that looked like it could be related to MCPE (and even a bunch of other games not related, just to re-gain room)... did a shutdoon/restart...re-installed MCPE (0.15.4)... before even bothering to put back the files for his level he built, tried running it... nogo... like everybody else is saying... few split-seconds of blackscreen... then BOOP!... back to OS. No error msgs. No nothing.
I have experienced this exact same problem on my son's android tablet. When I click to open the game it goes to a black screen for 9-10 seconds, then goes back to the android home screen. The game will not play at all. He does not have any mods installed. The second we updated to the 0.15.0/1/2/3/4 version it stopped working. Uninstalled and then reinstalled several times.
This is on a Nextbook, Model NXA8QC116, Android 5.0, Kernel version 3.10.20-x86_64_byt
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This ticket was resolved and the resolution was that it is a Duplicate of MCPE-14125. That ticket is not yet fixed either. Although we initially thought these were separate bugs, it appears they may be the same one.
Kindly please ask the techs in the future... when such a case occurs that you all would like to opt to follow the case with an earlier item number... that you'd be so kind as to let the rest of us stressfully waiting for resolution to the issue know that we now need to hop over to another train and camp out there instead.
Thank you sir.
Just saw the following:
[MCPE Mod] rplatham added a comment - Yesterday 6:25 PM
This ticket was resolved and the resolution was that it is a Duplicate of MCPE-14125. That ticket is not yet fixed either. Although we initially thought these were separate bugs, it appears they may be the same one.
Would love it if you could share what you know that makes it appear that these are the same. Thanks.
We have Sony S tablets (both now not accessing MCPE) - Android version 4.0.3.
Ever since the update introducing realms, whenever we try to open MCPE it hangs on a black screen for a few seconds then goes back to the home screen.
We have not been able to open it for over 3 months now and my children are getting rather upset.
I am too scared to update the iPad in case it stops working also!!
The last version to work on the Sony S tablets was v0.14.3.... every update since that version has resulted in the black screen/not opening problem.
I have installed every update so far, and tried all the suggestions on various threads, but nothing is yet to work. Latest update installed this morning on the Sony S tablet was v0.15.6.
Moto Xoom 0.15.9 crash log
Hi Mods, something that might help in terms of where to start looking at a fix: in previous versions, I was able to find the Mojang games folder on my Tablet...now with 0.15.xx I can't find anything at all. I've downloaded the game alright, but I'm not even sure if the game is installed (other than the screen shortcut which is supposed to launch the game).
Not sure if it's relevant at all, but it's a noticeable change from previous editions.
0.15.10 still broken on Moto Xoom running Android 4.4.4.
0.16.0.5 still broken on Moto Xoom
Please remove any third party mods and texture packs you may have installed and used in prior versions. They are no longer compatible in the same way. Please comment if this fixes the issue or if you don't have any such things installed.