Update by @unknown Dec 16, 2016:
As of posting, MCPE on Android devices requires a processor that supports Neon and will crash to a blackscreen if your processor does not support Neon. You can check if your device supports Neon by installing a system checking tool and looking at the supported features for your processor. I recommend SysCheck by Christopher Moeller because it is free, simple and because you can see if your processor supports Neon on the very first page, just like in this screenshot (ugly red circling added for emphasis).
See this comment for more details.
If you are _stil_l getting a Blackscreen crash at start up of MCPE and you have confirmed that your device supports Neon, then please create a new ticket and mention that you've already checked for Neon support.
Original Report:
Device: Sony Xperia E
There is just a Blackscreen. There is no way that it starts.
Tried to reopen app and just lock/unlock device.
Note:The app does not crash, its just a Blackscreen.
Here the com.mojang filesystem:
-minecraftWORLDS
-minecraftpe
-options.txt
-clientID.txt
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There is still the black screen.
Tested on build 9.

What about in 0.11.1?

Last working MCPE was 0.10.5. After upgrading to 0.11.0, screen just stays black. Not crashing. But clicking on the screen leads to Android reporting that the app is not responding.
Unlike MCPE-8484, going out of minecraft and going in again does not fix the problem.
Upgrading to 0.11.1 does not fix the problem.
Model: ASK 913 SP
Android version: 4.0.4
Kernel: 3.0.8+

I try again to install the last version 0.11.1, and i still get the blackscreen.
model : eSTAR
Android : 4.2.2
Kernel : 3.0.8+

Hello,
I have had Minecraft on my Samsung Galaxy S8 for a while now. It worked perfectly fine until recently. Upon having to install an update on my device, I discovered that Minecraft no longer works. When I open it up, all I get is a black screen. Is there a solution to this as of July 2018? I am very worried that my worlds will no longer be accessible! We worked very hard on them and it would be heartbreaking to us if they were gone. Please respond as soon as possible; there hasn't been a moderator on here in over a year.
Nick

Have you found a resolution to this problem. My daughter is really upset because she hasn't been able to play Minecraft PE since the June update?
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Subject: [JIRA] (MCPE-8332) Minecraft PE not starting (Blackscreen)
Message Title [MCPE Mod] Mega_Spud updated an issue
Minecraft Pocket Edition & Windows 10 Beta Edition / BugMCPE-8332
Minecraft PE not starting (Blackscreen)
Change By: [MCPE Mod] Mega_Spud
Affects Version/s: 0.15.3
Affects Version/s: 0.15.4
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I still have black screen on iPhone 5c

Minecraft stopped workin on my sons iPad a few weeks ago. I have restored the iPad by reinstalling iOS. I setup the iPad as a new iPad and installed only Minecraft. iPad storage is 128 GB. Minecraft will appear to open, then white screen, and then closes. It started happening with the October 29th update. The recent update has not resolved my issue. My son loves this game. Please fix!

Please reopen...
Could you please confirm this wasnt fixed in B6 or B7, we've fixed some of these black screen issues.