How to fix Facetime black screen on Mac

When you are trying to access facetime on your mac and your mac camera goes blank screen or black and doesn’t turn on then you can fix facetime blank screen on mac issue easily on your own by using terminal and by following simple methods, So, let see in detail below.

How to fix Facetime blank screen on Mac

You need to close other application using camera like skype or photobooth on your mac so that when face time is accessing camera these two application or any two applications which are using camera should not colloid. So go ahead and close the face time and other application and open facetime again and see you issue with facetime blank screen on mac is resolved or not.

Using terminal commands fix Face time blank Screen

Turn off Screen time

If your screen time is enabled on your MacBook then you have to disable it.

Step 1: Select system preferences from apple menu.

Step 2: Click on Screen time.

Step 3: Select option button at bottom left.

Step 4: Now, click turn off at the top right to turn off screen time

Create a new Use Account to fix facetime blank screen on Mac:

If facetime blank screen on mac still doesn’t work then you need to create a new user account on you mac and launch facetime.

Step 1: Apple menu -> System preferences

Step 2: Click on Users & group -> At bottom click on Padlock icon and enter password.

Step 3: Click plus icon to add the user->Select type of account -> Enter full name account and password and click on create user.

Once you create new user, go ahead and logout of current user and login via use new user account and open facetime to check whether camera is working or not and you will not see any issue with facetime blank screen on Mac.

Reset SMC to fix Facetime blank screen on Mac:

Step 1: Shut down you mac if its turned on.

Step 2: Press and hold Control+Option+Shift button for 10 seconds and press and hold power button as well to turn on mac.

Step 3: Wait for 10 seconds and release the keys and wait for few seconds to turn on your mac.

Sleep restart and shut down your mac:

If your MacBook is on sleep mode and you have just woke up then this could be one of the reason for facetime black screen on mac or restart your macbook or shutdown and turn on your mac will fix this issue.