Restart a Stuck Samsung Galaxy Tab
Today I was helping someone officially upgrade the firmware on a couple of devices (specifically a Samsung Galaxy S and the original Samsung Galaxy Tab) and unfortunately the Galaxy Tab had seized up and would not respond to any inputs. Even holding in the power button wouldn’t wake the device up from its seemingly infinite slumber.
Normally, when all else fails with a device, you can pull the battery out of a device and put it back in but unfortunately that’s not readily achievable with this device.
So what should you do?
I found that holding the “volume up” button and the power button did the trick. Eventually, you’ll see some text come up on the screen at which point you can let go of the buttons. To get the device back into its graphical interface simply hold down the power button until it restarts again and you should be right from there!
Boydo
My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.
In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).
I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.
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2 comments
THANK YOU…followed your above comment. .Screen and music on my Samsung tab2 froze with a electronic stuck record sound, Held volume up key and power together for above 10sec, and tab restarted….THANK YOU…
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No worries at all – glad you managed to get things going again 🙂