topic Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge in Tablets

Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

clos82 — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:29:44 GMT

Hoping someone can help 🙏

3 of my kids have the Samsung Tab A 10.1 2016 model, all 3 have failed in the exact same way.

Whenever I plug in the charge cable the screen will turn on and show the charge icon, but it then starts flashing very quickly, and remains like this no matter how long it is left on charge (I tried keeping them all on charge for upto 2 days, but no joy.?

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I've tried resetting thr tablet by holding down power on and volume down, tried changing the charger and charge cable to known working ones, I even brought a new genuine Samsung charger to try and rectify the issue but it dodnt work. I'm stumped for ideas and the cost of repair for all 3 is likely to be similar to the price of three new tablets.

Given I have 5 kids though, I don't have money to burn. I'd love to hear frome anyone who had the same problem and managed to fix it. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Regards,

Chris

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

Ventor — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:38:20 GMT

@clos82 Hello, have you tried with a new and original charging cable?

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

clos82 — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:58:06 GMT

I have tried that yes, the new genuine Samsung replacement charger and cable made no difference unfortunately 😕

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

Pugs1957 — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:18:06 GMT

It may be the batteries need replacing. There are some battery health apps on Play Store to test.

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

Chromedomed — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 15:13:16 GMT

Have you tried to charge it via pc? Had similar issues with galaxy mini (years ago) had no lights or anything when plugged into original charger, friend suggested plugging it into pc with Samsung kies opened after several times of plugging it in and unplugging it, it finally charged up. Its a long shot, but ir might work.

Re: Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

clos82 — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:43:49 GMT

Once I got your message I tried it, I've had 2 different USB cables Including the new one form the new charger I brought, sadly neither work, I've tried for over 5 hours now and the screen won't even light up was worth a try though as I hadn't considered this. Thanks for the recommendation.

Re: Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

clos82 — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:44:30 GMT

That would be worth a try, only I can't power the tablets up to Install the apps

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

antonioabrp — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:35:48 GMT

Hi. I have the same issue. Did you find a solution? Thanks.

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

AsadM — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:42:51 GMT

Hi @antonioabrp, let's try going through the steps on this page to determine if an inspection is required: https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/repair/

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

willjoe — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:54:52 GMT

If your screen is still flickering, try adjusting your brightness settings, and disabling the adaptive brightness feature. Corrupted data in the system on your device can sometimes cause the screen to flicker. Clear the cache on your device, then check if the flickering continues

Regards,

Will

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

zgbean — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:16:11 GMT

hi, i also have a samsung a10.1 tab (SM-T585) and i had the same problem. last night my tablet ran out of battery so i tried to charge it. 2 hours later i came back and saw that the screen was flashing and it wasnt charging at all. i tried charging it again before bed last night and it still kept flashing. earlier today, i checked on it again and it was still flashing, so i wiggled the cable around a bit and the screen starting glitching out and there was even a line that started to form in the middle of the battery icon. just now i checked on the tablet again and it was at 30%. now my tablet just has a line in the middle of the screen and it works good enough. i think the problem is just the screen, not the battery but if you really need to fix them, then i suggest fixing both the screen and the battery and also try to avoid getting the tablet to 0%.

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

rbakerphoto0413 — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:09:19 GMT

I just encountered the same problem. S6 Lite tablet. Resolved by holding pwr and vol dn buttons, after Samsung logo appears, release vol dn but continue to hold pwr button until system boots.

Condition prior to problem... left tablet in sleep mode, battery drained to 0%. From now on I will power down if I do not plan to use for more than a day.

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

loganmartin189 — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:33:45 GMT

Hey Chris!

Had the same problem with my tablet. Looks like the screen doesn't have enough power to turn on, setting the system into a loop of turning the tablet on and off again forever. I read that you tried a few different cords, which is what I tried, but I also plugged the cable directly into the wall instead of a power outlet extender. I also grabbed a shorter cord from an old toy I had, and after a few minutes, I have it up and charging. Just wondering if maybe you could try plugging a shorter, different cord into a direct wall outlet? That's what worked for me. Good luck!

Logan

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

Working-Mom — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 18:08:51 GMT

Wow I feel like Ive been scammed. I even tried the wireless chargers and my car to charge. Got nothing until hours later of stress then it behaves. No maam for me

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

M1ke85 — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:36:41 GMT

I have a T585 A6 tablet and screen flickers while charging after dead battery. It has done this for a while and the only way to charge is to plug into a 2.0A charger and allow the screen to flash for around 20-30 seconds then unplug. Plug in again and continue to plug in and out for 20-30 seconds for about 10-20mins and eventually will start to charge normally. I try to not let it die completely.

The back-light brightness is consuming power from the battery while it being charged so reducing charge input into a low powered battery.

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

AhmedJangier — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 09:36:56 GMT

Can you advise when is to plug in and out? In my case when i try to charge my tablet via my laptop usb c socket, the sequence are : Blank, Flashing, Charging logo only..

I tried with normal charger, all it did after charging logo were just flashing.

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

Patsy60 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:10:09 GMT

My Samsung 10 Tablet was doing the flashing after I let it go to 0%. I then tried to charge it. Thank you to answers on here, I Sat and plugged it in and unplugged it every time it fashed and after a short time the line appeared down the middle of the screen. Next time I plugged it in, it started to charge right up to 100%. Thank you so much to this page.

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

ch9na — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:46:31 GMT

Hi I know that I am replying very late! However, I managed to fix the problem.

I know its a shot in the dark and my solution may seem very 'obvious' but it worked for me, so if you had the same problem as me this is worth a try!

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM:

Firstly, I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 Lite tablet.

The battery is completely dead, it has 0% battery so its turned off. When I plugged the charger in the tablet, the circular charger symbol shows in the centre of the screen. HOWEVER, though the screen is black, it looks like there is a slight flicker on the screen, almost as the black background is flickering. No matter what charging cord you use, or power source you plug it into, the tablet does not charge.

Now here's the 'easy resolution' that I found (by mistake) that solved this problem.

RESOLUTION:

If you can, use the original Samsung charging cable, if dont have it then dont worry, as long as it is functioning cable that isn't damaged you should be fine.
Find a suitable power source, i.e in a outlet (not a power bank, as it's not powerful enough - ik because I just tried this).
Once your tablet is plugged up and charged, press the power button to get the charging symbol to show on the screen. If the screen is flickering, do not worry that's fine.
Once the charging symbol shows, press AND hold the volume down button AND the power button until the screen goes off.
Keep holding it until the screen comes back on and you see the charging symbol appear back on the screen. DO NOT PRESS ANY OTHER BUTTONS.
The flickering of the screen should not be occurring, which means the tablet should be charging. Return back to it in a few minutes and power up as usual and allow the tablet to fully charge as usual.

Again, I know this may seem 'obvious' but I had the exact same issue and this fixed the problem. If the problem persists, I would reccommend calling Samsung and booking for a technician to have a check on it for free! If the tablet is still in very good condition and has a valid warranty, they would fix the problem for free. If there is external damage to the tablet (not including general wear and tear), this would void the warranty and they would send you a quote for the cost of the repair.

To contact Samsung, the telephone number is (UK only): 0333 000 0333

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

Kaleen — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:04:16 GMT

Thanks for the tips all. This tip on getting a higher power charger made it work plus all the power combo pressing!

Re: Tab A 10.1 2016 won't charge - screen flashes during charge

Araskh — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:04:00 GMT

Leave it 10 min in good charger I used nintindo switch charger it's good charger ..its work for me