topic Re: Unable to unlock Tab A in Tablets

Unable to unlock Tab A

Baizo — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:17:49 GMT

trying to open and keep getting message to wait 30 seconds any ideas please can not get past this.

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

BandOfBrothers — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 04:16:53 GMT

Have you forgotten your pass code @Baizo ?

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Baizo — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 22:32:50 GMT

No, it just would not open kept giving message wait 30 seconds try again....however, I have since worked out how to open so thank you for your assistance anyway I do appreciate it.

Kind Regards

Baizo

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Anonymous User — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 08:25:51 GMT

If you go to "find my phone" with your Samsung account login, you should be able to unlock from there .

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

BrendanD1132 — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:07:24 GMT

It is a well known bug in this device. I am a Customer Service Employee in The Netherlands. Please try out the soft reset/force reboot with the button combination Volume Down and Power simultaniously. This should trigger the tablet to reboot itself and grant you access to the device. Hopefully a software update will fix this problem as i get alot of calls for this.

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Galaxy26 — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:17:55 GMT

Soft reset didn't work, and unfortunately I hadn't set up Find My Phone to automatically unlock. Do you have any other suggestions?

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

BrendanD1132 — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:14:31 GMT

Hii @Galaxy26 This is the only suggestion i currently have for the Tab A. If this doesn't work, try to make a backup of the device through SmartSwitch on a computer. If this doensn't work or if this is unavailable i advice to bring the tablet to a Service Location for my co-workers to take a look. Hopefully the tablet will reboot itself in order for you to enter the code. I am marking this as a problem because this needs to get fixed soon.

Re: Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

SEZLEZ — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:37:04 GMT

how did you open it please

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Members_KnZz0fS — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:27:50 GMT

💕😘 Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

DGLSDXN — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:56:21 GMT

Soft reset worked. First time for this failure. Was extremely concerning. Thanks for the tip. Appreciate that!

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

flower26 — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:41:17 GMT

Hi, I cannot for the life of me use my Samsung Tablet , I can't get anything on it at all, it won't even let me swipe anything, it's showing some e-mails that I have, but it just won't let me swipe anything to unlock it, any suggestions please?

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

flower26 — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:50:45 GMT

It won't even let me do my pattern to unlock it either, what can I do ? 🤔🤷‍♀️

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Amberjack — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 23:14:03 GMT

Thanks baize you taker! Fix your locked screen and dont tell anyone how you did it!

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Amberjack — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:18:40 GMT

How did you open the tab A. Is anyone gonna tell me?

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Baizo — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:19:10 GMT

The answer is in the earlier messages but I copied and here its is;

Hope this helps

Baizo..

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

AntS — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:22:37 GMT

Cheers Baizo!

I've marked BrendanD1132's post as an additional 'solution' post.

@Amberjack , Let us know if it works for you, and if not, how far you get and at which part it's going wrong.

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Baizo — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:35:09 GMT

Appreciate that AntS

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Amberjack — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:11:45 GMT

im sorry for my behavior; my car also broke down......it is very frustrating regarding tab A samsung. I never used it for 6 years. I never created lock pattern. However upon startiung it up it has some random default lock pattern. an endless loop, wait 29 seconds.

you would of gthought samsung would have software within the tablet that eventually queries, "You seem to be having trouble signing in"......but no, nothing..... and down volume button, power button simultaneously does nothing.

ironically battery is amazingly strong so hav ing battery run out will take days, weeks

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Amberjack — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:12:34 GMT

i forgot to add volume down power button actually does something.....it takes a picture

Re: Unable to unlock Tab A

Baizo — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:16:28 GMT

Mate I am sorry for you but unable to assist you further. Good Luck. Try The Techo's at Samsung.