Hi, you have to do this and it will work:
Settings/Advanced Features/Accessories and enable the book cover setting
If it don't works, it seems unlikely due to the fact the tablet A 2019 lacks a proximity sensor (which surprisingly is available on older models, my Galaxy tab A 2016 has it 
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It's bad... 
