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  • Battery
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Open Device
  • Using your plastic opening tools, carefully start to pry apart your Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 all along the edge. Do this until the back side of the tablet can be removed.
  • Be careful when inserting the opening tools to avoid damaging the speakers on left and right sides. The picture actually show a dangerous position for the right (small) opening tool.
  • During reassembly, be careful not to insert bottom, left, nor right edges first—doing so can damage the power button, and prevent the front panel from sitting totally flush.
  • If screen is cracked like shown imagine, Place tape on screen to prevent injury.

Using your plastic opening tools, carefully start to pry apart your Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 all along the edge. Do this until the back side of the tablet can be removed.

Be careful when inserting the opening tools to avoid damaging the speakers on left and right sides. The picture actually show a dangerous position for the right (small) opening tool.

During reassembly, be careful not to insert bottom, left, nor right edges first—doing so can damage the power button, and prevent the front panel from sitting totally flush.

If screen is cracked like shown imagine, Place tape on screen to prevent injury.

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Step 2

              Ribbon Cables
  • Gently remove tape over ribbon cable connectors and set it to the side. Using the opening tools, gently lift the connector latches to disconnect the ribbon cables.

Gently remove tape over ribbon cable connectors and set it to the side. Using the opening tools, gently lift the connector latches to disconnect the ribbon cables.

Step 3

              Battery Screws
  • Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the ten screws securing the battery to the motherboard.
  • Make sure to keep screws in a secure location for reassembly.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the ten screws securing the battery to the motherboard.

Make sure to keep screws in a secure location for reassembly.

Step 4

              Removal
  • Pull back the ribbon cables, lift up the original battery, and disconnect the battery by exerting upward pressure from beneath the battery.

Pull back the ribbon cables, lift up the original battery, and disconnect the battery by exerting upward pressure from beneath the battery.

Step 5

              Remove volume buttons from motherboard
  • Using the plastic opening tool, gently detach the volume buttons cable from the motherboard by prying its connector upward.

Using the plastic opening tool, gently detach the volume buttons cable from the motherboard by prying its connector upward.

Step 6

              Remove volume buttons from framework
  • Insert the plastic opening tool in between the volume buttons and the inner framework. Gently slide the opening tool to the left, releasing the volume buttons from the framework.

Insert the plastic opening tool in between the volume buttons and the inner framework. Gently slide the opening tool to the left, releasing the volume buttons from the framework.

Step 7

              Replace buttons
  • Gently remove the faulty buttons and insert new buttons. Be sure to properly attach the buttons to the motherboard via its cable.

Gently remove the faulty buttons and insert new buttons. Be sure to properly attach the buttons to the motherboard via its cable.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Charles Stawell - Apr 10, 2016

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I have the Samsung galaxy tab 3 kids edition, had to do this repair once already (about a year ago, one year into use) and now the buttons have busted again… Going to pry the back off to jiggle the ribbon cable and hopefully get a boot up past the battery charging screen… For a kids product you’d think they’d make the tactile buttons durable… They’re crap… I even have the official chunky ugly handle case covering the buttons in a jelly case material… Rubbish! Planning on finding a mod that allows booting from the home button… Or automatic boot from battery charging screen… At least then I’ll be life proofed against crappy design… This toy should be relavant until my daughter is at least 9 or something and wants something grown up and that has the latest power kick… She’s 2.5 and is peeved she can’t watch kung fu panda… And now I’m peeved because of course she’s made me put it on the TV…. We watched that film like yesterday… 1st world problems…

Charles Stawell - Apr 11, 2016

Update:

Decided in the end to install TWRP custom recovery and root, i added a mod to the playlpm file in /system/bin to make the tablet boot when it its plugged in for 20 seconds… Now I’m guarded against needing the power and volume rockers… (Twrp recovery is fully touch friendly)

Manages to get power button working for now… But it’s going to fail again… And now at least I won’t be permanently locked out until i stick a replacement flex cable in…