Repair information for the 7" Android tablet by Samsung. Fixing this device is straightforward, and requires only common tools. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android-based tablet computer produced by Samsung. The 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first model in the series. It was introduced on September 2, 2010
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Your device won’t be able to turn on for an assortment of reasons.
The device might have a broken display, The easiest way to replace it is to buy and installing a new LCD.
The battery might be busted due to extensive use or mishandling the device. the best way is to buy and replace the broken battery. you could replace a battery by removing the back cover of the tablet and you replace the old battery with the new battery.
When trying to navigate through your tablet but the screen isn’t reacting to your action, there might be reasons to why its not responding.
Once again the screen could be the reason why the touchscreen is not responsive, so the easiest way to fix it is by replacing screen by buying and installing a new one by following this link.
The screen might be dirty causing it to be unresponsive, clean your screen by wiping the screen with lint-free cloth or remove dust free screen protector from device, as that might be an issue as well.
Touchscreens become unresponsive due to not updating device for an extent period of time. you can update your tablet by going to your apps, select settings then you scroll down to about device and then select software update. Download the updates.
When chargers and headphone ports stop working, there is some reasons why this happening.
When your ports stop working a possible reason why is because there might be residue inside the port.the easiest solution is to grab a needle and clean the port.
The ports can be damaged by either water being spilled on it or, maybe after extensive use and travel, it can be damaged. The main solution to resolve the problem is to replace the charger and aux port by opening and replacing the components by replacing each of the damaged parts by following the link here.
While using your device the tablet may increasingly get hotter, causing the tablet shutting off.
Hold down the power button until the device shuts off. Let it cool down for a few minutes, then hold the power button until the device powers on.
Having trouble listening to audio or videos
Turn the device off, then hold the power and volume up button, then once the screen turns on, let the power button go, but keep pressing on the volume up button. Once the tablet finishes loading all its settings, let the button go.
Use a flashlight to see if the speaker is clogged with dust or dirt. if that’s the case then grab your compressed air duster and spray the speaker to clean the speaker so that the audio has more sound.Another way to fix this issue is to clean your speakers, To clean the speakers, what you can do is to grab a toothpick or a small thin rod, and scrape the dirt or dust off the inside of the speaker.