How to Fix a Frozen Samsung Galaxy Tablet

[shaundrelm]

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tablet that is completely frozen. It won't do anything. Please help!

 

[Sandra_21]

Check and see if it has a recessed reset button

 

[Sandra_21]

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[prabh_1]

tab s/ only screen show samsung /i want to run it

 

[Wayne Rogers]

I have tried all of these suggestions. Nothing is working. This thing is so froze, all it does is let me see the screen where she does her finger pattern password. But it won't let her do the pattern.

I have a Galaxy Tab S Tablet that had a frozen game screen (Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes - Guild Message screen)... the screen completely froze as soon as it went to a dimmer screen automatically (from non-use)... holding power/down volume and home key for 10 secs did not work... tried connecting charger... still frozen... thought i would just let the power run out to reset it... so i let it sit a half hour... but then tried holding down the power/up volume/ and home key together for about 3 minutes... it finally reset by itself... upon re-powering the power read 10% and the screen message to connect charger appeared... have read other people having screen lock-ups due to the automatic dimming function (corrected by turning the function off but on my unit the screen times out automatically after 1 minute of inactivity with no selection... i am going to try to select the "smart stay" check box...screen stays on as long as you are looking at it... and cross my fingers this is a work-around )... Hope this is helpful.

 

[ripdaddy]

I have a samsung galaxy tablet, that has completely frozen. It wont do anything. Help

Hold the power button and volume down button at the sametime. If done correctly the screen will turn black and automatically start the reboot process.

 

[ripdaddy]

Simultaneously holding the power switch and volume down key worked on my Tab A 9.7.

 

[Andre_47]

Have you tried holding down the power button for 10 sec?

You save my three months old Galaxy 4 to be thrashed. thank you! Do you know why this total blackout happen in the first place without no reason at all I could consider?

 

[kpro1955]

Sure have, it won't turn off, swiping the front screen doesn't do anything. Is there a reset button

Hold the power key and the right side of the volume button until screen turns black

 

[kpro1955]

Hold the power key down and press the volume button right side until the screen turns black

 

[Andre_47]

Sure have, it won't turn off, swiping the front screen doesn't do anything. Is there a reset button

Hold the power key and the right side of the volume button until screen turns black

 

[Andre_47]

Oh no! that's my little fingers mixed up everything by themselves without letting me know, again...

 

[EmersonTheTiny]

I have a samsung galaxy tablet, that has completely frozen. It wont do anything. Help

Hold the power button and volume down button at the sametime. If done correctly the screen will turn black and automatically start the reboot process.

volune button that would turn up the volume or down?

 

[kpro1955]

I have a samsung galaxy tablet, that has completely frozen. It wont do anything. Help

Hold the power button and volume down button at the sametime. If done correctly the screen will turn black and automatically start the reboot process.

volune button that would turn up the volume or down?

 

[kpro1955]

Hold the volume button (to turn volume up) and the power button at the same time. Hold until screen turns black.
This may take a minute or two.
Good luck

 

[GayLK__]

Thanks for this post. I was having intermittent freezing and apps would allow sleeping when they were not supposed to. I found Touch Wiz home not Touch wiz easy. I only cleared the cache, did clear data and force off but that has stopped the sleep issue and freezing so far.

well after 2 years of good job my galaxy note 8 started often to freeze, i restarting and after 15-30 min it freeze again and again so what to do:
1. Go to Setting -> Application Manager -> All Applications and open TouchWiz easy and TouchWiz home one by one
2. Clear the data and force stop the. Do this for both. (after doing this you will see 0.00kb under each app) (all apps from desktop will be gone, don't worry they are still installed)
3. Press the power button and restart the device and test if the problem is gone.

If the problem comes up again then may need to factory reset it.
Don't forget backup up so that u can restore it later on.

 

[Gemee]

Actually you are supposed to press up and down on the android phones volume bye bye

Thank you! My Samsung Galaxy Tab S was frozen at the startup stage for nearly an hour despite all that I tried. Only holding down both volumes and power after connecting it to charge worked t get the phone off.

Now to get it to actually hard reset.

 

[Cecilia_5]

I have a samsung galaxy tablet, that has completely frozen. It wont do anything. Help

Hold the power button and volume down button at the sametime. If done correctly the screen will turn black and automatically start the reboot process.

Thanx so much! I did what you said and it worked,thank you so much!

 

[Alex_259]

I also had a frozen Samsung tablet & holding down the Volume + Power buttons reset the tablet without incident! Thanks for the advice/solution.

this worked a charm

 

[Waleed_10]

mine just got suck, but i think i should just let the battery die over night

 

[Blupigracing]

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tablet that is completely frozen. It won't do anything. Please help!

Hi,
Hold the power on and the volume button down together for 10 seconds. The screen will turn black and the system will reboot, installing any outstanding up dates.