Samsung Tab A tablet locked

heleneM_0655 Posted messages 3 Status Member -  
Pierr10 Posted messages 13810 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -
I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that.

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glg29 Posted messages 29751 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 582
 
Hello heleneM_0655,
Welcome to CCM
It's how you do it that matters, press the Power button and Volume + button at the same time, of course, and for long enough to get a screen where you should see Wipe Data/Factory Reset.
This is the option you need to select to reset the tablet; if you haven't backed anything up before proceeding, you'll lose all your data, just so you know!
Best regards

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heleneM_0655 Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
Thank you for your response. But the power and volume + button doesn't work. Nothing happens...
The power and volume - button restarts the tablet but I always end up on the pattern.
I can't access the Wipe Data/factory Reset display
The model of my tablet Galaxy Tab A is the SM-T515
And it doesn't matter if I lose my data, it's a lounge tablet, I use it for my music and when I go on trips. I can reinstall the essentials...
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glg29 Posted messages 29751 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 582 > heleneM_0655 Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
Try the following manipulation, you must first turn off your tablet.
Press the Power button and the Volume + button simultaneously
When you get a display on the screen, hold the Power button only until the Wipe Data......... page appears, it should work.
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Pierr10 Posted messages 13810 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 834
 
Hello,

The small hole at the top of the tablet is the microphone!
If you put a needle in it, you have destroyed it! Great!

Please provide the exact model of the tablet. There are several Tab A models.

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heleneM_0655 Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
Hello,
I can differentiate a microphone jack from a reset hole ;-)

The model is SM T515.
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Pierr10 Posted messages 13810 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 834 > heleneM_0655 Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
The problem is that there should not be a hole for the reset on Samsung tablets.
On the edge (top) of my tablet:
Try resetting it as indicated by glg29.
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Pierr10 Posted messages 13810 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 834
 
Additional information:

1) The complete tablet manual, including its description at the beginning and the position of the microphone: here.
Test the microphone once you have managed to restart the tablet. Hopefully, everything works!

2) Another tutorial for resetting: Go to the second part of the tutorial
https://tsar3000.com/factory-reset-samsung-galaxy-tab-a-10-1-2019/
(The Google translation into French is not great!)

What is well conceived is clearly expressed,
And the words to say it come easily.
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