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Having an issue w/what I think is the latest kitkat update. I put off the installation for like a week, finally decided to do it on Friday night. Install went without a hitch, rebooted a couple times and finally rebooted and everything appeared to be working as it should. Anyways, this morning I notice my battery is down to like 25% so I plug in (Original charger and cable) Let it charge throughout the day and go to pick it up (Had plans that required my tablet be on a decent charge) I unplug it and power on, I can hear the startup chime but my screen is black (not totally black, it still has that powered up glow) I’ve tried every button combination/sequence I can think of, have disconnected/reconnected the battery, Still No Joy.. WTF, Kitkat update is the only thing thats changed on my tablet lately and now its blown away..Its never been dropped, is always in its case except for when I had to disco/reco the battery, not a scratch/dent/blemish on it. IDEAS??? Update Thanks for the input Joy, Glad it has helped someone as well as yourself out. Referring to my first post you’ll see “I’ve tried every button combination/sequence I can think of, have disconnected/reconnected the battery, Still No Joy..” No pun intended w/the “Still no Joy” part. Anyways, tried powering the unit up again this morning (with power/vol +/- buttons annnd nothing, Same old same old.getting along great w/my EVGA Tab but I do miss my GT3. -D-
I had the same problem too (with the recent update and all), but I pressed the power button and volume button (both + and -), my tab restarted, and now it’s working just fine.
yo guys ya’ll can also do this. press the power on button and the volume up button for at least 5sec and release for 1sec and then press both in again your tab3 will restart and that’s it.
Simply restarting the tablet doesn’t always fix the issue…. I know that it certainly didn’t work for me…. The black screen issue is on most cases due to the device being dropped (even if it didn’t hit the deck very hard). In the process of doing so, what’s happened is that it more than likely has slightly dislodged the LCD connector. What you will need to do is remove the back cover to your tablet (Make sure that the tablet is turned off before attempting to remove the cover in order to prevent any potential short circuiting in your motherboard or other electrical components). Once its open you will see 2 black tape looking connectors. 1 is for your LCD and the other is your battery charger. Both tapes should look fairly firm and tight. If they’re not, then they are loose and more than likely the cause of your issues. You will see that at the connection point, there will (generally) be sticky tape or similar taped over the top. Gently remove each tape. Each connection point is only held in by a small black clip. Unclip each clip (easy to remove) then gently pull out and remove the connection. Leave each connection point unconnected for say 2 mins then carefully reinsert the connectors back into the connection points and secure it with the clip. At this point, what you want to do is to attempt to get each connector tape as tight as you can. the tape should late flat against the battery. you can do this by running your finger from the bottom of the tab and sliding towards the top towards the connection point. Then insert the connection point carefully and secure the clip. Get yourself some fresh sticky tape or electrical tape and stick it over each connection point. What I have found that seems to help is to also tape down each connection tape as well - just to help keep it secure. you don’t have to go taping it down excessively, just 2 or 3 will do. I know that its the black screen issue we are attempting to fix, but the point of working on both tapes is that you may as well do it for the battery connector tape as well while you have it open. Hope this helps! :) Cheers!
Take off th tablets back cover and go to the thing that looks like the lcd cable but to the one on the far right remove the green tape take the cable put then put it back in
I restarted my tab 3 by pressing menu button + volume down button. Then the tab 3 restarted successfully. After that I uninstalled “Clean Master” and then the black screen problem solved in my case.
How do you turn I back on
SOLUTION FOUND I had the same problem I have 2 samsung tabs 1 samssu ng tab 3 model P5210 the other one is samsung tab pro model t520. I thought its the screen issue so i changed the screen gor one of them but same problem a black screen only when i push the power button the side turn back sign light turn on and the other side but nothing on the screen nothing at all, well very simplje open the tablet disconnect all cables remove the battery cables put them back again and it should work . I know it sound simple and easy but thats all . Good luck
there is no answer because I’m a Samsung expert I’ve tried everything but it dosent work my tab just decides to come on every 6 months
If the device is new you can take it back and get a replacement for no charge.
I have the same problem although i have integrated battery , lenovo tablet a something i think , i left it and after it shut down after losing battery it returned to normal only to go black again after a short use when it was low on power and wqs plugged in, try to let the battery dry out at least you will be able to use it before it goes black again.
I had the same problemishes with my tab 4 , go on youtube and follow instructions to replace battery , all I did was take the back off, remove the 3 flex cables in the back and put them back again and it worked straight away , 10 minute job
I had this same problem with my tablet. So all I did to solve the problem with my tablet, I pressed the home button , power button, and both of the volume buttons at the same time. Also, I had to hold it for about 1 min or until the logo appeared. And it turned on and function successfully! So if you have the same problem try out this method.
