Recent content by Greg Griffin

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    Samsung Tab A8 10.5" always on consumes more power than charger

    On the 3rd day I've had this, suddenly there is enough power to keep it running. Wondering if Samsung had all kinds of downloads and updates for a few days keeping the wifi running? I know Wifi can suck a lot of power. No idea, but after 3 days of the battery slowly draining all day until...
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    Samsung Tab A8 10.5" always on consumes more power than charger

    This will be a wall mount display console in my motorhome serving various purposes.
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    Samsung Tab A8 10.5" always on consumes more power than charger

    I've tried the charger that came in the box and an extra one that came that said "Adaptive Fast Charger". Both are Samsung. I've put the screen on lowest possible brightness. Will try turning off wifi, but that will be critical to be on in my use case. Just curious if anyone else has gone to...
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    Samsung Tab A8 10.5" always on consumes more power than charger

    I want to have my Tab A8 always on. Problem is that when plugged in and using the Developer Mode option for "on while charging" that the unit when sitting and doing nothing consumes more power than the charger supplies. Do I need a special charger? Why would the charger not provide at least...
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    Nexus 7 stuck on Google logo screen on boot up

    Exact problem for me today. Read all of these posts. Nothing worked for me. Finally decided to open it up. Holding it by the 4 corners (plastic only, not the screen) and twisting the corners to "peel back" the top corner near the buttons caused the back cover to separate from the screen...