DEMO appeared in center of screen!!! Help!!!

[wendy82298]

Help, my son was using Skype on his tablet and suddenly the word DEMO appeared in the center of the screen. How can I get rid of it and be able to use tablet normally???

Thank you in advance for your time

Wendy82298

 

[B. Diddy]

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Welcome to Android Central! What kind of tablet? Did you buy it brand new, used, refurbished, or possibly a floor model? Does the word Demo go away after exiting Skype, or does it stay on screen even when you go back to the homescreen?

 

[xceeder]

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Help, my son was using Skype on his tablet and suddenly the word DEMO appeared in the center of the screen. How can I get rid of it and be able to use tablet normally???

Thank you in advance for your time

Wendy82298

On some devices there is a demo mode to show in shops just go in the settings and make sure it's not activated...

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[wendy82298]

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Thank you...I looked in "Settings" and couldn't find anywhere to check for Demo mode. What do I look under in settings?

 

[xceeder]

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Thank you...I looked in "Settings" and couldn't find anywhere to check for Demo mode. What do I look under in settings?

It should literally just say 'demo mode' or 'shop mode' if you can't find it in the settings then refer to the devices instruction manual....

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[wendy82298]

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Thanks again, I will look. If I can't figure it out I will have to take it to someone!

 

[wendy82298]

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Hello...sorry it has taken me so long to reply, just now seeing your post. The tablet was a gift, from my brother in law...I believe he purchased it on Ebay, and the only thing it says on the box is Android. Model # SoftwinerEvb, no other info. The word DEMO stays on the screen at all times. This is the second tablet...same kind that has given my son some kind of problem...first one will not charge. My daughter was also given the same kind of tablet for Christmas and hasn't had any issues what so ever. My son is getting a little discouraged! Thank you in advance for any assistance.

Wendy

 

[B. Diddy]

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Try doing a factory data reset, if you haven't already done so. Go to Settings>Backup & Reset>Factory Data Reset. It'll wipe the tablet, but maybe it'll get rid of that message.

This isn't all that surprising, considering it's an off-brand tablet purchased through eBay. It likely was some kind of floor model. Hopefully, the reset will make it act normally.

 

[Essam Zafar]

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Hi .. I'm facing the same problem with my android tablet. It's a Gen-X brand, I tried the going back to the factory setting option you mentioned in the previous post but that hasn't worked at all. The red-lettered Demo is still there on the screen. Any other way to sort this out?

 

[Datu Pakbul]

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Hi, it's the same also with my nephew's mTouch tablet, already done rest factory but cant remove the Red color DEMO.

 

[Golfdriver97]

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Perhaps in Settings>accessibility?

 

[ambelys15]

Re:same thing with me. i already did the factory reset thing and it didn't work. can you help me?

Hi, it's the same also with my nephew's mTouch tablet, already done rest factory but cant remove the Red color DEMO.