Galaxy Tab 3 froze-then turned off and won't acknowledge anything

[NitWitty]

My Tab 3 froze when an application I opened was loading. I tried to press the home button or the back button but it did not acknowledge it. Shutting it down didn't work either. I also tried taking the charger out and then putting it in again. (I'd been charging the Tab 3 when it happened-usually when I use it during charging [always less than 5 minutes] it works fine.) By then, I tried to let it go dead by unplugging the charger. After about 30-40 minutes, I checked on the Tab 3 and it's screen had finally turned black, yet it would not turn on. So I plugged it in again, and after about 10 minutes, it still hadn't acknowledged being charged. The screen is still black and won't turn on.

 

[brosko]

Have you tried to press and hold the power button for a really long time (like 30-40seconds)?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! If you haven't done so already, try booting into Recovery Mode and wiping the system cache partition. Follow these steps, but at Step 4, instead of selecting "wipe data/factory reset," make sure you select "wipe cache partition." Then select "reboot system now."
Perform a hardware factory reset - Samsung Galaxy Tab® 3

 

[Relgoshan]

You had a software bug and now you gave yourself a battery bug. See the "tab will not turn on" threads about the battery.

Do not do any nonsense with the cache partition, if your Tab freezes you should be able to reboot by holding power for a very long time.

 

[B. Diddy]

Thanks for your reply, but wiping the cache partition isn't always nonsense. It has helped many people with various issues, and it's harmless to try.

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[Relgoshan]

"It will not turn on" << the battery bug probably

Althought...op said it died less than 40min after being unplugged? So the battery was very low to begin with?

 

[B. Diddy]

I also wanted to see if the OP was able to boot into Recovery, which can help in situations where a device won't turn on normally.

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[B. Diddy]

But hopefully you're right about the battery bug.

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[Hannah Gustavson]

wow thanks that really helped mine did the same thing and i did what u said and it worked

 

[justice16]

i have a similar problem with my samsung tab3 lite but i have 56% of battery left, 1st thing that happened was the screen image went distorted then turned itself off, tried turning it on again and nothing happened. tried pressing it longer but still nothing happened. i did the "Reset" but i never get past step 2. "samsung galaxy tab 3 lite" logo came up to screen but its gone right away. i tried to do it again and got the same result. on my 3rd try nothing came up this time. not even a blink.

 

[anoix90]

My Tab 3 froze when an application I opened was loading. I tried to press the home button or the back button but it did not acknowledge it. Shutting it down didn't work either. I also tried taking the charger out and then putting it in again. (I'd been charging the Tab 3 when it happened-usually when I use it during charging [always less than 5 minutes] it works fine.) By then, I tried to let it go dead by unplugging the charger. After about 30-40 minutes, I checked on the Tab 3 and it's screen had finally turned black, yet it would not turn on. So I plugged it in again, and after about 10 minutes, it still hadn't acknowledged being charged. The screen is still black and won't turn on.

 

[anoix90]

I've owned 2 tab 3.this is what you do hold power button then press volume button up at same time will shut it off and you can go back and restart in seconds.

 

[alana58]

I've owned 2 tab 3.this is what you do hold power button then press volume button up at same time will shut it off and you can go back and restart in seconds.

 

[adriana culea]

samsung tab3 kids

Hi,I have a samsung tab3 kids for 1 week,he stop working ,I trye open and show me the tab3 kids and after this just the image with black and samsung and stay like that

 

[Shelley Thompson VanCleave]

Thank you. That worked. I didn't have a clue.

 

[Molly Stevens]

thank you my tablet has been frozen for 24 hours and i holded on the off button for more than 30-40 seconds and it is working

 

[Molly Stevens]

Have you tried to press and hold the power button for a really long time (like 30-40seconds)?

 

[Michelle DeVilliers]

Thank you so much!!!
My Tab 3 froze and this actually helped..

*I wasn't holding the power key long enough*
So again, THANK YOU ^_^

 

[Kyle t2]

thanks for the recomendation it worked for me

 

[Joyce Lee99]

Thank you! Worked like a charm!