Why does my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet all of a sudden lock the screen and demand a password?

[AC Question]

why does Samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 tablet all of a sudden lock the screen and demand a password?

I never had a password for the screen when the Galaxy Tab 2 starts up and simply had to swipe the lock to unlock. Today for the very first time since I bought the tablet (over 2 years ago!!!) the screen will not unlock unless a password is entered. But I never had a password on it. So how do I unlock the screen? I am technologically not very savy as an elderly person--it is for these reasons that a password was never installed or used when the tablet was set up! Thank you for your kind help and suggestions as to what to do.

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: why does Samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 tablet all of a sudden lock the screen and demand a password?

Welcome to Android Central! What does that screen look like? See if you can take a picture of the screen, then post it here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...ide-how-post-screenshots-android-central.html.

Does anyone else have access to your device? Could someone have set up a password, either by accident or as a stupid prank?

You could try going to Android Device Manager to reset the PIN: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3388218?hl=en