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Nabi DreamTab HD8: it starts to boot but never gets to unlock screen.

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:06:40 -0700

never loads to unlock screen. gets stuck in between booting up and unlock. how can i fix it

⟐ Commented June 15, 2025 at 17:06 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: cracked screen on Nabi Dreamworks tablet

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 02:34:12 -0700

My son's Nabi dreamworks tablet fell and the screen is cracked. Is their anything i can do without having to replace the whole device?

⟐ Commented January 18, 2017 at 2:34 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: Nabi frozen screen doesn't budge

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:32:47 -0700

My nabi turns on and doesn't go past 2 screen. Freezes up and down budge

⟐ Commented October 23, 2021 at 12:32 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: How do I get a battery replacement for my Dreamtab

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:52:07 -0700

Tablet turns on but battery is totally discharged after 5 minutes of use.

⟐ Answer deleted January 19, 2020 at 19:52 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: Why is my tablet making a weird noise?

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 04:31:18 -0700

I bought the Dreamtab 8 for my son for Christmas...now it just shows a blank white screen with a weird noise coming from the speakers....I put it on the charger and it shows the red light showing its charging but I can't operate the tablet at all. I can't even turn it off or put the volume down. Is there a reset button? What do I do?

⟐ Answer accepted April 05, 2017 at 4:31 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: Can't navigate to factory reset

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:45:41 -0700

I have a Nabi dream tab and I can get the reset menu up but cannot navigate down to the factory reset option. Is there another way to reset the tablet?

Nabi DreamTab HD8: Where can I ribbon cable

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:39:53 -0700

while changing the battery I damaged one of the ribbon cables that controls the touch screen. where can I get a replacement cable?

⟐ Answer accepted January 16, 2018 at 19:39 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: How do I fix this?

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:44:56 -0700

Hi. I got my Nabi Dream tab back in late 2015. It was a good tablet. I got a Fire Tablet in late 2017 and decided to put the Nabi up. Well little did I know that was the year Android 4.4 ended its support and nabi discontinued its products. So here I was the other day doing some rearranging in my apartment. I found the nabi in my closet and it is still in good condition meaning: no cracks, no dents, no scratches, no water damage, LCD is fine. It also charges fine. I left it on the adapter for a while and it got fully charged. Once it was done charging, I decided to turn it on. It was stuck on the dream tab characters for about 10 minutes. So I shut the device off and got on the computer and looked up how to do a factory reset and I got to the last step but it wouldn't factory reset it just kept saying it was "wiping data". So I tried every option on the recovery kernel. I can't disassemble it because I lost my screwdriver for that and I refuse to buy new tools. Also I have an old Chromebook so I can't do the debugging or booting or any of that. Please help me. My Plan is to turn it in to a normal tablet by getting into the parent mode.

⟐ Commented October 30, 2025 at 18:44 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: Is there a guide for replacing the screen?

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:51:37 -0700

Does the screen get taken off from the front or do I have to open the Nabi and take out the components to get to the screen?

⟐ Answer accepted December 15, 2017 at 10:51 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: suddenly turns off frequently

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 02:28:02 -0700

turns on and charges fine. but abruptly turns off. cant even log in or play anything. has a cracked screen and does not allow me to grab anything. so i dont think the lcd is working correctly. is there a place i can take it to get it looked at and fixed?

⟐ Answer edited January 18, 2017 at 2:28 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: I am unable to get my DreamTab past the Character boot screen

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:20:28 -0700

I have the Nabi Dreamtab Model B: Version KOT49H: Android 4.4. I got it in late 2015. It worked WONDERFUL up until after quarantine time. Around Early 2022 I noticed that the device would get stuck on the Dreamtab Characters boot screen. I have since then racked my brain trying to fix it. I have done Pam Morris's video, I have hard reset it, and I have wiped the cache partition. I only have an old Chromebook for work and don't have a Linux option, and I currently don't have access to a Windows computer. I can't afford to go to a repair shop. So how do I fix this to where it turns on and goes to the setup screen and past Dreamtab characters?

⟐ Commented February 13, 2024 at 13:20 MST

Nabi DreamTab HD8: Screen Bug and Frozen

Mon, 29 May 2023 02:45:41 -0700

I'm experiencing a problem with my tablet. Every time I turn it on, the screen freezes and becomes unresponsive. It gets stuck on the startup screen or doesn't respond to any touch inputs. I have tried restarting the tablet multiple times, but the issue persists. I haven't made any recent changes to the device or installed any new apps that could have caused this problem. The tablet was working fine until this issue started happening. I'm not sure what could be causing the screen to freeze consistently upon startup.

Nabi DreamTab HD8: Why is my Nabi tab touc screen not responding and booting loudly?

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 08:01:05 -0700

The touch screen on my boy Nabi dream tab no longer responsive, only respond to the

Pen? Purchased less than months ago in Nigeria, no support service centre, no warranty procedures. Need help

⟐ Edited by author August 20, 2019 at 8:01 MST