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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 2S: I forgot user name mommy password

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:06:05 -0700

I have a nabi 2 with version4.4.2

And product version 2.0. I forgot user name mommy password and can’t seem to change it, any suggestions. If you call Mattel customer support they will send you a free gift. It will not be a new tablet😏

⟐ Commented July 07, 2025 at 12:06 MST

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 XD: Nabi XD Black screen. Will not power on at all. Any suggestions?

Wed, 07 May 2025 06:42:06 -0700

The screen will not come on. When charging it goes from red and turns to green a couple hours later, so I'm sure charging isn't the issue. There is no way to reboot either since screen will not come on, I have tried that also. Please help

⟐ Answered May 07, 2025 at 6:42 MST

Nabi Jr: android guy on his back

Wed, 07 May 2025 06:40:14 -0700

my android guy on the screen is laying on his back with the stomache door open and a red triangle!!!!! thats all it does when i try to turn it on!!!

⟐ Answered May 07, 2025 at 6:40 MST

Nabi 2S: Why is my tablet not charging?

Wed, 07 May 2025 06:37:11 -0700

I plug my tablet in and it doesn't charge at all, why is that happening and how do I fix it?

⟐ Commented May 07, 2025 at 6:37 MST

Nabi 2: How do I get past the Nabi ID Registration Screen?

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:56:22 -0700

My Nabi is 7 years old and I haven’t turned it on in years until today. I resetted my Nabi, erasing all of its data. I am now on the welcome screen and it is asking me to register for a new Nabi ID. However, I am not able to do that because Fuhu/Nabi services and online servers are down. The company is now defunct and so my tablet won’t connect to the Nabi server to register. Now, I am stuck on this page, and it’s telling me to sign up but it won’t connect when I press on it.

Can anyone help me get past this screen? I just want to use it as a regular Android tablet. Any help is appreciated. I’ll even go as far as flashing the whole entire ROM. Thank you.

⟐ Answer accepted April 07, 2025 at 17:56 MST

Nabi 2: My wifi is greyed out so I can't complete my nabi setup

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:34:29 -0700

I did a hard reset for my childs nabi 2 tablet but I am unable to complete the setup because the wifi button is greyed out. What do I do?

⟐ Commented September 17, 2024 at 22:34 MST

Nabi 2: Can't log in mommy mode

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:23:35 -0700

Trying to log in mommy mode, keeps saying invalid password. Password is correct. Can log into the account from my phone but can't from nabi

⟐ Answer edited June 26, 2024 at 20:23 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 Tablet: Nabi wont turn on.

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:16:44 -0700

Nabiwont turn on, been charging all day, shows nothing on the screen and wont power on, sould I just throw it away? And yes I checked the charger, its fine and charging Roku remote now. Please help if possible

⟐ Commented November 29, 2023 at 21:16 MST

Nabi 2: tablet speakers do not work anymore; only with headphones

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:13:10 -0700

my daughters tablet is not even a year old, and last week the speakers stopped working. the sound works with the headphones, but not with out! And when i tried to get customer service the hold time was over an hour, and the online ask a question wouldn't let me ask my question! Also, when registering her tablet, not all of the tabs were working so i was unable to finish that process as well! HELP!

⟐ Answered November 01, 2023 at 16:13 MST

Nabi Big Tab HD24: Connecting to Wi-Fi.

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:37:24 -0700

I bought my big tablet HD at a yard sale and factory reset it so my kid could start off fresh with one. And now it says I connected to the Wi-Fi but it gives me the thing is connection error your Wi-Fi is working but the navit device couldn't connect with it. What can I do about this

Nabi 2S: Software is too old to update

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:08:55 -0700

Nabi 2. I did a factory reset. Was not able to update software after that. It currently has android version 4.1.1 and product version 1.0 release keys. I called nabi and they said the software was too old to do an update. I also called geek squad and they couldn't help me either. I need to know how I can bypass this and update. Please be aware that I have googled this and I don't understand half of it, so try to put it in dummy terms for me. Thank you.

⟐ Answered July 26, 2023 at 10:08 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 Jr: Is there any way to get google Play Store

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:01:02 -0700

I’m trying to figure out how to get the google play store on here.

⟐ Commented April 07, 2023 at 9:01 MST

Nabi Tablet: Nabi 1 - Replace battery and/or charging port

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:35:06 -0700

Trying to repurpose old Nabi, but the battery seems weak on holding a charge and the port's loose. The build is different from the Nabi 2.

Nabi 2: How can I can't go to my account

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 09:58:36 -0700

how can I can't go to my account from nabi 2

⟐ Commented February 26, 2023 at 9:58 MST

Nabi 2: Nabi Elev-8 is not charging

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 20:36:09 -0700

I have an aunt with an 8-year-old kid who bought a Nabi Elev-8 and doesn't charge, and how I fix it for her?

⟐ Answer edited December 26, 2022 at 20:36 MST

Nabi 2: How do you update the software on the Tablet?

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 03:21:52 -0700

Recently, my tablet has been running slow and is unresponsive at times. I read online that that this could be because of outdated software. How would I go about updating the software of my tablet?

Thank you!

⟐ Answered July 26, 2022 at 3:21 MST