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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: Why won't my tablet produce sound?

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 01:18:13 -0700

I am playing videos and music on my tablet, but there is no sound coming out of the speakers. I tried plugging in my headphones, but no sound is being transferred to the headphones either. I tested my headphones on another device, and they worked fine. Why won't my tablet produce sound?

⟐ Answered March 03, 2025 at 1:18 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: Why won't my tablet's screen respond to touch?

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:11:25 -0700

My tablet is on, but I am unable to use it because my touchscreen is not working. I tried resetting my tablet, but when I turned it back on, my screen was still not responding to touch. Why won't my tablet's screen respond to touch?

⟐ Commented March 17, 2026 at 21:11 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Why does my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 keep shutting off?

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 07:31:08 -0700

My Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 keeps shutting itself off. I have no idea why it does this, but it's starting to annoy me. I can be halfway through a game when it does this.

⟐ Commented June 20, 2020 at 7:31 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: Why is my tablet overheating?

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:31:06 -0700

My tablet has been overheating lately, and it is too hot to touch. I tried resetting the device to allow the tablet to cool, but once I turned it back on it still continued to heat up. Why is my tablet overheating?

⟐ Commented September 13, 2024 at 12:31 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0: Screen locked and facory reset not working?

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:47:34 -0700

I purchased a galaxy tab off someone on craigslist and when i turn the device on it pulls up a screen lock with pin code and now i can not get ahold of the person that i bought it from (facepalm i know). I tried to follow the factory reset and when i power it on and hold down the volume up it just sends me to the home screen instead of the menu. Any other advice?

⟐ Commented November 25, 2024 at 23:47 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: Damaged Charging Port. How do I Replace it?

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:25:41 -0700

I bought the SM-T210RZWYXAR, and the charging port got damaged. It was still under warranty, but Samsung wanted to repair it for a $99 charge because of their policy. I wanted to know where to buy the part and how to repair it. I can do the soldering if I have to. Thanks.

⟐ Commented March 28, 2021 at 11:25 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Why is my tab charging so slowly?

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:17:56 -0700

Please help my tab was fine but now it takes 2 days to charge

⟐ Answered September 08, 2021 at 20:17 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: forgot my pin number

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:55:58 -0700

how can I bypass lost pin number

I have a Samsung galaxy note 3 model number is sm-t210 can I get in without loosing everything by doing a factory reset ????

⟐ Commented April 10, 2024 at 15:55 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3: My tablet does not recognise my password. HELP!

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 23:36:00 -0700

Over night my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (SMT310) has "forgotten" and doesn't recognise my password. I haven't changed it recently so that shouldn't be the problem but I'm now stuck and cant unlock it. If possible I'd like to be able to unlock it without having to do a 'hard reset' or 'factory reset' as I don't want to lose the pictures, videos and documents that are on there. is there anything I can do and can anyone please help. Thank you.

⟐ Answered October 19, 2020 at 23:36 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: held power and volume button now downloading something/frozen

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:00:47 -0700

My son tried to turn his tablet on but held the volume key at same time as power button, a message came up saying if you proceed it will download something so my husband tried to cancel or go back but the only button that would respond to being pressed was the volume key and now the tablet is frozen on a screen with the Android pic and writing in top left corner showing product: GT-P5210, current binary: samsung official and system status: Official

under the Android pic in middle of screen it says downloading do not turn off target.... but has been stuck like this for over an hour with no change.

Samsung support was useless to talk too.

⟐ Commented June 15, 2024 at 12:00 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: Is there a place for a sim card?

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:27:31 -0700

There is a slot for a micro sd card, but I do not see a slot for a sim. Do I need to take the back off to access it?

⟐ Answered February 21, 2021 at 16:27 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3: Kid mode app removal

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:26:54 -0700

Used the kids mode to see what it did. Now I can't remove it. Can you help me?

⟐ Answer edited January 08, 2025 at 15:26 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: Why when I insert a sim card the tablet said invalid card

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 13:16:10 -0700

I insert more than one sim card and they are all working on other devise but in my tablet said invalid card

⟐ Answered August 05, 2023 at 13:16 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: WIFI & BLUETOOTH is not turning on

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:21:38 -0700

In my new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, if turn ON WiFi,the word TURNING ON WiFi appears for some second & suddenly it is getting turned OFF.

It is not possible to TURN ON.

This problem occurs in both WiFi & BLUETOOTH.

Please, give me a solution to resolve this problem.

⟐ Answered June 09, 2016 at 13:21 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Why did my home button stop working?

Fri, 10 May 2019 05:26:17 -0700

Ever since I replaced the charging port and flex ribbon, the home button stopped working. Did I lose or damage a piece? If so, what is/are the piece(s) called to that I can order and replace?

⟐ Commented May 10, 2019 at 5:26 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0: Why wont my tablet power on?

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 12:56:46 -0700

Tablet pluged into charger but still wont power on.

⟐ Commented April 28, 2018 at 12:56 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Colored lines/stripes on screen problem

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:39:37 -0700

Hey!

I bought this tablet about 6 month ago, and dropped it accidentally today (2 feet from the ground).

When I boot it up, I can barely see the samsung logo and the flashy animation, I can also see some of the apps/animations of swiping etc. So I guess the tablet still works. Perhaps a misconnection happened when I dropped it.

I watched some videos on how to remove the case, and I did not notice any misconnection :(

Help please?

⟐ Answered February 11, 2021 at 2:39 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Takes forever to charge

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:32:28 -0700

Hi my tablet takes an awful long time to charge. If it completely dead, it's takes about 10-12 hours. Why is it doing that and how can it be fixed. It just recently started doing that about 2 months ago. I've also used different chargers in different places. Could I have damaged my tablet by using it while it charges? I can no longer do that because it still dies.

⟐ Answered April 07, 2025 at 11:32 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Tablet has a pink screen, how can I fix this problem?

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:17:09 -0700

Tablet has a pink bach ground screen, I have already reset to factory settings and it didn't fix the problem. What can I do to fix this problem?

⟐ Commented March 02, 2021 at 7:17 MST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Charging / micro-usb port replacement

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:56:13 -0700

Hello, my tablet model is GTP5210ZWAXEF and uses a micro-USB on the tablet side. One of the 5 pins was bent and I bent it back in place to wait for a better repair. I have bought a replacement USB port with its ribbon cable, but can't remove the old port. Ribbon end comes out OK but this port seems to be factory-glued on a metal part on the USB port side. Removing the 2 little port screws is not enough, too bad for me.

Any way to take it apart without breaking anything is welcome.

Thanks

⟐ Commented June 18, 2017 at 12:56 MST