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My Samsung Galaxy tab is sort of dead all of a sudden. I don't see the charging symbol when I garge it, and neither does it switch on : (

Can someone help? I tried pressing the power button and holding for some time. Nothing works.

Susendeep D
2014-05-19 15:11:29
Also,try the suggestions mentioned in the below link which has many positive responses - Why won’t my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 turn on?You can also first try Hovsep's suggestion -
" you can try the following if you wish.press and hold the power button 10 sec ?Press and hold both power and volume down buttons for 10 seconds, then release vol. down button while holding down power button for another 10 seconds, before releasing.plug to pc and wait to be recognized?take out the battery so that samsung fully discharge so this should help reset replug the battery. "
Oron J
2014-05-17 14:16:35
This seems to be a common problem with Samsung Galaxy phones & tablets. Have a look at http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/why-wont-my-galaxy-tab-3-not-turn-on/ and http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/why-wont-my-samsung-galaxy-tablet-2-7-not-charge/ where there is a wealth of good advice.
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