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How to Fix Black Screen — Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2015)

Fix Black ScreenAndroid 5.0 (Lollipop)

How to Fix Black Screen — Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2015)

⏱ ~5 min📋 7 steps

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2015) is a 2015 Android 5.0 smartphone with 2GB | 5GB and 16GB | 32GB internal storage. It features a 8.0", TFT, 768.0x1024.0 display and is available in Smoky Titanium, Smoky Blue, White.

The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2015) is equipped with a Li-Ion 4200 mAh, non-removable, a 5 MP, 720p main camera, a 2 MP front camera. The device uses a Micro-SIM - cellular model only configuration. It weighs 313 g.

A black screen on the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2015) can occur due to a drained battery, a software crash, or the screen becoming unresponsive. In most cases this can be resolved with a force restart or a short charging period without any data loss. Follow the steps below in order before considering a factory reset.

1

On your Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2015): charge for 30+ minutes with a different cable and charger

2

Hold Power for 15–20 seconds

3

If still black: hold Power + Volume Down for 10 seconds

4

Try holding Power + Volume Up to enter Recovery Mode

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In Recovery: select 'Reboot system now'

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If Recovery loads: wipe cache partition then reboot

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Last resort: factory reset from Recovery — erases all data

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