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Keys on Samsung S7 FE Tablet Book Cover Keyboard not working / how to remap them
Two rows of keys have stopped working: 4RFV and 5TGB. Apparently, this is not fixable and I have to buy a new keyboard. But that's not in the budget currently. I'm looking into something called keyboard mapping as a temporary solution,at least I think it's called key mapping. I want to be able to pr...
Two rows of keys have stopped working: 4RFV and 5TGB.
Apparently, this is not fixable and I have to buy a new keyboard. But that's not in the budget currently.
I'm looking into something called keyboard mapping as a temporary solution,at least I think it's called key mapping. I want to be able to press something like "Alt P", to type "R".
I found the External Keyboard Helper app. But I think it's for Bluetooth connections. The Book Cover keyboard is connected by the 3 metal dots at the bottom.
Does anyone know of any workaround to get the keys to work through some other keys?
There are other options I will look into as a last resort (buying a new keyboard). Im trying to keep this keyboard because it's not really feasible to take notes on a touchscreen. And the great thing about the tablet and the keyboard it came with was that I could take it to classes and meeting.
The tablet model name is SM-T736B.
The keyboard is EF-DT730.
Any help is appreciated!
Jemma M
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Jul 17, 2025, 09:11 AM
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (SM-T500) - Stuck on boot screen?
I'm new to this, and I think I've got a problem. I hope someone can help me. I tried to flash a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (SM-T500), but encountered the following issue: I followed the instructions and thought I did everything correctly. However, when the tablet boots up now, I see this screen: > Reason...
I'm new to this, and I think I've got a problem. I hope someone can help me.
I tried to flash a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (SM-T500), but encountered the following issue:
I followed the instructions and thought I did everything correctly. However, when the tablet boots up now, I see this screen:
> Reason recovery: Public key used to sign data does not match key in chain partition descriptor.
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> dtbo: Error verifing vbneta image
https://postimg.cc/gxXfqzDt " class="img-fluid rounded" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 10px 0;" loading="lazy">
I restarted it and it won't boot to the Samsung OS anymore. I started comparing the screens to ones I saw in a YouTube video. I noticed that there should be three entries in the boot menu on this screen (https://postimg.cc/R6gRDYQp) , but I only have two. The missing entry is for vbmeta.
Is there anything I can still do?

Kaylong
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Jun 7, 2025, 03:19 PM
• Last activity: Jun 15, 2025, 06:51 PM
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Screen recording quality in Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9. Mostly, I use it for video recording for educational purposes, and it involves screen recording of my PPTs and PDFs from which I teach. I have set my screen recording quality to full HD. [![Screenshot of my setting][1]][1] But still, whenever I record the screen, m...
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9. Mostly, I use it for video recording for educational purposes, and it involves screen recording of my PPTs and PDFs from which I teach. I have set my screen recording quality to full HD.
But still, whenever I record the screen, my tablet optimises it heavily and gives me a little blurry video like 480p. The iPad gives me a full HD version of the video, but Samsung doesn't.
So, is there anything that I'm missing, or is there any alternative option to record my screen in real full HD? Please help.

Mihir
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Mar 11, 2025, 05:16 AM
• Last activity: Mar 24, 2025, 12:04 PM
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Unroot Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2 previously used in a company
I was recently given Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2 by a friend, who said it was given to him by his job. When he left, the boss said he could keep the tablet as it was an older model. The tablet is rooted in the company software, and his credentials were disabled, so I can't log in. The software automa...
I was recently given Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2 by a friend, who said it was given to him by his job. When he left, the boss said he could keep the tablet as it was an older model.
The tablet is rooted in the company software, and his credentials were disabled, so I can't log in. The software automatically starts up as soon as it is turned on, and I'm unable to access Android settings as the software has disabled that. However, I'm able to get into recovery mode.
How would I remove the rooted software and revert it to a normal Android tablet for everyday use?
Miku Shion Hatsune
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Jan 6, 2025, 06:04 AM
• Last activity: Jan 7, 2025, 02:44 AM
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Can someone confirm that this message is normal for an incompatible microSD card?
The first picture below shows what is displayed in the "My Files" app on a Samsung tablet after loading a microSD card into it which is formatted in a filesystem which is incompatible with that particular Android device - APFS -, for example. It says "No SD card", though seemingly it recognizes that...
The first picture below shows what is displayed in the "My Files" app on a Samsung tablet after loading a microSD card into it which is formatted in a filesystem which is incompatible with that particular Android device - APFS -, for example. It says "No SD card", though seemingly it recognizes that one is loaded into the device judging by the GUI of the menu.
It seems a very odd and unclear way of telling the user that the SD card loaded is incompatible with the device.
So, can someone just confirm that this is normal and that this is exactly how the screen should look if you load a microSD card into the device whose filesystem is formatted in an incompatible format?
The second picture just shows my device's details.


william
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Aug 10, 2024, 02:27 PM
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ADB command to set microphone always on
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+, and the microphone is disabled whenever I switch from Discord to the home screen (only if the screen stream is on). I've tried almost every possible way except using ADB commands to set my microphone as "always" since there is no such option in settings. So, is there...
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+, and the microphone is disabled whenever I switch from Discord to the home screen (only if the screen stream is on).
I've tried almost every possible way except using ADB commands to set my microphone as "always" since there is no such option in settings.
So, is there a way to set the microphone always on for Discord via ADB commands?
bcd dcb
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Sep 13, 2024, 04:38 PM
• Last activity: Sep 14, 2024, 01:24 PM
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How to upgrade my Android device to latest Android version
I have very little experience with Android, or any other mobile device operating system. I'm accustom to using Linux operating systems, where any time there is an update I can typically upgrade to the very latest version of the operating system without any roadblocks. I have Galaxy Tab A (Model SM-T...
I have very little experience with Android, or any other mobile device operating system.
I'm accustom to using Linux operating systems, where any time there is an update I can typically upgrade to the very latest version of the operating system without any roadblocks.
I have Galaxy Tab A (Model SM-T550) tablet, that I've barely used the entire time I've had it, and I'm wanting to give it to my Godson as a gift. Before giving it so him, I wanted to upgrade it to the latest Android OS, so that he wouldn't be limited by any missing features that this tablet's older Android version might have.
In the settings menu, I found a Software update feature and tried to update. This is what it said:
The latest updates have already been installed:
Current version: T550XXU1CQJ6/T550XAR1CQJ6/
When I go to "About Tablet", I see that this device has Android 7.1.1 installed and I read somewhere that Android version 10 was released in 2019.
Is this the type of support that I can expect from Samsung when buying one of their Android devices? If so, this will be the last dollar they'll get from me.
Is there any way to upgrade this Galaxy Tab A (Model SM-T550) to the latest Android, or at least a later version than 7.1.1?
I'm very technically savvy on laptops and PCs, if you could direct me to a thorough guide, where someone has accomplished this, I could probably pull it off, its just that I've never really tried to do anything like this with tablets or mobile phones.
Please advise me. Also, if this isn't doable, and I wanted to buy him a new tablet, which brand would be the best about always allowing upgrades to the latest Android? If there's a brand that does that, that will be the only brand I'll buy in the future.
Lonnie Best
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Jul 9, 2020, 10:00 AM
• Last activity: Aug 9, 2024, 08:14 PM
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How to disable bloatware for secondary users?
I have a rooted Samsung A7 Lite tablet. I rooted it and installed Ice Box from Google Play store. It is given root access in Magisk and I use it to disable some Samsung bloatware. However I realize that these apps are installed on the secondary user that I created. In the secondary user, Magisk app...
I have a rooted Samsung A7 Lite tablet. I rooted it and installed Ice Box from Google Play store. It is given root access in Magisk and I use it to disable some Samsung bloatware.
However I realize that these apps are installed on the secondary user that I created. In the secondary user, Magisk app does not detect root status and Ice Box cannot obtain root access either. Non root mode of Ice Box doesn't work either because that requires that there is no additional users (according to its doc) so that defeats the purpose.
I wonder if there's a way to disable the bloatware in the secondary user from the owner user, or delete them completely.
Bolong
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Dec 22, 2023, 11:13 AM
• Last activity: Dec 25, 2023, 05:42 AM
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How to update samsung galaxy tab p1000 i.e. 2.2 to 2.3. using ADB?
I am updating the OS of my Samsung Galaxy tab p1000 (i.e. 2.2) to 2.3.6 using adb. I am using the steps below: 1. Check whether device is connected or not using ADB. C:\Users\PC>adb devices List of devices attached S6802084d305f device 2. Push 2.3.6 OS (i.e. update.zip) OS to SD card. C:\Users\PC>ad...
I am updating the OS of my Samsung Galaxy tab p1000 (i.e. 2.2) to 2.3.6 using adb.
I am using the steps below:
1. Check whether device is connected or not using ADB.
C:\Users\PC>adb devices
List of devices attached S6802084d305f device
2. Push 2.3.6 OS (i.e. update.zip) OS to SD card.
C:\Users\PC>adb push C:\Android\update.zip /sdcard/update.zip
2765 KB/s (2260360 bytes in 0.798s)
3. Go to recovery mode
C:\Users\PC>adb reboot recovery
After selecting
How can I flash my Samsung Galaxy tab? Let me know if I am missing a step.

Apply sdcard: update.zip
, I'm getting the screen below. But it shows it for long time. There is no response from device. We waited for 5 hours. No response.

Prashanth
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Feb 6, 2013, 11:11 AM
• Last activity: Aug 13, 2023, 06:06 AM
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Samsung tablet a8 screen touch unresponsive
I have samsung galaxy tab a8 still new and I faced an issue with the touch screen it's unresponsive totally, I tried to soft reset with pressing the power button and volume down till restart and the Samsung logo appears but still not working. Anyone knows what to do for it? Thanks
I have samsung galaxy tab a8 still new and I faced an issue with the touch screen it's unresponsive totally, I tried to soft reset with pressing the power button and volume down till restart and the Samsung logo appears but still not working.
Anyone knows what to do for it?
Thanks
Mohammad Alsafadi
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Aug 7, 2023, 06:53 PM
• Last activity: Aug 7, 2023, 08:26 PM
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Root Samsung Galaxy J Max ( SM-T285YD)
How to root Samsung Galaxy J Max ( SM-T285YD) Tablet and install TWRP Recovery? Till now i have already tried apps like KingRoot, Towellroot, RootGenius and all of failed rooting this device.
How to root Samsung Galaxy J Max ( SM-T285YD) Tablet and install TWRP Recovery?
Till now i have already tried apps like KingRoot, Towellroot, RootGenius and all of failed rooting this device.
Ace
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Mar 11, 2017, 10:32 AM
• Last activity: Jan 31, 2023, 03:10 AM
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Galaxy Tab A (2016) always shows full memory
[![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/8LS0ul.jpg My tab always warns of dangerously low memory. It shows 15.4 GB used of 16gb even though the sum of the images, video, documents and apps is only around 2.5 GB (per attached image). I've tried disk clean up, wiping the cac...

Shaun
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Apr 10, 2020, 06:08 PM
• Last activity: Dec 3, 2022, 05:02 AM
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There's only 5.5 gb of stuff on my GalaxyTab A, why is my storage almost full?
[![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/hxWe9.jpg I've deleted as much as I can. I only have a handful of apps and two pictures.

Tom
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Sep 25, 2022, 01:18 PM
• Last activity: Sep 25, 2022, 01:19 PM
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Connect Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 to Acer projector
I bought a Samsung Tab 4 8.0 16GB. I want display some videos and documents on the screen through an Acer projector. It has no wifi. How do I display my files? Is there any possibility? Tab has no HDMI port. There is a VGA cable for the projector.
I bought a Samsung Tab 4 8.0 16GB. I want display some videos and documents on the screen through an Acer projector. It has no wifi. How do I display my files?
Is there any possibility? Tab has no HDMI port. There is a VGA cable for the projector.
sarath
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Aug 31, 2014, 02:52 PM
• Last activity: Apr 7, 2022, 01:01 AM
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Cannot Connect to internet via WiFi on Galaxy Tab
I enabled my laptop as a hotspot and connected my tablet through WiFi. Then I turned WiFi on and it shows me the network but it tells me I'm not in range. After that it shows network disabled and poor connection. How do I get over this?
I enabled my laptop as a hotspot and connected my tablet through WiFi. Then I turned WiFi on and it shows me the network but it tells me I'm not in range.
After that it shows network disabled and poor connection. How do I get over this?
Sivanagaraju Pachipulusu
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Jan 20, 2013, 11:06 AM
• Last activity: Apr 1, 2022, 09:03 AM
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Can't turn on developer mode on Galaxy Tab S5e
Trying to turn developer mode on on this tablet of a client. I'm not familiar with it, I went here: Settings -> About tablet -> Software Information -> Build Number Tapping the build number does nothing. This is supposed to work on all Android devices too. No matter how many times I click on it noth...
Trying to turn developer mode on on this tablet of a client. I'm not familiar with it, I went here:
Settings -> About tablet -> Software Information -> Build Number
Tapping the build number does nothing. This is supposed to work on all Android devices too. No matter how many times I click on it nothing happens.
Any ideas?
breakline
(111 rep)
May 24, 2019, 08:38 AM
• Last activity: Mar 25, 2022, 11:00 PM
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Samsung Tab A7 Lite Model Number Suffix Meaning
What do the suffix numbers on Samsung Tablets (and possibly phones) mean. I ask because I work at a prepaid cell phone retailer. We carry the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite. The model number is SM-T227U. I had seen something on a forum on a page about a cell phone model where it was said that the "U" stands for...
What do the suffix numbers on Samsung Tablets (and possibly phones) mean.
I ask because I work at a prepaid cell phone retailer. We carry the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite. The model number is SM-T227U.
I had seen something on a forum on a page about a cell phone model where it was said that the "U" stands for unrootable.
When I search for details about rooting the T227U I get pages talking about the "T227" saying it is indeed rootable.
Does the U stand for unrootable? Is the T227U rootable?
What exactly do the suffix letters on a Samsung tablet indicate?
Konner Rasmussen
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Mar 5, 2022, 04:55 PM
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Unable to connect galaxy tab pro SM-T520 to PC with windows 8.1
My new PC having windows 8.1 does not recognize Samsung galaxy tab pro connected via USB cable. What to do? I've tried different cables and different USB ports. It does not appear in Windows device manager. It only pops-out a window saying "The last USB device you have connected to the PC malfunctio...
My new PC having windows 8.1 does not recognize Samsung galaxy tab pro connected via USB cable. What to do?
I've tried different cables and different USB ports. It does not appear in Windows device manager. It only pops-out a window saying "The last USB device you have connected to the PC malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it". I have not installed any drivers for the tab. I need just to copy files from PC to tab (music, movies...).
Thanks for help.
paulm
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Aug 29, 2015, 09:55 AM
• Last activity: Feb 27, 2022, 05:06 AM
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (SM-T700) support for OTG (On-The-Go)
Not having any luck determining if I can see/move files from my camera to my T700 using a On-The-Go adapter/cable. See cables advertised but read on various sources that not all devices support all Host services. Not having much luck finding a cable locally so before I go through the trouble of gett...
Not having any luck determining if I can see/move files from my camera to my T700 using a On-The-Go adapter/cable.
See cables advertised but read on various sources that not all devices support all Host services. Not having much luck finding a cable locally so before I go through the trouble of getting one on line, finding it does not work and having to return it, I'm look for assistance in determining if the T700 is likely to support Host/OTG services. Contacted Samsung but they just told me none of the tablets support OTG - interesting, who's buying all those adapters/cables that won't work?
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who bought a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 as I never find any mention of this tablet on forums I look on. Am I the only one? :)
Steve
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Mar 7, 2015, 11:10 PM
• Last activity: Jan 22, 2022, 04:06 AM
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Can I unlock my Samsung Tablet without Internet, or can I access internet while locked out?
I've locked myself out of my tablet. I haven't used it since high school, and forgot the password! It's a Samsung Tab E from 2015 I was able to find all the features for Find My Mobile, since I have a Samsung account registered with the Tablet, so I could hypothetically reset my password or get rid...
I've locked myself out of my tablet. I haven't used it since high school, and forgot the password! It's a Samsung Tab E from 2015
I was able to find all the features for Find My Mobile, since I have a Samsung account registered with the Tablet, so I could hypothetically reset my password or get rid of the lock altogether - but, my tablet isn't connected to the internet, and I can't connect until I unlock my tablet :/
So, is there a way to connect to the internet without unlocking my tablet, or unlocking my tablet without the internet? I'm open to suggestions outside those offered in Find My Mobile
Olivia
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Jan 22, 2022, 12:15 AM
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