Yes, sometimes a Galaxy tablet locks up. If this happens, you press and hold down the Power Lock key for about 8 seconds, the tablet turns off or on, depending on which state it’s in.
A program can lock the Galaxy tablet tight when the 8-second Power Lock key trick didn’t work. In that case, wait 12 minutes or so, just letting the tablet sit there and do nothing. Then press and hold down the Power Lock key for about 8 seconds, and the tablet turned itself back on.
A touchscreen, such as the one used on a Galaxy tablet, requires a human finger for proper interaction. The tablet interprets the static potential between the human finger and the device to determine where the touchscreen is being touched.
You cannot use the touchscreen when you’re wearing gloves, unless they’re specially designed, static-carrying gloves that claim to work on touchscreens.
The touchscreen might also fail when the battery power is low or when the tablet has been physically damaged.
Yikes! An overheating gadget can be a nasty problem. Judge how hot the tablet is by seeing whether you can hold it in your hand: When it’s too hot to hold, it’s too hot. If you’re using your Galaxy tablet to cook an egg, it’s too hot.
Turn off the tablet and let the battery cool.
If the overheating problem continues, have the tablet looked at for potential repair. The battery might need to be replaced. Right now, there’s no way for you to remove and replace the battery in a Galaxy tablet.
Not every app takes advantage of the Galaxy tablet’s capability to orient itself in landscape mode, or even upside-down mode. For example, many games set their orientations one way and refuse to change, no matter how you hold the tablet. So, if an app doesn’t go into landscape mode, that doesn’t mean anything is broken.
Confirm that the orientation lock isn’t on: Check the Quick Actions on the notifications shade to ensure that the Screen Rotation item is on; otherwise, the screen doesn’t reorient itself.
One solution for synchronizing files between your Samsung Galaxy tablet and a computer is to use Google Drive. It’s yet another free service offered by Google, providing online, or Cloud, storage. Files saved on Google Drive are available to all devices — computers, tablets, phones — that have the Google Drive software installed. The files can be shared also directly over the Internet.
To make Google Drive synchronize files between a computer and your tablet, you need a copy of the Google Drive software (it’s free!) installed on your computer, as well.
After you install Google Drive on your computer, Google Drive echoes the storage available on the Internet to your computer, duplicating files and folders as necessary. Those files and folders are available to any computer or mobile device that also has the Google Drive software or app installed.
After everything is set up, sharing files is fairly easy.
On a computer, open the Google Drive folder. You’ll find it in your account folder, along with other famous folders. It’s named Google Drive, and you may find a shortcut in the notification area (in Windows) or atop the screen (in OS X).
On the tablet, open the Drive app, found on the All Apps screen. If prompted, accept the terms of service. Eventually you’ll see a screen listing the files and folders on your Google Drive. Touch an icon to open a folder or view a file.
Photos, music, and files saved to Google Drive are immediately available to all other devices that share your Google Drive.
You can access your Google Drive also from any device connected to the Internet, such as a computer in the local library. Visit Google Drive and log into your Google account to access your stuff.
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