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In most cases, long press on the icon you want to remove then drag to the "X" REMOVE area and let go. Also, if you long press and release, a menu will pop up. click on "Info" menu item and you can also disable/uninstall/Force stop the app.
REMOVE only removes the icon from your display and leaves the app intact so you can drag it back to your screen at a later time if you want. UNINSTALL deletes the app from your device. DISABLE removes the icon from your home screen and turns off the app but does not delete it.
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a week ago
If it's going to be anywhere it going to be under "more connection options"
What are you trying to accomplish with the tethering and connected to what? I don't own a Tab A or I'd check it out for you.
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2 weeks ago
Assuming that you want to share your mobile connection, Wifi must be off:
At the Home screen, touch the Apps Menu button.
Open the Settings app.
Choose Wireless & Networks.
Choose Tethering & Portable Hotspot.
Place a green check mark by the option USB Tethering.
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2 weeks ago
M.N.
If it still happens after trying what we suggested (cover/pen) then I'd recommend first booting into the Safe mode and trying it out, and if that doesnt work a Factory Reset. That should exhaust all of your easy options. The last resort after those would be sending it in for warranty repair.
Bill
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2 weeks ago
I have never run into an app that I couldn't at least remove the shortcut from the home screen. There are some apps that you can "disable" and others that you cannot but you should be able to remove the app icon from the homescreens by long press and dragging to the REMOVE or DELETE area.
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2 weeks ago
There are some programs, especially antivirus, that wont work on a Snapdragon 850 based Windows tablet. Google around to see which antovirus works other than Windows defender
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2 weeks ago
If you are using a 3rd party cover try removing it. Many of these covers have magnets which play havoc with the S-Pen
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3 weeks ago
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These downloads might give you what you're missing
https://www.samsung.com/us/business/support/owners/product/galaxy-tabpro-s-sm-w703/
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3 weeks ago
If you have a registered Samsung account try
https://findmymobile.samsung.com
Login
Select your device on the left
Select Unlock from the box on the right
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3 weeks ago
I believe the tablet is acting as it should but what's in question is the discharg rate when sleeping with wifi still on.
Obviously you can turn off wifi during sleep and/or try this suggestion:
Turn off "Find my Device" under Settings do a search for Device Admin Apps" and turn it off.
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3 weeks ago
Try removing any SD card and rebooting. Was the tablet dropped or flexed. It sounds like the wifi chip/board has been affected.
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3 weeks ago
Well, it's obviously not the battery. If background processing and wifi is off and the tablet is actually turning off and not sleeping then the only other thing it could be in my estimation is a hardware issue, a low resistance to ground power drain which happenes even with the tablet off.
I believe that is an inexpensive tablet so sending it into Samsung for repair, unless it is still under warranty, would probably cost more than it's worth so you'll either have to live with it or upgrade. Sorry, I'm out of ideas.
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3 weeks ago
I find this to be a common problem with all my devices and it has nothing to do with brand of device. When it happens to me I first try deleting all data from the Play Store app and Google Play services (from Settings->apps-> desired app name. Reboot and see if it's better. You will likely need to log intp the Play Store again. If that doesnt help the next step is to delete and reinstall those apps. and even that doesnt work all the time. You can try booting to safe mode and see if it might be one of the apps that you installed causing the issue. And lastly before a factory reset, dry deleting the tablet system cache.
Here's the instructions for wiping the system cache.
Procedure
Turn OFF your phone and remove any charging cables
Press and hold the Volume UP, HOME, and POWER buttons at the same time
Note: On all phones before the S8, HOME is the button at the bottom of the screen; on the S8 Note 8 and S9, tap the Bixby button for HOME, below the Volume controls
Release the 3 buttons after the phone powers on and displays the Android logo
The phone will display No Command; after several seconds, The Android Recovery Menu should appear
Note: If the Android logo followed by the Android Recovery Menu doesn't appear, you'll need to start the process again
Press the Volume DOWN button to highlight wipe cache partition
Press the POWER button to select it
Press the Volume DOWN button to highlight Yes and press the POWER button to select it
After the Cache Wipe is complete, menu items will reappear, with Reboot system now highlighted
Press the POWER button to select it
As for backup, I have found that restoring apps from Google waors fine and takes much of the pain out of a factory restore.
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3 weeks ago
I personally like VLC media player and use it on my PC's and all my mobile devices.
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3 weeks ago
Go to "Book Settings" and turn off " Battery Life Extender"
But unless you need the full capacity, keep that setting on to extend the life of your battery.
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3 weeks ago
@KureBum wrote:
Bill-e, I assumed it would be a common problem since it occurred immediately after the update to Android 9. This is something apparently that Samsung needs to fix for all of us tab S4 users.
That is assuming that these changes wern't deliberate to fix a DeX issue discovered on Oreo...who knows ;)
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3 weeks ago
@usere6iykbj31x wrote:
Hello again
I have managed to get to the DNS settings.
1 DNS 8.8.8.8
2 DNS 192.168.2.1
I left 1 alone and entered 8.8.4.4 in 2 and saved it.
But it automatically goes back to 192.168.2.1
Perhaps I am doing some thing wrong but I cannot see what.
Can you help further.
Thanks
Also, any mistake when typing in the secondary address will revert back to the original when you save it, which is likely what happened.
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3 weeks ago
A quick check in DeX mode shows the following functions greyed out....must be a "feature" and I never checked them in DeX running Oreo so I have no idea if this is a Pie change.
Screen Off memo
Pointer
Shortcuts
Floating icons
and Reset functions
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3 weeks ago
@usere6iykbj31x wrote:
Hello again
I have managed to get to the DNS settings.
1 DNS 8.8.8.8
2 DNS 192.168.2.1
I left 1 alone and entered 8.8.4.4 in 2 and saved it.
But it automatically goes back to 192.168.2.1
Perhaps I am doing some thing wrong but I cannot see what.
Can you help further.
Thanks
Totally weird. That secondary DNS is pointing to something local and I would assume it's wrong. Make sure you have deselected "obtain DNS automatically" which is usually the only way you can add the static DNS ip's.
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3 weeks ago
Sorry, I have no real help for you except to turn off wifi completely, but it sounds like you may have already done that. Is the tablet warm when it's off? Was this the issue when you had the battery replaced?
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3 weeks ago
Have you run a virus scan? A quick google identifies that file as malware.
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4 weeks ago
When I add photos it displays the Gallery which shows all the photo's on the Tablet. But next to the word "Gallery" is a down arrow, which when clicked displays a list of all the individual folders.
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4 weeks ago
I use Winscribe for my VPN, got a lifetime subscription for almost nothing. I travel all over the country and connect without any issues.
I agree with you regarding the DNS however if ExpressVPN support suggested it there might be something peculiar with their software.As for the DNS in your router most people, including myself use Google which is 8.8.8.8 and secondary 8.8.4.4
If you havent already tried, It might be worth taking your Tab to a Wifi hotspot like Starbucks or McDonalds and try connecting there since those hotspots will likely be using a different DNS then your home router.
Good luck
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4 weeks ago
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That's what bateries do, they drain. All we can do is regulate how much we load the battery in hopes that they drain a bit slower.
Not knowing what devices you are talking about or whether this is a new problem or not, the easiest thing to do is boot into the safe mode and see how the device acts. The Safe mode boots the device into the same state as when it was new, before you added any apps to it. If the battery seems to last longer in Safe mode then it's a matter of trial and error to find out which app or apps that you installed are adversly affecting the device.
To boot into Safe mode:
Turn the device off....then
Press and hold the Power key.
When Samsung appears on the screen, release the Power key.
Immediately after releasing the Power key, press and hold the Volume down key.
Continue to hold the Volume down key until the device finishes restarting.
Release the Volume down key when you see Safe Mode on the device.
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4 weeks ago
I just installed it and it connected first try to the New Jersey server so I dont think there's an incompatability.
Try uninstalling the app and then reinstalling it.
Not sure the DNS is the issue but you can change it on your router setup or on the Tab S4. I'm not going to get into that unless you come back and ask me how to do it.
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