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I have tried the password on my tablet many times for it to tell me that it is THE WRONG PASSWORD!? I don’t know how it could be the wrong password when I have been able to get into it in the past with the same password that I have on it? So my question is how do I get into my tablet to reset the password or anything else when It won’t let me? Is there some way I can get into my own Tablet?? I would appreciate any and all help!! Thank you Cheryl

Hi, If you have the tablet configured with your google account, you should see an option to reset your password using your google account information. The method is described at the top of this website: http://visihow.com/How_to_unlock_Samsung… If you do not have this option, you can do a factory reset on your tablet. However, be warned: this will erase all of the data on your tablet, so only use it as a last resort.

  1. With the device off, press and hold Volume Up, Power and Home button.
  2. Release the Power button when you see the Samsung logo, but continue to hold Volume Up until the recovery screen appears.
  3. Use the Volume buttons to navigate the menu and select wipe data / factory reset. Press Power to choose the selection.
  4. Press Volume Up continue. (Information found here) Good luck!

I’ve just had this with my Galaxy Tab A! It was definitely the correct password as I’d used it 5 mins before. Thanks to these posts, I held the power button and volume down until it restarted (5 seconds) some devices use power and volume up by the looks of things, so try some combinations if it doesn’t work. My password works fine again now and didnt have to reset and lose everything :)

#1 Carefully put Tablet on a hard surface, like a cutting board. It would work better with a towel underneath. #2 Go out to the shed/garage/or wherever you keep your tools. #3 Bring the item called a “hammer". #4 With caution, use your hands, hold the hammer above the Tablet… #5 Swing the hammer with a hard “smash like feeling"! #6 Put hammer down on the table, step back and take a deep breath! You’re welcome :)

Dustin is right, this can work. But for me simulated battery disconnect worked (power button + low volume button for bout 10 sec) on my samsung galaxy A5 2017. Maybe reset works randomly, or after some tries. But one thing for sure. I am not going to hard reset my phone second time….. And the problem is real. I have rooted device and i unlocked multiple account option. And i dont think that a 15 y old can forget 3 passwords at the same time.

Thank You SO very much for the information! I had to use the factor restart you had explained. Unfortunately I guess I didn’t have it configured to my Google account? I know I had used it many times to check my Gmail though? I guess I don’t know HOW to configure them together? I know the only thing it kept telling me before I did the reset was it was the wrong password & I would have to wait 30 seconds before I could attempt it again, I never had anything from Google come up. Thank you SO much again for your help, it was appreciated very much! Cheryl

Got to https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/ap… Login using your Samsung account details. (This is generally setup when the tablet is set up). From here you will be able to remotely unlock the tablet with out having to do a Factory Reset and losing your data.

My Galaxy tab s4 does this all the time. I know the password but it keeps telling me it’s wrong and it says biometrics can’t be used till next time. If this is the case and YOU KNOW your password IS CORRECT, just reboot the tablet. Hold the power button down for 3-5 seconds and when the prompt comes up to turn off or reset, choose reset. YOUR PASSWORD WILL WORK ONCE IT COMES BACK ON. This is the only thing that works for me. My mother in law lives with us and has the same tablet and she never has this issue, so it is not every tablet.

This is what worked for me - Hold down the power and volume up buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds. My tablet started blinking. I tried a few more times and eventually it restarted. If the volume up dosent work, try volume down. I hadn’t lost anything - great advise from here! Thanks, Jane (Watford)

You can soft reset your device by holding the power and volume down buttons for ~10 seconds! Your screen should flicker on and after a couple more seconds it’ll automatically fix itself, no data lost. This also works for if the screen freezes.

I have factory reset my Galaxy 10.1 and it accepted my google account with my password. Now when I want to instal gmail it tells me my password is wrong just like before the rest. Any advice, thanks in advance!.

I’m trying to set my galaxy a6 tab up. But it keeps telling me I cannot sign in as there has been a password reset and to try again in 24 hours. I haven’t changed my password and have left it 48 hours and still saying the same thing. So I cannot use the tab. Please help!

I’m having the same issue with my Galaxy A71. I have reset my password ay least eight times and I know it’s correct when I enter it, yet still receive message that it’s incorrect. I have rebooted my phone several times to no avail.

I had my security pattern for about a year, last week my phone wouldnt unlock how much ever i tried! I remembered the password and trust me somethin’ like this happened for the first time in my whole life…..Didnt happen with mum or dad’s phne! Ugh i had to factory reset everything and download all the apps i lost:( This need to be resolved. There must be sought out a feasable way so that if at all system is unable to recognize correct pattern/pin, there could be additional options and a backup pin! Especially for Samsung DUOS!-_- thnx for readin my rant…

My samsung 8 is saying I am putting the wrong password in when I know it is correct.what can I do.lucky enough I can use my finger print but sometimes i need to put a password in when updating software

Thank you sooooo much. I have fiddled and you are right , it worked. Thank you

My son’s galaxy Tab A (model SM-T510) was giving the password error with the “try again in 30 sec" message, and it was suddenly asking for a password to shut down the tablet. I had to hold the power button, vol up, and vol down all together for about 10 sec to power off. Once the Samsung screen starts blinking on and off, release the vol buttons and then the power button. I originally tried the suggestion to use power and vol down, but bc all that does was take a ton of screenshots, so it was time to experiment! Lol

BOO i need to see how to get a factory reset!!!! BOO BOO BOO BOO BOO BOO BOO