Maxtouch tablet locked out - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Sorry if it's the wrong forum
But friends kid has a 7" Maxtouch tablet, she was messing with the pattern lock and locked herself out, she can't timber the Google account details associated with it
There's no physical rest button to wipe it all and start again
Is there anything my friend can do or dies their kid now have a brick?
Cheers
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There should be a tiny pinhole in which you insert a pin and you should feel a button press in. Hold it down for 10-15 seconds and this should perform a hard reset. Failng that install a new custom Rom as these tablets normally come already rooted.
Thanks
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Shaydude said:
There should be a tiny pinhole in which you insert a pin and you should feel a button press in. Hold it down for 10-15 seconds and this should perform a hard reset. Failng that install a new custom Rom as these tablets normally come already rooted.
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There isn't
And I can't seem to get it into download mode to install a new rom either
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Hmmm there was on my sisters 9.8" tablet....have u tried holding down the volume up and power button for 10-20 seconds, or holding down power up and repeatedly pressing the power button? If I remember rightly, this is how I reset my sister maxtouuch tablet.......
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Shaydude said:
Hmmm there was on my sisters 9.8" tablet....have u tried holding down the volume up and power button for 10-20 seconds, or holding down power up and repeatedly pressing the power button? If I remember rightly, this is how I reset my sister maxtouuch tablet.......
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Thanks but neither options works
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gb155 said:
Thanks but neither options works
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Failing that try the same combinations but with the home button...
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Shaydude said:
Failing that try the same combinations but with the home button...
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Cheers but sadly that didnt work either

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Reboot Trick

Here's a reboot trick for anyone that's tired of pulling there battery when phone locks up
I know this trick works on the HTC EVO 3D and the HTC EVO 4G could possibly work for others well here's what you do hold the volume up , volume down , power , search button down all at same time phone will reboot if your quick enough you can hold volume down & power to get back to recovery options if this helps anyone just say thanks.
Fyi, holding down all those except the search button will still reboot it as well.
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Thanks. My case isn't easy to get off.
chlehqls said:
Fyi, holding down all those except the search button will still reboot it as well.
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That doesn't work, I have to press the sear have Hutton in order for the phone to reboot.
mine works without the search button.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
DarkManX4lf said:
That doesn't work, I have to press the sear have Hutton in order for the phone to reboot.
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Mine works fine here. This is how I always learned to do it. Press both volumes and then the power button. Hold until it resets.
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Thank you I didn't know that
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chlehqls said:
Mine works fine here. This is how I always learned to do it. Press both volumes and then the power button. Hold until it resets.
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Yep you guys are right, it works without the search button. I wasn't holding it down long enough.
DarkManX4lf said:
Yep you guys are right, it works without the search button. I wasn't holding it down long enough.
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It will sometimes only seem to work of you start pressing volume down, then up and power and holding. This trick works if your phone has frozen as well.
Nice!
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Nice tip. Thanks so much. I hate having to take off my case to pull the battery!
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Screen wont turn on..How to factory reset?

Anyone have any idea how to factory reset if I can't see the screen?
aznmode said:
Anyone have any idea how to factory reset if I can't see the screen?
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Have you tried a manual reboot? Hold power + volume down till the prime reboots.
Are you sure it's even powered on? heh j/k, had to say it.
If it's unresponsive and manual rebooting doesn't work, there's always waiting for battery to die. In my experience, Android seems to reboot itself after a while when there are freezing issues...
When I hold the power down it will vibrate every 10 seconds as if im cold booting it, and if I don't hold it down and wait for it to boot I can essentially unlock it and shut it down since I know where on the screen to press for shutdown. I know its shutting down cause after i press on the screen where shutdown button is, a few seconds later itll vibrate. So I'm pretty sure its the screen.
I remember reading somewhere here you can factory reset by holding down volume down then power button. And wait a few seconds realease them then either I leave it alone or press up or down volume and it will factory reset. I just don't remember the sequence. Anyone else remember? I think maybe juniriders recommendation will work.
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junrider said:
Have you tried a manual reboot? Hold power + volume down till the prime reboots.
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Is this the sequence?
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aznmode said:
Is this the sequence?
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Yes
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ilostmypistons said:
Yes
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Once it does cut back on, uninstall Google chrome browser immediately if you have it. Others that had same issue also just recently installed that app. They uninstalled it and device behaves normal again. Worth a shot if you do in fact have it installed.
Thanks for the input guys. Ill try the power + volume to factory reset. If its still wont come back on I assume its a screen issue.
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Are You trying the reset button?
I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. HDMI TO TV! So I was right that it is the screen issue cause I can see everything on the TV. Gonna back it up, factory reset and see if I can get it exchanged.
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Crash recovery

So if the battery is sealed into the EVO 4G LTE, how do you recover from a lockup.
glg
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glgehman said:
So if the battery is sealed into the EVO 4G LTE, how do you recover from a lockup.
glg
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Hold Power for 10 seconds should force it off.
Kind of like how Windows PC's did it when they got rid of the Reset button.
mswlogo said:
Hold Power for 10 seconds should force it off.
Kind of like how Windows PC's did it when they got rid of the Reset button.
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Unfortunately, I have managed to lock mine up already. The good news is that I can confirm that holding the power button down does indeed reboot the phone!
JPC

taking a screenshot

how do I do it on an unrooted lte evo?
sanyi83 said:
how do I do it on an unrooted lte evo?
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Do a search next time so you dont get flamed, but its power + home button.
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Or power plus volume down
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tourbound129 said:
Or power plus volume down
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I didn't know about that one! That's weird that using volume down saves the picture to a 'Screenshots' folder, while using home it saves to Camera shots. Well I'll be using power + vol down from now on
So will I. I have a hell of a time getting the timing right on power+ home. I gotta try like 6 times before I finally get it right. Button hit.
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Power and volume down works best. Getting the timing right for the home button route is just a pain in the a$$!
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Ahh the volume down is much better, it shows the screen shot and gives a notification.. Gracias amigos
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Just press and hold down the power button then tap the home button.
Works for me fine. You don't have to press them at the same time.
Psywar28 said:
Just press and hold down the power button then tap the home button.
Works for me fine. You don't have to press them at the same time.
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I was wondering what they meant by timing it right lol.
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Shoukdnt have any issues using home button method. Just hit power button then about a quarter second to half second later tap home. I don't have issues with EITHER method to be honest
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Power and volume down doesn't work for me with root. When I try it it tries to adjust the volume. Am I doing something wrong?
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browning said:
Power and volume down doesn't work for me with root. When I try it it tries to adjust the volume. Am I doing something wrong?
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Same issue here
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browning said:
Power and volume down doesn't work for me with root. When I try it it tries to adjust the volume. Am I doing something wrong?
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wileout said:
Same issue here
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you guys need to push the buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. if you see the volume slider that means it was not done simultaneously
shakuyi said:
you guys need to push the buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. if you see the volume slider that means it was not done simultaneously
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Worked that time. Odd though since it does not need to be simultaneous with the power/ home combo. Thank you for the clarification.
browning said:
Worked that time. Odd though since it does not need to be simultaneous with the power/ home combo. Thank you for the clarification.
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yea i had the same issue with my xoom, did not know about the power/home combo but sucks that it doesnt notify you
browning said:
Power and volume down doesn't work for me with root. When I try it it tries to adjust the volume. Am I doing something wrong?
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It's another timing game.
Press power and vol down at the same time - do not let go.
Hold for 1-2 seconds till you see the animation
release
mildlydisturbed said:
It's another timing game.
Press power and vol down at the same time - do not let go.
Hold for 1-2 seconds till you see the animation
release
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Worked like a charm
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scottspa74 said:
So will I. I have a hell of a time getting the timing right on power+ home. I gotta try like 6 times before I finally get it right. Button hit.
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No kidding, I was about to call bull**** on the whole thing until I realized that you have to hold them in for a second or 2 before at does it.
... Couldnt figure out why so many people were going along with the idea that it worked
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mildlydisturbed said:
It's another timing game.
Press power and vol down at the same time - do not let go.
Hold for 1-2 seconds till you see the animation
release
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Wish I would have seen this one sooner
Any way to change the path on where these are saved? I'd rather save them to my ext-sd if I can.
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Taking Screen Shots

Just as any FYI, I didn't know it -
There are 2 ways to take screen shots on the EVO LTE.
1. Press and Hold Power and tap the Home button. This drops the screen shot right into your camera folder.
2. Press and Hold Power + Volume Down. Takes a screen shot, and puts it into a screen shot folder. You can also review it once its done.
I know several of you probably already know this, but noobs like me probably had no idea that there where 2 ways and they acted differently.
I was looking for this feature last night for an hour... couldn't find it. I thought I was trying every possible button combo but I guess not.
Thanks!
Thanks man! I hated it going to my camera shots folder. Now I can make it go to a separate folder.. Awesome.
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power + volume down never works for me
flex360 said:
power + volume down never works for me
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It takes longer than the other method, you have to hold them both for a bit before it happens.
I knew about the power + home method.
I wonder why they made two way to take pics unless it has to do with an ICS method and then they added a sense method.
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flex360 said:
power + volume down never works for me
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It never worked for me either. I must have tried like 50 times and finally it worked. I just use power+home because its so much easier. BTW do we really need like 5 screen shot threads?
I used the first method often but never knew about the power + volume down trick. Thanks!
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Dannydeez said:
BTW do we really need like 5 screen shot threads?
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Yes. Yes we do.
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I remember on the evo3d,when you took a screen shot the shutter sound would go off! On this phone it doesn't! Am I doing something wrong? Any one also having this problem!
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tbone72 said:
I remember on the evo3d,when you took a screen shot the shutter sound would go off! On this phone it doesn't! Am I doing something wrong? Any one also having this problem!
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It will only go off if you use the power + volume down
Power + volume down reboots my phone, I'm on flex rom with the menu remap don't know if that has anything to do with it
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The power and volume down you have to press at the same time where as the the power and home you press power then home.
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durandetto said:
The power and volume down you have to press at the same time where as the the power and home you press power then home.
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ooooooo...ok
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durandetto said:
The power and volume down you have to press at the same time where as the the power and home you press power then home.
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That's what I didn't know about and doing wrong. Thanks for the tip
Paul
Pittspgh said:
That's what I didn't know about and doing wrong. Thanks for the tip
Paul
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NP, glad I could help.
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.torrented said:
I knew about the power + home method.
I wonder why they made two way to take pics unless it has to do with an ICS method and then they added a sense method.
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Yes. Exactly. Power + home is sense, I believe. I could NEVER get the timing right with that method. Power + vol down works every time for me,...AND goes to screenshots folder, which is nice.
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