This portable Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-T350 tablet comes with a flexible viewing option - you can change the orientation from portrait to landscape, which will make videos or TV shows easier and more convenient to watch.I obviously didn’t have the camera and cable placed correctly, and I now see a slight dark spot on my screen where the camera and cable are pressing on the glass. And, at that time, I can fix the rear camera issue that happened when I put the Tab back together. If it works, I can reopen my Tab A when I have time and try it myself. One of you may have a moment to try it and let me know. It would then be tightened up as well which may be what is needed. I am wondering if we can slightly squeeze the port back into shape as I did with the micro end. After making sure dust and debris was removed from both port and micro end of the USB cable, I tried slightly squeezing the micro end “back into shape”, and it tightened up and charging was noticeably better, but not perfect. What I noticed on USB charging cables is sometimes they may be bent a little or a lot from constantly being plugged in and unplugged. I looked over the port, and then the cables themselves. In searching for answers to charging issues, I did find the port on my Tab A was soldered.
I have very amateur abilities with basic repair in computers, tablets. Samsung Galaxy Tab A Motherboard Replacement Still, might be worth trying, since it's so much simpler and less hazard-prone.)
In my case, this only resulted in a red X through the Samsung charging icon-Samsung's signal that there is a connection, but charging is not going properly. (I attempted to solve the connection problem at the cable end, by raising the two connectors on the back of the cable connector with a needle, a procedure I found on YouTube. This still requires removing the motherboard and protective USB port cover, but does not necessarily involve microsoldering, and does not require a new port. What did that was (very carefully) clamping down on the back of the USB port with a pair of pliers, and then double-checking continuity of each pin with a micrometer to make sure I hadn't broken any connections. Sigh.ĪND, IN CASE IT REALLY, REALLY SAVES SOMEONE ELSE: replacing the USB port on my Galaxy Tab A, although it provided me much microsoldering practice (and Galaxy Tab disassembly practice), did NOT solve the problem of a loose connection between port and cable. I inserted my spudger between display and motherboard rather than between motherboard and back cover, and succeeded in shattering my display despite a pre-installed glass display protector. If you think of it as removing the back cover (and not the front display) you'll be OK. IN CASE IT SAVES SOMEONE ELSE: please pay careful attention when removing the back cover of the device at the very beginning of this procedure. There's just a screw-on protective plate over it on the motherboard. Only the middle three of these are really small the other four are (relatively, for microsoldering) fairly large.īut this is in fact a rather standard micro USB port replacement, soldering and all. Once the motherboard is completely removed (see my comments on this procedure-some connectors need to be disconnected first that are not mentioned in the guide), and flipped over, the USB port is seen to have seven pins as well as the four anchors, which must be microsoldered to their pads. HOWEVER: once the protective cover is removed, what is revealed is the back of a standard USB port, with its four soldered anchor points. The YouTube video cited is for a different model: also a Galaxy Tab A, but the 9.7" T555 rather than the 8.0" T350, I believe.) (It does appear that other Galaxy Tab models do have flex cables, probably hence the confusion. In step 8 of the motherboard replacement guide for the 8.0" Galaxy Tab A 350, there is a protective cover plate for the USB port that is removed via two 3 mm screws. The chosen answer is not quite correct for the 8.0" 350.