My Samsung tablet all of a sudden developed this issue. I was on it and then the battery level began to quickly drop. I grabbed the original charger, but it continued dropping until it died.
Now I have this image on the screen (not picture of my actual tablet) when I try to charge and after I press power button + volume down. This image of a lightning bolt with a gray circle and it is still not charging or powering on. What can I do? Is anyone familiar with this issue?
**UPDATE
I recently bought a new phone which came with a new charger (type C) I was told by phone comp. that the charger was a different shape and would not work with my other devices. I decided to give it a try anyway (carefully. I plugged my other phone in and the charging icon appeared. I decided to see what would happen if I plugged it into my tablet even though I'd already tried three other ones (including the original) and IT WORKED! That funky icon disappeared and an actual charging symbol appeared. It is currently at 10% and still climbing up!! Yay!!
And to think Samsung wanted me to send it in and charge me an out of warranty fee of $100. I'm so glad I decided to try my brand new charger even though the rep gave me other information.
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