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I have taken delivery of a Lenovo M10 HD tab 4g 2nd edition alexa dock from three i have been trying to log into without success

I have spent a large portion of the day talking to three and have just finished a conversation with Lenovo tech dept. they suggest I have accidently locked myself out of the system and have suggested that you will be able toprovide me with a code that will unlock my tablet.

Hello, thank you for using Howly. I’ll be happy to help you out! May I ask your name?

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*****

Nice to meet you, *****!
Could you tell me about the code in detail?

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I am sorry which code?

You said you need a code to access your laptop, tell me more about it

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The Lenovo TEchie I have talked to today thinks I may have unknowingly used a password and not noted it down and have locked up my tablet. the tablet when i switch it on presents me with a blue screen that asks me to unlock the tablet and presents me with a tablet that has a telephone style number pad. The technician thinks you can provide me with a code that will unlock the tablet. At the moment i feel frustrated as i have for the last fortnight been passed around from three to the Lenovo site and threes technicians and back to Lenovo and i still can not access my tablet.

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I see
Could you send me a photo or a screenshot of your laptop screen?
I will try my best to help you, so take your time and feel free to add any additional details

Customer Replay

I have two pictures of the screen how do we send it to you?

Do you see a clip icon on the screen?
You can press it and add a photo

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I am using my computer to talk to you and the pictures are on my phone

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I am sorry i can handle my computer but the internet is a problem to me

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No problem, don't be sorry, that's why I'm here!
Could you just text me here what exactly it says when you are opening your laptop?

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Do you have an e-mail or whatsapp account we can send them to?

You can send them to our email: help@howly.com

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Sent

I will check it right now and get back to you, please wait here. Thank you!

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Subject is :*****

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Thank you!
Okay, I think I have the instruction for you

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Thank You

Let's try following these steps:

  1. Power off your Lenovo tablet after forgot password.
  2. Press Volume UP + Power button on the tablet. In the recovery menu use Volume button to select wipe data/factory reset option and use power button to confirm.
  3. Reboot system and successfully unlock Lenovo android tablet.


Let me know if anything is unclear

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Not Worked

At which step did the problem occur?

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I switched off the tablet Then pressed the volume button upward and switch back on

Let's try it again with me
Press power button really long
Keep pressing the “Power” button until the “Power Off” button appears on the screen. Tap on this button to switch off your tablet.
Did it work?

Customer Replay

power off button worked

Super!
Long-press the “Volume Up” and “Power” buttons to direct your tablet into recovery mode. If the aforementioned key combinations don’t work, you can long press the “Volume Up,” “Volume Down” and “Power” keys together.
Try this and tell me how it's going

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trying

Take your time
Do you see anything on the screen yet?

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No going to retry

Okay, take your time

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we are getting fastboot at the boottom of the screen

Select it and press “Enter” button.

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done

Great
After pressing the “Enter” button, the factory reset process will begin automatically. Please wait patiently until it is finished. Later, your tablet will be unlocked and reset, and you can start setting up your tablet again.
I will wait with you until it's done to make sure that everything worked

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how do we know if it is finished.

It will turn on automatically
Usually it takes up to 15 minutes but in some cases can take more time

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time for a cup of tea

That's true :)
How is it going so far?

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Very slowly

I understand
Just wanted to make sure that everything is okay
Did it turn on yet?

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No it is still saying FASTBOOT mode

Okay, got it
Are there any other options on the screen?

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I forgot the ... after the mode.
No afraid not

Could you specify please?

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the screen is blank apart from => before the FASTBOOT mode...

Can you click on it?

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have just done it but nothing happened. Sorry. I hope you get paid by the minute.

It's okay
Could you take a picture once again and send it to our email?
help@howly.com

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sent

Thanks!
Please keep the Power button pressed for 30 seconds or so. That'll forcibly turn off the tablet.

Customer Replay

tablet off

Good.
Let's try following these steps:

  1. Press Volume UP + Power button on the tablet. In the recovery menu use Volume button to select wipe data/factory reset option and use power button to confirm.
  2. Reboot system and successfully unlock Lenovo android tablet.
Customer Replay

going round on circles. back to Fastboot

When you did 1st step, did you see the recovery menu?

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no

What did you see instead?

Customer Replay

blank screen followed by fastboot at the bottom of the screen

Again, please keep the Power button pressed for 30 seconds or so. That'll forcibly turn off the tablet.

Customer Replay

done

Please read the instruction carefully first and then follow these steps:

  1. Press and hold the Volume Up and Power buttons. until the Lenovo logo appears, then release the
    Power button.
  2. Continue to hold the Volume Up button.
  3. From the Android Recovery screen, select. Wipe data/factory reset.
  4. Select. Yes.
  5. Select. Reboot system now.
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pardon we do not have a Lenovo logo. Just a blank screen

You should have it, please follow the instruction precisely.

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hurray i have got a recovery screen

Perfect.
Now, do the rest of the steps.

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how do i proceed where s yes/

After YES > Select Reboot system now.

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i am as far down as Wipe Factory settings but i cant see a yes button

Can you press Enter, when on Wipe Factory settings?

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there is no Enter on screen

Can you double-tap on it?

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i have done nothing has happened. the instructions at the top say use volume and power buttons. should i press the on/off button?

Navigate to Wipe data/factory reset and press the Power button once.

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i have Factory data reset

Okay, navigate to it and press the Power button once.

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should i select reboot system now?

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I have the Lenovo screen now

Perfect, now wait for it to turn back on.

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Hello and Start

Good, now proceed to set it up.

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I think I can manage from here thank you so much for your invaluable help and patience

You're welcome!
I’m glad I was able to get that sorted out for you. Before you go, is there anything else I can assist you with today?

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Yes a glass of wine in fact a bottle. come and share it with us.

I like your sense of humor!
I am so pleased to see your issue got resolved!

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