In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8/Plus being stuck at the setup screen. The South Korean giant is among the few players in the market still keeping the tablet domain alive. But even the lack of competition isn’t making the OEM complacent as it is churning out one impressive tablet after another.
To justify this statement, one shouldn’t look any further than its eighth iteration of tablets. Beholding all the remarkable features in a beautifully crafted form factor, the reason for its rise to fame was already on the cards. However, in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that their Samsung Galaxy Tab S8/Plus is stuck at the setup screen.
Likewise, some have reported that their device is frozen with the following message: ‘Galaxy Tab S8 setup in progress – Tap to finish Galaxy S8 setup’. Further echoing this thought are the users whose Galaxy Tab S8/Plus is stuck at “Getting your tablet ready… This may take a few minutes”. if you are also in one of these boats, then this guide shall help you safely dock in. Follow along for the fix.
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Fix Samsung Galaxy Tab S8/Plus stuck at the setup screen
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success for you. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Disable Notifications
This is a temporary fix and will give you respite from this issue for a few hours. What you need to do is just disable the setup notifications prompts on your tablet by force stopping the system app that is responsible for sending these alerts. Here’s how it could be done:
- Head over to the Settings menu on your device
- Then go to Apps > Enable “Show System Apps”.
Reference Image - Now scroll to “Android Setup” and tap on Force Stop.
- This should remove the setup notification on your tablet.
As already mentioned before, this fix will only remain active until a fresh instance of this app is restarted in the background.
FIX 2: Switch to Portrait Mode
For some users, their Samsung Galaxy Tab S8/Plus was stuck at the setup screen because they weren’t granting it the required permission. And the interesting thing was their tablets weren’t even listing out the entire permission set in the viewable window.
So what they did was to change the orientation from landscape to portrait [via the notification panel or the settings menu] and all the permissions were right in front of them. So try out this tweak and then check if it spells out success for you or not.
FIX 3: Try Setup from the OS
- If you could access the OS, then factory reset your tablet and perform a restart.
- However, if you are stuck in the setup screen itself, then simply restart your tablet.
- Performing any one of the two aforementioned steps will take you back to the setup screen.
- Now skip the entire setup process [do not even set up your Wi-Fi] and let the tablet boot to the OS.
- You will now get a notification to complete the setup, tap on it. You will be taken to the Google sign-in screen.
- Proceed with the on-screen instructions to complete the setup and this time you wouldn’t face any issues.
That’s it. These were the three different methods to fix the issue of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8/Plus being stuck at the setup screen. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are yet to acknowledge this issue, let alone give out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when any of these two things happen, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workaround is your best bet.
