Tablet Repair

*Please note that (as much as we’d love to) we are unable to do some iPad repairs at this time. 😩

How can we help?

With phones getting bigger and bigger and laptops thinner and touchscreen-ier(?) one might think that tablets are superfluous and yet there’s nothing quite like kicking back on the sofa with- or cooking while reading a recipe off of- a tablet. Below we have outlined some of the most common faults and some tips and tricks that might help but whatever the issue, reach out and we will sort it out.


đŸ’Ĩ I cracked my screen!
đŸĒĢ My battery doesn’t last
🤷 When I plug it in, nothing happens


I cracked my screen!

I cracked my screen!

The main draw of tablets can also be their achilles’ heel: big screens.

Even if tablets are moved around less and thus less prone to drops than phones, accidents can still happen but don’t worry, we can replace most tablet screens so get in touch today.



My battery doesn’t last

Batteries are one of the only consumable components in your tablet. They make use of some very clever chemistry to quickly collect and then slowly release a lot of energy to keep your tablet going for days on end. This process is not completely reversible however and so every time you charge your battery, it is losing a little bit of this capacity and generating waste products instead - not enough to be noticeable on a day-to-day basis but over years or hundreds of charge-discharge cycles.

💡 Generally 20% to 80% charge is the happy place for most batteries, so letting them chill there most of the time will minimise the stress on them 🧘 but don’t let that stress you out instead, you bought your tablet to use after all, so use it!

You really shouldn’t worry too much about ‘hurting’ your battery by using it (that’s what they’re for!) but some ways to extend the lifetime of your battery are:

  • don’t regularly let it run completely flat
    • now and then is okay (and can even serve to recalibrate battery levels)
    • and really really don’t leave it dead for extended periods of time1
  • don’t let it get too hot or too cold while in use
    • this isn’t a major concern because generally you’ll be uncomfortable long before your tablet is 😅
  • don’t always use a fast charger
    • tablets won’t charge faster (with more power) than they are designed for, but fast charging generates more heat than regular ‘slow’ charging

We can help source and replace new (and safely dispose of old) batteries for most phones. Get in touch to find out more.

When I plug it in, nothing happens

Charging ports get clogged up. If your charging port is full of dust, lint, fluff, etc. it can’t be filled with charging cable and therefore your laptop can’t charge!

We’ve seen tablets with so much detritus in their charging ports that we looked up the word ‘detritus’ just to describe it couldn’t even plug the cord in, but it doesn’t have to be that bad for it to effect the connection between charger and tablet.

💡 If you think a gunked up charging port might be the cause of your charging woes, try cleaning gently, now the port out with something narrow like a toothpick - we find those fancy plastic ones work best as they are flexible and won’t break off.

⚠ī¸ Don’t use anything metallic as it conducts electricity and could cause a short. Also watch out for tiny bits of the end of toothpick breaking off as these are insulating and will have the opposite-but-equally-unhelpful effect!

If you can’t see any obvious blockage in the port and have tested another cable and another charger to rule them out too, or if you simply want to leave the detective work to the experts, get in touch and we'll set things straight.

Didn’t see your issue mentioned? 😓

We are experts and we can fix most faults that a tablet might have, so even if you didn’t see your issue listed on this page, reach out via the button below as we can almost certainly help turn that frown upside down!

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  1. Batteries discharge naturally over time, even when not in use, so it’s best practice to store an unused device with around half a charge, if it’s not going to be used for weeks or months, so that it’s good to go when you do come back to charge it up and use it. ↩︎

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