Just like any internet-enabled device, the Amazon Fire tablet will encounter issues and bugs from time to time. Whether your touch screen is unresponsive, your tablet performance is slow, or the keyboard is ghosting, the need to restart your Amazon Fire tablet will arise.
Restarting your Amazon Fire tablet will clear bad data and free memory from a misbehaving app without any other adverse effects to the running system, like a “memory manager” app that just kills off every app you aren’t using when you tap the button. Although restarting your device will not solve all sorts of problems, it is one of the easiest first aid that you can perform on a misbehaving device.
How to Restart your Amazon Fire Tablet Using the Power Button
If your touch screen is still responsive to commands, this is the restart guide that you need to follow;
1. To get started, find the device’s physical power button and hold it down until a menu appears on the screen.
2. You will see options for “Power Off” and “Restart.” Tap on the “Restart.”
3. Confirm that you want to restart your device. At the moment your Amazon Fire tablet will power off and reboot shortly after. That’s it!
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How to Force Restart the Amazon Fire Tablet
Let’s say that you a rebooting your device because the screen is frozen and your touch screen is irresponsive. That means you will not be in a position to use the above method. You will have to force restart your Amazon Fire tablet. Here is how;
1. Press and hold the power button for up to 20 seconds until your screen goes black.
2. Wait a few seconds, and then press and hold the power button to turn the tablet back on. The device should power on like normal.
Restarting your device will not miraculously clear out errors, if the issue persists consider factory resetting your Amazon Fire tablet. This might be the cure that you have been looking for.