Hi,  I've tried this. There is no recovery mode on the Samsung T290 (another model I've got that's stuck in limbo) If I reset everything looks fine, then I try to sign in and get "This device was reset. To continue, sign in with a google account that was previously synced on this device" As these tablets are from a school that doesn't exist anymore, I don't know what email addresses were used, nor do I have access to them any more.  Regards Rik ... View more