No keyboard on startup

[zroboy]

Huawei MediaPad M3 - model numberBTV-W09 - Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) + Huawei Emotion UI 4.1

Several times lately when I start the tablet there is no keyboard for password. I reboot, press everything I can think of. Not sure how but finally get it up and going. Then something pops up about system not starting or whatever. I click dismiss or something like that. Also something about selecting keyboard. I leave it on the gboard I think and continue. Should have written all that down.

This is scary! Is there something I can do to avoid that happening again? Seems to work okay this AM.

Better yet, since this almost never leaves home is there a way to not require a password when started?

 

[knotle]

I have the same model. Did you not get update to Nougat 7.0 and EMUI 5.0? I would see about updating to see if it solves your problem. Also you can disable pwd by going into Screen lock & passwords in the settings menu.

 

[zroboy]

I have not updated either for 3 reasons
1. Till now things have worked fine and I LOVE the tablet.
2. My experience with updating other devices has not been good. Often things quit working right and problems start.
3. Wont updating eat a lot of the precious memory?
What is your take on that? Plus, if the old systems are causing the problem why did it wait over 2 years?
I have removed the password from other devices. I thought I had been through all the options in settings. Will look again later.