Hi Guys,
I completed 4 years using S20 FE5G. I am really happy with the phone but recently I keep getting notification randomly that my battery is getting detoriated.
So wanted to know if changing battery helps or not.
If anyone here changed the battery, if so how did it go.
BTW my battery health is 85.
Upgraded to S25 ultra at 80.8k rupees.
My S20 FE 5G worked smoothly for 5 years and still working. Gonna give it to my family
S20 fe ran smoothly, but suddenly my phone charged fully but it was showing galaxy s20 fe Powered by android and again turned off. Then I go nearby shop and the guy said that it is your cpu problem but after 2 days there's no solution then I go other shop and he said battery problem but I refused his opinion.
What can I do to get the solution?
As I will soon be upgrading to the S25 Ultra, I am proud to share the full potential of this legendary device with this community as a tribute to it.
A week ago, I started noticing the power button to loosen a bit. Today, it came out entirely. I do have double tap function on, but still, how do I permanently fix this? This button is too loose to stay.
Phone has been a quite reliable since 2021. Only had the battery changed last years from service center.
Now, since the last 1-2 month the phone has developed hanging and auto restart issue also I've gotta charge the battery 2-3 times every day.
Maybe it's time to change now
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S20+ (SM-G985FZKDINU), bought 29/10/2020. Battery health is depleted.
Issue: After entering the PIN, the phone shows "Phone is starting" and never goes past it. It also showed PDP backup fail at the bottom of the screen one time.
What I have already tried:
Safe mode. Still stuck on Phone is starting.
Force stop and clear cache and data for Play Store, Google Play Services, One UI Home, and other system apps. Still stuck.
Samsung Recovery Mode via USB to laptop plus volume up and power. Tried Repair apps and Wipe cache partition. Still stuck.
Downloaded official firmware from Samsung source and flashed via Odin using HOME\_CSC. Odin passed. Phone still stuck on Phone is starting after PIN unlock.
Tried USB connection to PC in normal mode. Phone goes into Transferring files mode, but since the OS does not fully load, storage remains encrypted and PC cannot access it. Device Manager shows Samsung with an exclamation mark.
Tried signing into Samsung and Google accounts from the stuck screen. Both give errors and cannot sign in.
The only option left is flashing with regular CSC, which wipes the userdata partition.
Questions:
Is the depleted battery causing voltage instability that prevents the OS from booting properly? Is it worth replacing the battery, or is the issue more likely a corrupted userdata partition or failing storage chip?
Has anyone recovered from Phone is starting without wiping data after doing all of the above?
Is there any way to pull photos and WhatsApp data through ADB, MTP, or Smart Switch when the OS will not fully load?
Is there any other Odin equivalent software which can unmount, deep scan & repair the user partition corruption like chkdsk c: /f /r /x
Any urgent suggestions would help. I need to decide whether to replace the battery or flash regular CSC and accept the data loss.
There are a lot of family photos & videos
TLDR: Samsung S20+ stuck on "Phone is starting" after PIN unlock - safe mode, cache wipe, repair apps, and Odin HOME\_CSC all failed. Need urgent help to backup my family photos & videos
I've never had a real issue with this phone (unless you count the power button falling out) until the latest update this morning. Now I can't turn it off, force restart, use the touch screen, or get an Verizon passcode to login and order a phone. RIP to the S20FE. It was a great phone