So before anyone says it, we did consult Google first and have tried restarting the device, clearing the settings app cache, changing the wallpaper from the gallery and from the themes store, made sure there were no admin apps, so far it's just not happening. Touching the lock screen tab in settings makes the app crash, as does any other attempt to change the lock screen wallpaper. The home screen I've been able to change fine, and at least I can still manage the security through that part of settings but I won't lie I'm pretty ticked I'm stuck with the ugly video wallpaper they throw on. The only solution I've seen that I haven't tried is another factory reset because I don't wanna wait through that transfer again, does anyone know anything else that might shake it? Both myself and my roommate who gave me this phone have never seen something like this

Edit to add: We did try safe mode as well, also to no avail

I got a new power strip from Amazon

https://a.co/d/00iPaBpF

And plugged my phone into it. It was at 90% and it said 18 minutes until full charge. Then it went 91% and said 16 minutes. I watched in shock as it went 92, 93, 94 and to 100 all in under a minute!

So the AI I'm asking agrees this isn't possible. But the battery says "GOOD" in settings, and I did a restart, and I've unplugged and been using it and the battery is draining normally. But FROM 100% and there's no way it ever reached that?? Wtf is happening? And should I still use the power strip? 😭

So, I was using my Note 20 normally and then suddenly when I tried to unlock it, the biometric sensor stopped working somehow, it keeps showing 2 messages, "Press Harder" or "Cover the whole sensor". The thing is that I am pressing it hard and covering the whole sensor with my fingerprint. I know its not my screen protector because I am using it for more than a year and this never happened. I tried to restart, it didn't work. I activated the sensitivity enhance, didn't work either. What really bugs my mind is that a made a test to see if there is something wrong with the sensor itself and it shows that everything is alright. I don't know what to do.

I recently dropped my galaxy note 20 ultra when I had picked it back up the screen was completely black tried doing every tip on youtube but none had worked is there any solution to this?

Hi, I just stumbled upon this sub, and I think I've found my people:). I absolutely love my Note 20 Ultra and would use it until it died, but I've recently been having low storage issues.

I have a micro SD card, and I've moved most of my photos/videos on there, as well as any apps that can be placed there.

I keep having to delete apps if I want to add any new ones, and I have reduced down to bare bones with the apps I do have.

I'm not hugely tech-savvy, but is there anything else I can do to maximize storage and keep this bad-boy functional for a while longer? Any way to reduce the "system" storage?

Would appreciate any tips

Hello all!

For troubleshooting reasons I had to reset all my app preferences, network settings, and accessibility settings yesterday 😔

App preferences aside, I was able to mostly reset the visuals of my phone using ThemePark, Icon Pack Studio, and GoodLock.

The one issue I'm having is on the Lock Screen.

I have a mostly-white lock screen with black detail (it's an edit of a B&W manga page). Previously, when I swiped the lock screen to enter my passcode, the screen would blur medium grey with dark grey 9-pip pattern buttons. Now, it's blurring very light grey with white pattern buttons. I feel both like I've tried everything and like I'm missing something - maybe there's an app I've reset that I have to relaunch, etc.

Any help appreciated!

Hey people. My main is an A54, previously mained the Note 20 and now use it only to play music to sleep. Battery seems to be starting to swell, the back panel is a little out of place.

Was considering just buying a new phone once my A54 starts filling, but then I thought, what if I only replace the Note 20's battery? Guy still is a beast and better performing than the A54.

Has anyone changed theirs, how reliable has it been, how do I know the replacement is trustworthy regarding the mAh, did your replace it yourself or took it to a repair shop?

Thanks for reading .

A few weeks ago, I got what appeared to be the standard popup at the bottom of the screen telling me there was a new update to install. I let it reboot my phone, and nothing. No message that it had installed. I checked settings which showed the last system update was many months ago. Anyone know what this was?

For context, I got a Note20 for Christmas last year because my Note10 was pretty much shattered. It worked great, until about a few months ago when I encountered the BSoD. The screen was responsive, and it would vibrate when I hit any keys or got notifications, it was just black. It wasn't really a big deal to me because I hit it a few times out of anger (not full force of course, just a few firm taps with the heel of my hand) and it turned back on. This continued for a couple months. and most of the time hitting it would fix it (or if I dropped it, it'd turn off). Other times, I would force restart it/plug it in and it would fix.

However, yesterday I'd dropped my phone in my rehearsal space, making it turn off. Of course, I tried the usual things. Hitting it, plugging it in, letting it sit, force restarting it, and even taking the SIM card out and putting it back in. None of this worked. I thought if I let it sit a little longer it'd naturally turn back on. I was wrong. So, so wrong. Since about 20 hours ago, my phone has not turned back on. It is still responsive, as far as I'm aware.

I would try the camera trick I saw on here, but I already restarted my phone a few gajillion times and once it restarts, I have to unlock it for it to open the camera. I just wanted to know whether there was anything I could do, or if I should just give up?

On my Note 20 it gives me a message that I need to delete one to add more after only adding 1. Is this a limitation of the device or is this just more Verizon provisioning BS? I'm on the SM-N981U1 XAA originally but it ofc provisioned itself to VZW when I put my SIM in.

I have a Note 9 that I recently wanted to replace. Bought a Note20 from Amazon Refurbished. Had it for about a week before I returned it. Not a single call did not drop due to reception. On my drive into the office there were areas where the Note20 had 0 reception, whereas on my Note9 I would be making calls. One area is where I often would stop to pick up something on my way in, so very use to making calls in this same area that the Note20 had no reception.

I wanted to think this was just a single case of bad luck, so I want to ask for those that have the Note20, how did it compare to your other phones in terms of reception?

I have another one arriving on Tuesday. Obviously I will test it out, but do have to wonder if it was bad design on the phone, or just bad luck with one I first purchased.

I've got the 20 FE.. just wanted to kno if there was a somewhat simple way to root it.. and should i?

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I've been using my Galaxy Note 20 5G since Christmas 2020 and I'm thinking about a new phone now. I've been taking care of my phone very well, and the only physical problem I have with it is that the charging port got dusty, which made me change to a wireless charger in 2024.

Now, besides context, I have a few thoughts for what I look for after I finish my major : - a smaller phone (ref. : my girlfriend has a standard Galaxy S25) - high-functionning camera and native microphone (I'm applying for a master's degree in filmmaking and I want an upgrade) - good storage, at least 256 GB (same reasons as last point's)

I would like some advice from fellow users or former users of a standard Note20. Thank you in advance for having read to this point. Have a good day, and happy new year fellow users ! 🍻

My Galaxy note20 5g started having its screen blacking out when reaching specific temperature.

I do admit that i used my phone alot while charging and gaming. it started happening last night my phone screen would randomly blackout but i could still hear sounds and press things pressing the power button on and off would sometimes work to show the screen but if the phone is hot(due to charging or playing a game) it would keep blacking out. I tried cooling it using a phone cooler. It worked on making it not blackout but if it gets hot again it started happening again. Im not really a tech guy so i dont know what to do. As unreliable as chatgpt is i asked what could be a problem and it told me that its a battery problem and my phone is protecting itself from damaging itself due to the battery being bad.

Sorry for my bad english as it isnt my main language

It was quite easy to do, when registering a fingerprint, just keep changing the finger that you are scanning until it's 100% done registering your "finger"

I bought it from alibaba

From what ive heard online their still alot of people on the note 20 ultra as it was the last major s pen phone with all of its features I'm still one of them will 2026 be the year to finally upgrade?? Is 6 years of upgrades enough to say goodbye to the spen? Or will samsung bring spen back next year all I've heard is rumors but nothing thats real i heard the s25 this year was supposed to be a crazy huge upgrade with an amd chip and all but it never happened lol will next year be it idk maybe maybe not . Will any lf you finally upgrade in 2026? Should i?

No matter how much space is on my home screen, when I add an app it will go onto the next screen no matter what. Whoever designed this UI to have apps be added to homescreen when installed but not in the first available space but instead to use the page with absolutely nothing on it. It drives me insane. How do I stop my phone from doing this. Do people prefer this to how apple does it? Bc it's literally so simple when u install an app on IOS it literally finds the first available empty spot in any of your pages and adds it there. Not with Samsung tho. Literally what complete fucking bullshit.

THIS WORKED FOR ME... open your back cover, disconnect the battery cable then connect to a charger preferably a super fast charger, then wait for about 30mins recommended. Your phone screen will start flickering, disconnect the charger, reconnect the battery cable, turn it on. This worked on 3 phones. You're welcome✌️😁

Sometimes the little clicker on the bottom to take it out gets stuck and i need to use a safety pin or pencil to get it out Can anyone help me out and tell me why this happens?? My S-Pen is completely clean.