In this article, we’ll show you the options that you can do to fix when Galaxy S20 Lagging After a Software Update in very simple steps.
Samsung Galaxy S20 series is the latest premium and flagship smartphone from Samsung. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S20 series i.e., Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra as its latest flagship family at the Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco, California. The Galaxy S20 series ships with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865 chipset, which features more powerful image processing, a new fifth-generation AI Engine, better power efficiency, basically everything you could ask for in a mobile processor.
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Fix, Galaxy S20 Lagging After a Software Update
Clear Cache from Recovery Mode
In case you don’t know what is recovery, the first thing the bootloader rings up is recovery. Recovery Mode refers to a special bootable partition, which contains a recovery application installed in it. And you can fix some problems with your phone. Follow the steps to clear cache from recovery mode:
- Turn off your phone.
- Once it is turned off. Press and hold the power/Bixby and volume down button simultaneously until the Android logo pops up.
- When the green Android logo displays, release both buttons.
- The Recovery screen menu will now appear
- Use the Volume button to go to Wipe Cache Partition then press the Power button to confirm the selection.
- Wait until your device wipes out all cache or temporary data from the system partition.
- Press the Power button again to reboot the device.
This clears all the temporary data from the device. And then it works like new.
Update apps
To check for Play Store app updates on your Galaxy:
- Open Play Store app.
- Tap the More settings icon at the upper left (three horizontal lines).
- Tap My apps & games.
- Tap Update or Update All.
If you are on a Cellular Data connection, we suggest that you update via wifi only to avoid additional charges. Here’s how:
- Open Play Store app.
- Tap the More settings icon at the upper left (three horizontal lines).
- Tap Settings.
- Tap App download preference.
- Select Over wifi only (select Over any network if you don’t have wifi).
- Tap Done.
Make sure to also keep your apps updated all the time by enabling the auto-update option.
- Tap Auto-update apps.
- Tap Over wifi only (select Over any network if you don’t have wifi).
- Tap Done.
Troubleshoot apps in Safe Mode
In case you don’t know what is safe mode, in safe mode, the system temporarily disables all third-party applications you installed on your device. By doing this we can figure out which app is occurring the problem. Follow the below step to turn Safe Mode on:
- Turn OFF the device.
- Press and hold your device’s Power button till the model name screen.
- When the SAMSUNG logo appears on the screen, release the Power key.
- Immediately after releasing the Power key, press and hold the Volume down key.
- Continue to hold the Volume down key until the device finishes restarting.
- Safe mode will display in the bottom left corner of the screen.
- Release the Volume down key when you see Safe Mode.
After figuring out the apps which are creating the problem, follow the below steps to uninstall it(if required):
- Open Settings from Launcher.
- Tap on Apps.
- Tap See All Apps.
- Tap an app that you want to uninstall
- Tap Uninstall.
- Tap OK to confirm.
Factory Reset
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- Open the Settings from the launcher.
- Scroll to and tap General management.
- Tap Reset.
- Select Factory data reset.
- Tap Reset to continue.
- Tap Delete All to confirm the action.
From Recovery:
- Turn off your phone.
- Once it is turned off. Press and hold the power/Bixby and volume down button simultaneously until the Android logo pops up.
- When the green Android logo displays, release both buttons.
- The Recovery screen menu will now appear
- Use the Volume Down button until you are highlighting ‘Wipe data/factory reset.’
- Press the Power button to select ‘Wipe data/factory reset.’
- Use Volume Down to highlight Yes.
- Press the Power button to confirm the action to clear your phone data.
Visit the Service Centre
Although it’s rare, some cases of the issues on Samsung Galaxy devices may have bad hardware as the origin. If a factory reset won’t help in fixing your issue, visit your local Samsung store or Service Center so a qualified Samsung technician can examine the hardware. If needed, they may send it in for repair or replacement.
Do you own a Galaxy Device, or any Android device and need these types of simple tutorials? Then stay tuned to GetDroidTips’ Android Tips & Tricks column because many simple tutorials for Galaxy are coming soon.
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