Smartphones come with locked bootloaders so the customer knows the only software that’s on it is officially from the OEM. This is great for devices we just buy but some of us want to install certain mods on the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. For us, we need to unlock the bootloader before we are able to. …
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Samsung’s flagship smartphones come equipped with some of the latest smartphone display technology. The thing is, most of these features are turned off by default with the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. One of its highly-requested features, the 120Hz display, is set to 60Hz by default but I can show you how to enable it. …
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We all know how to pull up the Power Menu on Android (even with Samsung’s Power/Bixby button tweaks. The company has made sure this information is available to you. However, if the software bugs out and freezes up then you may be left wondering how to force the Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, & Galaxy S20 Ultra to …
Android has a number of special boot modes but few of them are meant to be available to the average user. Booting the Galaxy S20 into Safe Mode, on the other hand, is actually a very useful troubleshooting step. It requires holding down a button during the boot cycle and that’s why it can be done accidentally as …
With more people getting their hands on the Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 Ultra, and Galaxy S20+, we’re going to see requests for how to boot into Download Mode. This is a special boot mode that Samsung uses on its Android smartphones and tablets which require you to press a couple of buttons during the boot cycle. Download …
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If you ever find that your Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, or S20 Ultra is unable to boot into Android then you may need to boot into Recovery Mode first. This is not a user-facing feature so most people aren’t even aware of it. The process is rather easy to though let me show you how it’s done. Yes, …
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Most people will let their PC mount the smartphone automatically and then switch over to MTP mode (aka file transfer mode) to access files on the device. This isn’t possible in Android’s special boot modes though so let me show you how you can send files from your computer to your Android smartphone or tablet device with ADB. …
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Quite often we’re using ADB and Fastboot tools to interact with our smartphone or tablet. This requires us to manually grant USB debugging permission when we connect the phone to the PC. We’re also given the option to save these keys for future reference. If they cannot be accessed then you’ll see an ADB Vendor Keys error. You’ll …
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Samsung announced it would launch Bixby, its digital personal assistant, with the Galaxy S8 series. Many features were brought over from S Voice and the company has added many more throughout the years. Lately, they have been pushing it even harder with an added hardware button but I want to show you how to uninstall it. Relatively speaking, …
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Google has changed the way it processes lists and notes from its virtual assistant. It went from not having app integration to funneling people over to Google Shopping and then removing that so other options can be chosen. Let me show you how this feature has evolved and how you can change where your lists are synced. The …
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