Hey guys,
Unfortunately for me, this morning, my Galaxy S20+ decided to brick itself, without any apparent reason.
What happened:
I took my phone, I opened a banking app, my phone restarted (such a thing never happened before).
After it restarted, everything seemed normal. I opened a different app, this time the phone restarted, but entered a boot loop.
Everything about the software is stock Samsung, nothing has been tinkered with. I have not even installed an app in the past months or done any manual updates.
What I've already tried:
Force Restart (pressing power button and volume-down button simultaneously) --> Restarts, then Boot Loop
Secure Boot (pressing power button first and then holding volume-down button, as soon as Logo appears) --> Did not work, restarts, then Boot Loop
Wiping Cache from Recovery Mode (power + vol. up, then wipe cache) --> cache did wipe, still Boot Loop after restart
Enter Bootloader from Recovery Mode, while connected to PC via USB (just for fun I guess?) --> Stuck at "Entering Fastboot Mode", needed to force-restart
What I want to avoid for now, is a factory reset, as I want to at least try to save the data from my phone. Did not do a backup unfortunately, lesson learned...
The phone appears to be charging. When its not bootlooping it seems to be charging from my PC and charging brick, and the battery percentage is steady over the hours.
I've read something online about Samsung Apps, which can cause bootloops when updated. Don't know if this is the case here.
Maybe you guys have some tips or tricks, maybe I'm missing something. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
