Tips and tricks to fix VIVO X20 (PLUS) problems. This is 18:9 aspect ratio smartphone at their LCD. Vivo follow the flagship smartphone to give more bigger or wide screen size with 6.01 inches for VIVO X20 without Plus and 6.43 inches for VIVO X20 with PLUS. Both phone use Super AMOLED screen type with FullHD+ resolutions. The first time introduce in the market VIVO X20 (PLUS) use Android Nougat version 7.1.1. The internal memory is big use 64 GB with 4 GB RAM for multitasking applications. Find more information about how to solve VIVO X20 (PLUS) problems.
What is Advantage of VIVO X20 (PLUS) Specifications:
GSM 3G HSDPA, Dual SIM Card GSM+GSM / CDMA
4G LTE
LCD 6.01 inches without PLUS and 6.4 inches with PLUS version
Internal memory 64 GB ROM
RAM 4 GB
Main Camera Dual 12 MP, f/1.8 + 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Front camera 12 MP, f/2.0 for selfie photography and video
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
Operating system Android Nougat version 7.1.1
Battery Li-Ion 3250 mAh for VIVO X20
Battery Li-Ion 3900 mAh for VIVO X20 PLUS
How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery VIVO X20 (PLUS) hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?
Some applications already installed together with Android Nougat when the first time we use this phone. That is why we can not get full 64 GB free internal memory capacity. But do not worry about insufficient capacity, because we still have very big free storage for install many interesting applications from Google Play Store like Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Snapchat, Line Messenger, Skype, Telegram, Viber, Blackberry Messenger (BBM). Not all applications recommended to install, because sometime they may contain viruses or malware from bad developers. We need to read as many review as possible before install new or not famous applications. If we install that kind of bad apps, then our VIVO X20 (PLUS) can become trouble like stuck or bricks or hang or bootloop or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive or LCD screen not responding with our finger touch. What Should we do? First we have to try do soft reset or reboot or restart to remove temporary files or caches that can make some trouble at this phone. If our VIVO X20 (PLUS) can boot again, then please directly download one good antivirus applications from Google Play Store like AVAST or NORTON, please choose only one we like. The antivirus will try to scan all installed applications and give recommendation setting to our phone. If the problems still happen, then next steps is doing hard reset or master format. Please note, doing hard reset will remove or erase all important data, therefore we have to backup all data first before doing master format. Doing hard reset will remove all Google account from VIVO X20 (PLUS). For safety reasons, please do not install any unknown APK files, because it is very easy to make our phone getting trouble.
How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart VIVO X20 (PLUS) ?
We need to force soft reset or reboot when some trouble start happen inside our phone like hang or LCD touch screen not responsive with our finger touch. Please press and hold POWER button until VIVO X20 (PLUS) shutdown or turn off by itself. After it totally off, then we can press again POWER button to turn it ON. This process will not remove any important data, therefore we can do this process anytime we want. If our VIVO X20 (PLUS) still can work properly, but we want to clear temporary files and caches from some applications, then please press and hold POWER button until pop-up menu appear, continue to choose Shutdown / Power off / Reboot menu.
How to backup data or Contact at VIVO X20 (PLUS) ?
We can use microSD external card to copy or move important files using File Manager applications. If our VIVO X20 (PLUS) has already signed in with Google account, by default our contact will be synchronize in the background to Google server. Please make sure we check all contact at Google contact server using Internet browse to make sure backup is done.
#Option 1, Hard Reset VIVO X20 (PLUS) with software menu
- Turn on the VIVO X20 (PLUS)
- It is very important to make sure battery capacity more then 50% or better fully charge
- If we still can access file manager or other applications, the please backup all data or photos/videos at VIVO X20 (PLUS) because all data and applications will be erase or delete
- Go to Menu : Setting > More Setting > Backup and Reset > Erase all data
- Give check-mark :Erase Phone Storageif we want to clean / wipe all data
- Choose :Erase everything
- The VIVO X20 (PLUS) will do the hard reset or master format to factory default process.
#Option 2, Hard Reset VIVO X20 (PLUS) with Hardware Button Key to Recovery Mode
- Turn Off VIVO X20 (PLUS)
- It is very important to make sure the battery is fully charge
- Press and holdPOWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP BUTTONkey
- ReleasePOWER BUTTONafter the LCD show Logo (do not releaseVOLUME UP Buttonat this steps)
- Wait until menu appear then we can now releaseVOLUME UPButton
- ChooseWipe Dataoption by using Volume Button to go up and down at menu and pressPOWER Buttonto Ok or Confirm or Choose. It will wipe all data to finish the Hard Reset or Master Format Steps
- Wait until the Use VIVO X20 (PLUS) finish the process and the phone will start again like new
How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for VIVO X20 (PLUS) forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?
The fantastic features inside VIVO X20 (PLUS) beside big internal memory and good LCD screen is dual camera at back side of body. This phone have 12 megapixel and 5 megapixel for wide angle. The front camera use 12 megapixel for selfie photography. We need to secure our photo and other important files inside VIVO X20 (PLUS) when this phone away from us or stolen or lost. We can use fingerprint sensor which located at back side of body, but we need to activate this features from menu Setting and register our finger first to make this phone can recognize our fingerprint to unlock. We also can use other alternative like screen lock pattern or password pin protections if we do not like to use fingerprint sensor. The problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or forgot security answer or fingerprint sensor can not open with our finger-hand. What should we do?
We can bypass or unlock forgotten security protections. But the only option that we can use is doing hard reset or master format. Please follow steps at #option 2 above to do hard reset or reformat using hardware button combination key.
Please understand, that our VIVO X20 (PLUS) already use latest Android version. It is already have strong security protections. This phone already have FRP (Factory Reset Protection), FRP will make sure this phone is belong to us. It will ask to Verify your account with previous Google Account. Therefore we have to keep carefully our Gmail / Google account for bypass FRP protections at VIVO X20 (PLUS).
Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format VIVO X20 (PLUS) ?
There is no secret hidden code for VIVO X20 (PLUS) to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.
How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at VIVO X20 (PLUS) ?
There are two phone memory type at VIVO X20 (PLUS), one is internal memory and the other one is external memory. If we want to format internal memory phone then we have to do hard reset or reformat the operating system of VIVO X20 (PLUS) as well. Please use menu setting to do hard reset or reformat using #option 1 above, but make sure to give checkbox mark at Erase Internal SD card / Internal storage. Then it will reformat the factory default operating system and remove or erase any data inside internal memory.
To reformat or wipe or erase all data at external memory, we can use menu Setting > Storage > Erase Internal Storage / SD Card. Please always make sure all data has already backup before reformat or wipe everything, because it is hard to recover formatted / wiped data at internal or external storage.
How to Make Battery of VIVO X20 (PLUS) Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain?
Big screen will need big battery to make it can work full one day. VIVO X20 use 3250 mAh battery and VIVO X20 PLUS use 3900 mAh battery capacity. It still can work full one day without need to recharge. There are some heavy users that use their phone too much for playing games for several hours or watch full movie or have many social media group chat. At this situation VIVO X20 (PLUS) battery will not enough. As we know that VIVO X20 (PLUS) use non removable battery, so we can not change with bigger battery capacity. However, we can do some adjustment like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible. If we are not use some kind of connections, then please turn it off or disable all of them such as GPS or Wifi or Bluetooth. If some applications like Maps or main camera need to know our locations, then please activate GPS battery saving mode from menu Setting > Location.