Tips and tricks to fix VIVO Y20A problems. This phone release with Android 10 as factory default operating system together with Funtouch 11 and also does not have 5G connection at dual simcard slot with different number. The screen use IPS 6.51 inches HD resolution at 720 x 1600 pixels.
This phone powered by 64 bit Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 processor with dedicated GPU (graphic processor unit) Adreno 505 for graphic rendering. Some users get issues with VIVO Y20A hardware or software. Therefore we will try to give more solutions, reviews and information about how to solve troubles of VIVO Y20A at www.hard-reset.org community.
What is Advantage of VIVO Y20A Specifications and Features:
- GSM 3G HSDPA Dual SIM Card GSM+GSM
- 4G LTE
- LCD 6.51 inches HD
- Internal memory 64 GB
- RAM 3 GB
- Main Camera Triple 13 MP f/1.8 + 2 MP f/2.4 + 2 MP f/2.4
- Main Camera features phase detection autofocus, LED flash
- Front camera 8 MP for selfie photography and video
- Processor Octa-core 4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.45 GHz Cortex A53
- GPU Adreno 505
- Operating system Android 10
- Battery Li-Po 5000 mAh
How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery VIVO Y20A hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?
VIVO Y20A (V2052) is entry level smartphone with 64 GB internal storage and has 3 GB RAM. If we need more storage for keep our photos videos, then we can use MicroSD / MicroSDXC at dedicated external memory slot. There are some games and applications that we can download from Google Play Store.
Some developers create fake apps that may contain viruses or malware. That apps mostly new or not famous. Please read many user reviews before download any apps. Otherwise, our VIVO Y20A will get troubles like hang or become slowly or stuck or bricks or LCD touch screen not responding. Usually it will not get Verified by Play Protect information when we are on downloading process. How to fix it?
We have to try force soft reset or reboot to clean temporary files and caches. After our VIVO Y20A can start boot again then please install one good antivirus like NORTON or AVAST, it will scan all installed apps and give recommendation setting for safety use.
If the problems still happen, then we have to do hard reset or master format VIVO Y20A. All account including Google account will remove or wipe or deleted after finish hard reset. Hard reset process also will remove/erase all important files from internal memory. Please do not install unknown APK, because it is very easy to make our VIVO Y20A get some troubles.
How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart VIVO Y20A ?
As mid-end cheap smartphone, VIVO Y20A only have 3 GB RAM. Some installed apps may crash or corrupt that can make VIVO Y20A become hang or LCD touch screen not responsive with our finger. At this time, we have to do soft reset or reboot or restart to remove temporary files and caches. Please press and hold POWER button until VIVO Y20A shutdown or turn off by itself. After it totally off, then we can press again POWER button to turn it ON.
We can do this process anytime we want, because our important data will not removed or wipe when performing soft reset, therefore we can do this process anytime we want. If our VIVO Y20A still can work properly, but we want to manually 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 Y20A ?
MicroSD / MicroSDXC can be use for backup all important data, photos videos from internal memory. Please choose all important file using Android file manager, copy from internal memory and paste to external memory all important files.
We can use USB data cable for backup all data to PC using File Manager at computer. If our VIVO Y20A 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.
Please note: These options bellow may not work for some devices because of firmware update version or hardware troubles or some other possibilities.
#Option 1, Hard Reset VIVO Y20A with software menu
- Turn on the VIVO Y20A
- 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 Y20A 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 Y20A will do the hard reset or master format to factory default process.
#Option 2, Hard Reset VIVO Y20A with Hardware Button Key to Recovery Mode
- Turn Off VIVO Y20A
- It is very important to make sure the battery is fully charge
- Press and holdPOWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP BUTTONkey until Fastboot menu appear
- Release all POWER BUTTON & VOLUME UP Button
- Choose Recovery Mode using VOLUME BUTTON and PressPOWER BUTTON for Ok.
- Choose Clear Data button, and continue choose Clear all data and wait until wiping data finish
- At some version you can try to chooseWipe Dataor Clear Data option by tap the menu or 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 Y20A finish the process and the phone will start again like new
How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for VIVO Y20A forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?
This phone comes with triple rear camera with 13 megapixel f/1.8 for wide + each 2 megapixel f/2.4 for Macro and DoF / Bokeh effect. Front camera use 8 megapixel f/1.8 with wide angle for group photos. We will have many data and private photos videos. Please secure all important data from unauthorized people when VIVO Y20A (V2052) away from us or stolen or lost.
We always recommended to activate fingerprint that located at side body. We can use front camera for face unlock recognizing. We must choose secondary protection like screen lock pattern or pin or password for backup first protections.
Moreover, fingerprint or face detection will not work after VIVO Y20A finish reboot or soft reset or restart. This phone will need to activate using secondary protection. However, the problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or forgot security answer or pattern 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 Y20A 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 Y20A.
Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format VIVO Y20A ?
There is no secret hidden code for VIVO Y20A to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.
How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at VIVO Y20A ?
There are two phone memory type at VIVO Y20A, 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 Y20A 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 Y20A Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain?
This phone already has big battery with 5000 mAh non removable battery. It can work full one day or more for standard activity. However, if we want to use this phone more longer for watching movies or playing games, then the battery will not enough.
We have to please do some adjustment to make VIVO Y20A (V2052) battery work more longer like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible and disable all not use connections like GPS or Bluetooth or Wifi. NFC is not available at this cheap smartphone.
More FAQ of VIVO Y20A:
How to Hard Reset Vivo Camera and Music ?
They are different procedures, but we will try to give one by one. To Reset VIVO camera setting, we have to open Main Camera Applications, then find menu Setting or Icon Setting, and find Restore Default Setting. For reset music, actually it is depend on what kind of apps to hear the music.
How To Remove or Bypass Forgotten Pattern or Password or Passcode at VIVO Y20A (Reformat Without Password) ?
We always recommended to give security for anyone for secure data, but the problems comes when you can not unlock this phone. Please try to do hard reset using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above. This process will reformat your VIVO Y20A operating system to factory default for remove security password or pattern protection. After finish hard reset, you should try to make sure this phone is belong to you by sign-in with Previous Google Account account for security protections.