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I have a samsung a20, and recently it started acting weird.
First it kinda blocked my wifi, for example, the internet would be down in my a20 while i could use it on my pc just fine.
Then it stopped charging, i thought it was water damage so I put it in some rice, it wasn't.
I've taken it to a repair center. The clerk thought it was a software mistake or possibly a virus.
Needless to say, I'm a bit confused.
Welcome to Android Central! Is water damage a possibility -- i.e., did you actually drop it in water at some point? The rice trick usually doesn't help, so that doesn't exclude water damage.
Does it work normally in Safe Mode? https://www.t-mobile.com/support/dev...ung-galaxy-a20
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Does it connect to the router? Connecting to the router, and having the router connect that connection to the internet are 2 different things.
(And putting a wet phone in rice has ruined more phones than a hammer. All you're doing is absorbing the water - concentrating all the impurities, making them destroy the phone faster. See Oh, no! My Phone got Wet! to be prepared for the next time you get a phone wet inside.)
I can connect to the router, and I can use the internet with it but it will randomly drop the connection and won't connect again for 5-10 mins
Ps: I am the OP, i just made an acc
I may have put it in a wet counter at some point
and no, it does not work on safe mode
Does this happen on any wi-fi network, or only your home network? Does it work ok with mobile data?
It happens on any network but it does work with my mobile data just fine.
My phone is currently in the repair shop that I mentioned for an evaluation, I'll get it tomorrow though
It seems very unlikely that a virus would cause the problem, and more likely some issue with the wi-fi antenna or radio. Hopefully the technician figures it out!