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Samsung is fixing the Galaxy S20 FE’s erratic display with new updates
August 17, 2025
After some users voiced concerns about theSamsung Galaxy S20 FE‘s display performance, Samsung is now addressing those issues with a couple of updates.
Soon after the phone’s launch, some owners experiencedseveral problemswith the device’s display sensitivity. These ranged from phantom touch issues and its inability to distinguish taps from gestures and swipes, to completely ignoring any input in extreme cases. Notably, ourreview unithad no such issues, but a smattering of users across Reddit and Samsung’s forums have suffered through the problems mentioned above.
According toSamMobile, an update rolled out to the device last week and specifically addresses these issues. A second update is now hitting Europe with the firmware number G78xxXXU1ATJ5. Although the new update’s changelog doesn’t indicate any specific tweaks to the touchscreen,SamMobilenotes that its review unit is now functioning as expected after installing it.
Despite the issue, the Galaxy S20 FE seemingly got off to a good start. It looked an attractive option on paper for those who didn’t want to fork out on the more expensiveS20 flagships. But the display gremlins spawned concerns that Samsung may have cut more corners than initially thought. Thankfully for buyers, it seems to be an easily-fixable software issue rather than a hardware defect.
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