Samsung galaxy a20e loop - Samsung Galaxy A20 Questions & Answers

Hi everyone, I recently started playing around with my old samsung a20e, and I'm stuck at a point where I don't have android and the phone goes into loops whenever I want to reset it. Normally there is a black (backlit) screen. Previously I tried to install twrp and it succeeded, then using twrp, I installed makisk. After reboot it shows black screen and after a few minutes it resets itself showing samsung screen. (reboot > samsung logo warning > blackscreen > again after a few minutes / power + vol-). I wanted to install linux as a hobby. While writing this post, I noticed something else. I leave the videos. And the twrp folder is gone ;(
[edit] If you have guides for writing bootloaders for phones, I will gladly accept it, because I can program in NASM x32 and I can learn to program phones for fun.

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I'm not worried about any files in it, but I'd like to make sure to be able to recover the phone without bricking it. I'll be leaving the phone plugged to the outlet and untouched for the foreseeable future...
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I have a Note 4 t-mobile that is "brick" right now. and I hope if anyone offer assistance.
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