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Battery draining, phone feels warmer

(Topic created: 05-14-2025 09:30 PM)
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LeadStarDude
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So does anyone know if it is possible to rollback to One UI 6.1, keep getting security updates for 6.1, and stay with 6.1 until One UI 8 is available? 

 
This battery drain issue is ridiculous. Wasting half a day getting everything reverted back to how I had it setup before the update was bad enough, but this persistent battery drain issue no matter what steps I take to mitigate it is infuriating. 
 
My phone feels warmer, it can't possibly be good for the battery, and I'm getting 2 to 3 hours less run time per charging cycle than I did before the update. Is this going to turn into one of those **bleep** class action lawsuits where multitudes of people sue for phone batteries degrading/failing faster than they should have?
 
Sorry for the rant, but... 🤦‍:male_sign:
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Mujibar
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Officially, you can't roll back the update.
See this post for more info on battery drain and things you can try until Samsung rolls out a fix:
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S-Phones/Battery-drain-on-One-UI-7/td-p/3220005?src=Share...

LeadStarDude
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Thank you for the information. I don't want to risk anything, so I guess I'm just stuck hoping that enough people file official reports about it to Samsung as I did to get something done about it quickly.
meself
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The changes are big update compared to ui6 i would think fixes are being worked on
Mujibar
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You're welcome. Samsung is very aware of the battery drain issue and is working on a fix. Unfortunately, it is unknown when they might roll it out.
userNBsgoiCeIU
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I was curious do you think the location services is what is causing all the battery draining? I noticed my locations is constantly pining with the icon appearing on the top right by my wifi indicator. I know this maybe one of a bunch of combined reasons for the battery drain. I have changed many of my settings to try and prolong battery but in the end it looks like we will have to wait for Samsung to patch.
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LeadStarDude
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It was mandatory via AT&T for me. It downloads automatically and allows you to select remind me later, but the first time you reset your phone after it has been downloaded, the update installs automatically.
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meself
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Updates will often auto download at some point
patriciostarr
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No, exactly; I have a phone with a pending update since April 2024.
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Robin621k
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Do you have a carrier device ?

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