Samsung Galaxy smartphones are known for their fast performance, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune to slowdown when using Android apps. In some cases, the phone may be struggling to keep up with the speed of the app’s data connection. This can cause problems for users who rely on their smartphones for essential tasks, such as checking email or browsing the web. If your Samsung Galaxy smartphone is slowing down your Android apps, it might be time to take it to a repair shop or replace it.
According to Android Authority, approximately 10,000 apps suffer from performance throttling on Samsung phones. Some popular apps experiencing issues are Instagram, Netflix, TikTok, Genshin Impact, Secure Folder, Samsung Cloud, Samsung Pay, and plenty of others. These are apps you likely use every single day, so having them suffer from performance issues is a big deal.
While testing, Android Authority found that the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S20 FE, and Galaxy S21 all had the Game Optimizing Service running. It’s not clear exactly which phones are having the issue, but it seems that all of the newer Samsung phones are on the list.
A Korean YouTuber tested the issue and found a severe drop in performance when running benchmarks. The YouTuber renamed the 3DMark benchmarking app, which wouldn’t be throttled, to Genshin Impact, a throttled game. They found that the benchmark score decreased from 2618 to 1141. That’s a massive decrease in performance and one that will be noticeable.
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According to information circulation on Naver, Samsung is investigating the problem and is taking it seriously. Hopefully, it has a good explanation and a fix because users not getting the full performance they’re spending upwards of $1,000 on is unacceptable.
