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Samsung is reportedly throttling the performance of 10k popular apps

22 points by mywacaday 5y ago

JCWasmx86 5y ago
I tried to get rid of it (Rooted SM-A515F), but it is always reinstalling after a few seconds. Does anyone have an idea on how to get rid of it? I tried to delete it from /system/priv-app/GameOptimizingServices or something like that, but it is still reinstalling, but "find /| grep GameOptimizingService.apk" does not yield any results.
- mcraiha 5y ago
  If Samsung pushes this via their internal update thingy, you really cannot get rid of it.
  - thomascgalvin 5y ago
    I think I'm just going to have to get rid of Samsung instead. They've been acting more and more user-hostile, and I think it's time to start looking for an alternative.
    - cuteboy19 5y ago
      KNOX is pretty bad if you care about keeping your phone after 1-2 years. Then again the other Chinese brands are adware/malware infested so it's not like there are better options
peanut_worm 5y ago
I don’t know why anyone would ever support samsung
HstryrsrBttn 5y ago
kotaKat 5y ago
This is 3 years in the making. https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-cheating-benchmarks-lawsuit-1036521/ https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-cheating-... "On top of that, Samsung will refrain from using the manipulating benchmarking code in its smartphones for three years. After that, the company is free to use the code again, but this could obviously open the door for future lawsuits."
karmakaze 5y ago
This is what I figured it might be. > While Samsung hasn’t clarified why it’s throttling Android apps, it’s likely in an attempt to improve battery life. OnePlus was caught doing something similar with the OnePlus 9 Pro last year. The company used an app called OnePlus Performance Service to throttle popular Android apps. The company later confirmed it had added the performance-limiting mechanism to improve the phone’s battery life and heat management. They should have made it a setting. I run Android with battery saver moderate. Don't know exactly what it does but I don't notice so fine.

22 points by mywacaday 5y ago

I tried to get rid of it (Rooted SM-A515F), but it is always reinstalling after a few seconds. Does anyone have an idea on how to get rid of it? I tried to delete it from /system/priv-app/GameOptimizingServices or something like that, but it is still reinstalling, but "find /| grep GameOptimizingService.apk" does not yield any results.

mcraiha 5y ago
If Samsung pushes this via their internal update thingy, you really cannot get rid of it.
- thomascgalvin 5y ago
  I think I'm just going to have to get rid of Samsung instead. They've been acting more and more user-hostile, and I think it's time to start looking for an alternative.
  - cuteboy19 5y ago
    KNOX is pretty bad if you care about keeping your phone after 1-2 years. Then again the other Chinese brands are adware/malware infested so it's not like there are better options

peanut_worm 5y ago

I don’t know why anyone would ever support samsung

HstryrsrBttn 5y ago

kotaKat 5y ago

This is 3 years in the making. https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-cheating-benchmarks-lawsuit-1036521/ https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-cheating-... "On top of that, Samsung will refrain from using the manipulating benchmarking code in its smartphones for three years. After that, the company is free to use the code again, but this could obviously open the door for future lawsuits."

karmakaze 5y ago

This is what I figured it might be. > While Samsung hasn’t clarified why it’s throttling Android apps, it’s likely in an attempt to improve battery life. OnePlus was caught doing something similar with the OnePlus 9 Pro last year. The company used an app called OnePlus Performance Service to throttle popular Android apps. The company later confirmed it had added the performance-limiting mechanism to improve the phone’s battery life and heat management. They should have made it a setting. I run Android with battery saver moderate. Don't know exactly what it does but I don't notice so fine.