Samsung is reviewing reports that it has limited the performance of a large number of apps on some Galaxy smartphones, Android Authority reported. It is said to have used something called the Game Optimization Service (GOS) to throttle up to 10,000 apps (potentially saving battery power), including many non-gaming related apps like Netflix, TikTok and Microsoft Office.
Making the optics worse is the fact that it Not tunes benchmark apps like 3DMark, GeekBench 5, and PCMark, so you shouldn’t see any problems with your device if you run one of those apps. Samsung is apparently aware of this issue and is investigating it, according to Android Authorityalthough it has yet to officially confirm it.
The throttling was spotted by Korean users who posted a listing 10,000 apps which seems to be affected. Since the issue was revealed, Samsung forums in Korea have been explode with complaints from users about GOS issues. “I paid a lot of money to buy a sports car that can go up to 300 km / h, but for safety reasons I have set a speed limit so it can only go 150 km / h,” said one person. use sarcasm. .
In one case, a user took the popular 3DMark benchmark app and renamed it an app called The Genshin effect it’s in the adjusted list. After the renaming, 3DMark ran with a score less than half of what it ran with the exact name. According to Android Authority.
OnePlus recently admitted regulatory app with its latest smartphones to save battery life, prompting Geekbench to remove the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro from the Android Benchmark chart. Once invoked, it adjusted the settings to match the performance requirements of each application with the appropriate power level required.
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