{"id":18478,"date":"2022-03-03T16:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T16:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/samsung-reportedly-looking-into-service-thats-throttling-apps-on-its-phones\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T16:35:11","slug":"samsung-reportedly-looking-into-service-thats-throttling-apps-on-its-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/samsung-reportedly-looking-into-service-thats-throttling-apps-on-its-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung reportedly looking into service that’s throttling apps on its phones"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Samsung is investigating an issue with its \u2018Game Optimizing Service\u2019 that could be responsible for limiting the performance of as many as 10,000 apps. Thankfully, the problem may not be widespread.<\/p>\n

Android Authority<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>detailed reports from Twitter user \u2018GaryeonHan<\/a>\u2018 and other people from South Korea who created a list of 10,000 apps that are apparently subjected to \u201cperformance limits\u201d from the Game Optimizing Service (GOS). The list isn\u2019t limited to games \u2014 it includes tons of prominent apps, like Instagram, Microsoft\u2019s Office apps, Netflix, Google Keep, TikTok, and more. GOS even restricts some of Samsung\u2019s apps, including Samsung Cloud, Pay, Pass, and the dialer app.<\/p>\n

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Samsung created an app called GOS and used the app to limit game performance, making the gaming experience worse. However, according to what the Korean community found out today, Samsung confirmed that it has put performance limits on more than 10,000 apps\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/U58AreZZoo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \ud55c\uac00\ub828 (@GaryeonHan) March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Moreover, GOS doesn\u2019t include benchmark apps. Interestingly, Android Authority\u00a0<\/em>highlighted a video from Korean YouTuber who tweaked the 3DMark benchmark app to appear as the game\u00a0Genshin Impact\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 which does appear on the list. The tweaked 3DMark had its performance limited, resulting in a lower score and reduced framerate.<\/p>\n

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Screenshot comparing 3DMark performance between normal and \u2018tweaked\u2019 app to force GOS | Credit: Android Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This all looks pretty bad, but there are a few things to know before you start worrying about your fancy new S22 Ultra not performing as well as it should. First, Samsung is looking into this, at least according to information circulating on Korean blog platform Naver<\/a>. Hopefully, this will lead to a resolution for those dealing with performance issues.<\/p>\n

The other thing to keep in mind is the problem may not impact certain phone models.\u00a0Android Authority\u00a0<\/em>reports that the GOS app isn\u2019t installed on its Galaxy S22 series devices. The app appears on the Galaxy Store, but can\u2019t be installed. The same applies to the S20 FE<\/a> and S10e<\/a>. The same seems to be true in Canada \u2014 we couldn\u2019t find GOS on the Galaxy Store at all on an S22 Ultra<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Regardless, it\u2019s frustrating when manufacturers limit performance on devices. Several Android manufacturers have gotten a bad rap for restricting background apps to conserve battery life. Samsung is already among the worst offenders<\/a> for that (at least according to dontkillmyapp.com<\/a>) and this GOS debacle won\u2019t help that.<\/p>\n

Source: @GaryeonHan<\/a> Via: Android Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n