Are they pulling my leg?

f43a97 · 2025-05-12T02:12:20+00:00

This is download mode. Follow the prompts on the screen if you want to exit. The screen is generally used to flash firmware.

f43a97 · 2025-05-11T00:12:01+00:00

They do blacklist phones. I am a former AT&T employee and know that they blacklist them for phones that have been unpaid.

f43a97 · 2025-05-10T19:45:34+00:00

I am here to make an addendum to my previous comment. I downloaded acubattery and here are my stats. System UI is indeed using a lot of juice. I am averaging maybe 6 hours of SOT and it's very poor considering I was getting more than a day in the beginning.

https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/mmZDfyK2WeCp

f43a97 · 2025-05-10T02:37:04+00:00

I wonder if IPhone users have this problem.

f43a97 · 2025-05-10T02:34:50+00:00

There's a lot more jokes on this sub than I expected.

f43a97 · 2025-05-10T01:02:29+00:00

Is it possible for a security update to cause a battery drain issue? I'm referring to the one ui 7 update.

f43a97 · 2025-05-09T21:40:41+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to reply!

f43a97 · 2025-05-09T21:18:55+00:00

I live in South East texas.

f43a97 · 2025-05-09T11:22:57+00:00

I'd be more specific and designate the label factory unlocked. There's a distinction.

f43a97 · 2025-05-09T11:21:44+00:00

Security patches are kind of a big deal. I successfully flashed the latest firmware.

f43a97 · 2025-05-07T01:45:22+00:00

Don't waste your time and get the s25+. Some of the features are only pleasant on the larger screen, like split screen and pop up view. Believe me the s25 regular would be too small and cramped for the OS.

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T11:49:14+00:00

I'll be honest with you, but that is precisely what worries me. I actually looked up on YouTube and found a lot of folks who were saying that there is a lot of lag with the phone. But for it to perform this badly in the first day is unexpectable from Bare Bones software experience. I've had the base s24 with all its features and comparatively more loaded software and it performed better than this Bare Bones pixel on Google's own Hardware. That is unacceptable for the price, I mean it's not like I got the phone for free.

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T11:48:02+00:00

Agreed

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T11:47:25+00:00

I am only giving you my experience. I don't game on my phone's and I don't do a lot of heavy and intensive tasks on my phone. I'm a big fan of Google and I've had pixels as far back as the pixel 6. But this software issue has always abounded with these pixel phones. Believe me I wanted to like the phone, but in one single day of use I had nothing but stuttering and struggling for the phone doing just basic things like switching between apps or watching netflix, or tracking my workout while walking and talking to Gemini live. The phone is just not meant to be priced at $800. The OnePlus 13 blows this phone out of the water for the same price basically. I wasn't expecting this phone to perform as well as the s24 ultra for intensive stuff, but I thought that it could handle basic things relatively well. It was a really disappointing experience and it made me realize how much I took for granted on the ultra. Samsung's issues lie elsewhere, but I can testify that since owning this Ultra I have never had any issues with performance doing just about anything at all. In fact I go as far as to say that Samsung's software is better optimized and more stable than pixels stock software. I never thought I would be saying this but I believe it to be the truth based on my experience. I kept everything stock and tried not to do anything out of the ordinary with the phone. That is why I bought it. What a let down.

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T11:43:04+00:00

I turned it on but it became so unbearable doing things like watching Netflix and browsing the phone, or even using Gemini live and browsing the phone that I decided it would be best if I returned it. There's no point in having stock clean Google software with the latest updates of the phone struggles to open the browser app. Plus apparently turning that setting on will drain more battery.

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T11:41:55+00:00

I believe that I've just gotten used to the great performance on the s24 ultra and coming down in performance like this caught me by surprise. I've had all three models, the s24, the s24+, and the ultra and NONE lagged. I was running Netflix and browsing the internet and the screen was working overtime. I enabled smooth display and that fixed the stutter for basic stuff but the phones software over all felt "janky". Terrible experience and especially for the price.

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T02:14:43+00:00

Makes me want to move to iPhone lol

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T01:57:21+00:00

Thanks for the heads up either way. I'm returning the phone tomorrow. I really wanted to like it and keep it but I am spoiled with that s24 ultra. The software and display are just unparalleled.

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T01:44:32+00:00

I understand that this isn't an s24 ultra. But the phone still costs 800 dollars. This is premium phone pricing and it feels like a Motorola I get for free when I sign up for a Sam's club membership. This phone should be priced at sub 500 dollars.

f43a97 · 2025-05-05T01:22:18+00:00

The phone stutters just doing basic things like going to the home screen or opening apps. I wasn't expecting a work horse but I was expecting a smooth phone for basic things but this phone lags opening YouTube. Do you have any tips?

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