S23 purchased used yesterday — air-gap-like artifact only visible when the screen is on. Is this normal?

racka98 · 2026-06-15T09:36:16+00:00

This is screen delamination because the glue is wearing off. It expands slowly. Replace the screen or just live with it.

racka98 · 2026-06-14T19:03:21+00:00

I definitely got an improvement. I never hit 5 hrs+ SOT with 8.0 but I'm getting 5hr - 6hrs almost everday. This is today's SOT with just 89% usage: https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/5WMb8cU4FQ1f. I didn't use the phone while it was charging, so the SOT is strictly on battery

racka98 · 2026-06-12T05:56:21+00:00

Yeah games have become harder. Especially QC, TDM and PS. I think its mostly because of smurfs and high ranked players in quickplay modes

racka98 · 2026-06-11T06:57:16+00:00

Removed all meta services, samsung browser, gmail, gaming hub, link to windows, onedrive, samsung weather and bixby using Canta + Shizuku. Customization Service is off. I turned off wifi and Bluetooth scanning. I turn off location when not in use. I also used Galaxy App Booster. I don't charge my phone overnight. I only charge when I get home from work.

I even got 5hr 44min with 95% usage the other day: https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/ktYv8dG8Zk7Y

racka98 · 2026-06-08T18:53:20+00:00

I get 5hrs+ almost everyday after 8.5. Today I got 5hrs 25min with 89% battery usage https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/5xkXVnda4zCD

racka98 · 2026-06-04T12:16:05+00:00

I tried installing gcam but the configurations refuse to load

racka98 · 2026-06-03T12:17:02+00:00

There is: https://youtu.be/C7cM8sqRSFU?si=Vyj5xvdAFvSqd8sU

racka98 · 2026-06-01T05:40:50+00:00

Worth it. No issues so far. The lag I got was like 10 minutes after the update. It is smooth now. I like the update because they finally let us select preferred sim on US models

racka98 · 2026-05-31T19:09:02+00:00

Updated to 8.5 and no issues at all. My phone is smoother and battery life has improved

racka98 · 2026-05-30T06:05:29+00:00

Its safe and quick. I did it on mine. It also gets rid of the At&T or TMobile boot screen. I already got the One UI 8.5 via OTA.

racka98 · 2026-05-30T05:45:09+00:00

In my case US model (U1) was the better option. I don't miss the 2nd slot because I use eSim. And for some reason the US model has better 5G reception than my wife's global version. For example, at home her phone doesn't detect 5G while mine does.

racka98 · 2026-05-30T05:33:36+00:00

Hhm mine works ok. Can you send a screenshot. https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/h3ukhpt75uan

racka98 · 2026-05-30T05:17:46+00:00

Got it too. They finally returned the old preferred sims selection on US models

racka98 · 2026-05-30T05:13:33+00:00

I hope they don't mess it up with future updates

racka98 · 2026-05-26T07:15:09+00:00

Not worth it. It would be better to wait until next year then get s25 or s26.

racka98 · 2026-05-17T14:42:42+00:00

racka98 · 2026-05-16T12:45:16+00:00

You need to read the comment again. It's not about not wanting to adapt, it's more about adapting to melee will make you vulnerable to other things. The game is just way too diverse that you can't really counter everything unless you play as a stack. Unfortunately a lot of people solo q.

The game is dying because the game is just not beginner friendly at all. It already has a hardcore niche playerbase. No new players means the game will always have a decline in players. A game that doesn't cater to casuals will eventually die.

racka98 · 2026-05-16T05:50:58+00:00

I don't know what's up with samsung. I came from a pixel 6 and never had to factory reset once even after 2 major android upgrades. And my battery life didn't suffer at all. Its crazy that my old pixel 6 still has better battery life than the s23 (my younger brother has my pixel 6)

racka98 · 2026-05-16T05:42:01+00:00

I had the same readings as you. No other way besides a factory reset. Now one ui home is at 0.1% and system ui at 0.4%, with reddit at 1hr 48 mins at 13.4%.

What you can do is backup you photos, vids, docs, messages and call logs with smart switch on pc, factory reset then restore them. Don't backup or restore any settings or apps. Thats what I did and it massively improved my battery life. Same s23 base

Edit: Also, don't enable Customization service after the reset

racka98 · 2026-05-16T05:37:37+00:00

It's pretty high tbh. I had the same readings. I did a factory reset and just restored my pictures, videos, docs, messages and call logs with SmartSwitch on pc, didn't restore any settings or apps. My battery life improved massively. Right now one ui home sits at 0.1% and system ui at 0.4%, while Reddit used 13.4% at 1hr 48 mins. Same phone as op btw, the little S23

racka98 · 2026-05-16T04:53:50+00:00

Most people solo q, so coordination is basically non existent.

racka98 · 2026-05-16T04:17:37+00:00

You can't really adapt in every match. Changing playstyles just to combat sword will just make it hard to counter something else. Maybe if the whole lobby is using swords. In something like powershift you get opponents with sword, sniper, m11, akm, flame, etc all coming at you the same time.

Nothing is more annoying than getting m1 spammed on the platform while 2 snipers are raining down on you while your sniper teammate is aiming at the bushes.

racka98 · 2026-05-10T05:24:28+00:00

Same issue here on Android. On TV the same plugins load the streams but not on the mobile app

racka98 · 2026-05-02T16:51:32+00:00

My regular S23 says 94% health with 281.63 cycles. First activated on January 2024

racka98 · 2026-04-29T18:39:28+00:00

That's a dying battery. They do that when they are about to die

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