A53 One UI 6 Issues

[RoBro007]

Hello,

I immidiately noticed the following issues after updating my Galaxy A53 5G # to One UI 6

Network

5G speed dropped from 12-24MBs to 300KBs max. 4G speed dropped from 4-6MBs to 200KBs max.

Ookla Speed Monitor speed result on 5G: Ookla Speed Monitor speed result on 5G

MEGA speed on 5G: MEGA speed on 5G

Turned on VoLTE after all this time and this is the result: VoLTE on, 4G+

Nevermind 😑

Camera

Sometimes, 64MP photos are warped (16MP for comparison). Holding for photo or not was not the cause for this error.

16MP: 16MP

64MP: 64MP

Oh lord the front cam 🤢 Photo taken from Front Cam (Edited for obvious reasons)

Same view (Panned a little) taken from the 16MP main cam: Same view taken from the Main Cam

Fingerprint

Fingerprint does not light up randomly. I have to go to lockscreen and then use the fingerprint.

Slightest smudge now interferes with recognizing the fingerprint.

Battery

Idle (Display off) is improved.

Usage is worsened. That does not matter as I was already charging it at least twice a day anyway.

(Clarification: A53 5G battery is already bad that I have to charge the brand new device few times a day, after using facebook (lite app), whatsapp, instagram (non-lite app), light browsing (Firefox and Chrome), some calls (less than 30 minutes a day)

Further Bugs Noticed

• Adaptive brightness is either too dim or too bright when light changes drastically.
• Gestures are not always responsive. It becomes just scrolling/swiping randomly.
• Battery heats up using Facebook Lite, goes upto 37°C easy. Previously it was just the processor, battery barely hit 35°C. It's just 2 degrees because I stop using the device at th 37°C warning.
• Charging is also slow. Takes about 30 mins or so more to charge 10-90%

Things I tried

Resetting Network Settings (Network, Bluetooth, and WiFi) - No impact

Resetting All Settings - No impact

Factory Resetting - No Impact

Clearing Cache Partition - UI lags are rare now

Do other users have these bugs? What are the fixes/ workarounds you found?

Why are there a concerning amount of bugs coming from the No.1 Android phone manufacturer, and why are they not yet fixed?

Thanks!

(Below devices were started being hyped by "influencers" about a month after the above ✨update✨)

Galaxy S24Galaxy S24+Galaxy S24 Ultra

2024.03.22 Update (OneUI 6, Android 14, 01 March 2024 security patch):

Network speed

It looks fine after this update. But I'll have to do more tests as I was inside a star hotel.

2024.03.22 Patch Update

Network Update 2: It seems back to normal. Here are the speeds in "real world" for me:

An area where network coverage is average-high (auto youtube quality is 480p): 4G+ on a highway, traveling at about 80kmh, during rain

In an area where network coverage is medium-low (auto youtube quality is 240p) 4G+ at a bus stop

Camera:

Did not check 64MP. Might check later. (Honestly forgot as I stopped using it)

16MP and Ultra wide which I use are doing just fine.

Fingerprint:

Same issues are still there.

Battery Life:

It is much much worse now.

2024.03.19

2024.03.20

Usage on 2024.03.21 - Before update

2024.03.22 - Before Update

2024.03.23 - Before update

2024.03.24 - Date of update

2024.03.25 - 1 Day after the update

Battery Update 2: Cleaned the Cache partition. Now battery life is back to its original useless self.

2024.04.05 battery usage

2024.04.06 battery usage

Further Bugs Noticed

• Adaptive brightness is still buggy.
• Gestures seems to be back to normal.
• Battery heating up issue is there if the network is unstable (switching between 5G, 4G+, 4G) or coverage is low.
• Charging is good, but not back to what it was.

Overall, this has been an interesting security patch.

I have one more question though. How are you going to fix the phones that were bricked by your buggy update?

[MaddMaxx]

Yes,all of the above. 

Plus the in-call speaker is not working after update. 

Gave to put phone on speaker to use it.

[RoBro007]

@MaddMaxx That's a nightmare 😥

[Members_tGfYSaj]

Same issues for my A53 5g.  I reported it to Samsung and answered me to send my phone to a service center.  So they messed it with and update OTA and now I should stay without phone and maybe pay the service to solve it.   No way! 

[RoBro007]

I guess repair costs and lawsuits are cheaper for Samsung than making an update that actually work for everyone 🤕

[srivatsaharidas]

I have the exact issue, None of the SIMs are no longer getting detected.

Tried factory resetting the phone which didn't work. One of the worst updates to ever come. My phone is just as useful as a paperweight.

[Bhuon]

I have Faceing The Same Issues after the Updteing one UI 6.0 .. I visit service centre india west bengal But they Didn't not help menout OF it Shame On U #samsung ... iam in india . I am Totaly Dispointed samsung What r u doing samsung  i Naver buy the Samsung  smart phone naver 

[Bhuon]

 16m 

[Bhuon]

The 64 m pixel Taken Photo was out of Shape  sovon the Problam #samsung 

[DrWage]

Hello @RoBro007

I don't have any of the problems or they don't fall into my usage pattern, but I can only thank you for the detailed documentation. If you've found any useful way to report such problems to Samsung, let me know.

Although I have an Samsung Galaxy A14 and another problem. If there's anything I can help you with or test, let me know. 

[RoBro007]

Did you try installing the April security patch via WiFi?

Seems like Samsung fixed some issues. I would try that, even though I do not trust their updates anymore