Battery drain after One UI 6.1 update S23 Ultra

[czanek]

I'm experiencing a huge change in battery behaviour in my S23 Ultra after the One UI 6.1 update!

It's terrible! The battery life was excellent before the update, now - the phone barely survives a day, I have to charge it up during a day, it never happened before.

This has to be related to the update. I hope Samsung will fix this ASAP as this really cripples the phone!

If the fix won't happen, and some rumors turn out to be true (Samsung trying to push users to get a new gen phone) it'll be my last Samsung phone! I've paid so much money for the highest model only to have my battery life cut almost in half by a software update one year after! Insane.

[jmscaramal]

S23 user here.. Same problem.. None of the tricks suggested in the topic really worked.. Phone can't hold more than a few hours, even without using its screen... 

[Anonymous User]

I submitted the battery drain via the Members app and their support got back to me with the following: "We've had a look at your Error report, and it does appear there was high battery consumption due to the apps and enabled settings running in the background on your Galaxy S23 Ultra. If you're still experiencing this, please close the apps running in the background, and turn off any enabled settings when they're not required."

Wow. Thanks Samsung. Clearly they're not willing to acknowledge this issue.

[Poncke]

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@Anonymous User wrote:

I submitted the battery drain via the Members app and their support got back to me with the following: "We've had a look at your Error report, and it does appear there was high battery consumption due to the apps and enabled settings running in the background on your Galaxy S23 Ultra. If you're still experiencing this, please close the apps running in the background, and turn off any enabled settings when they're not required."

Wow. Thanks Samsung. Clearly they're not willing to acknowledge this issue.

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The thing is that they need to look at usage before and after the One UI 6.1 update and compare usage. But it is totally expected that they would fob you off like that. I am also waiting for a reply from them. I expect it to be the same. 

Fact is, I used to charge my phone once every 24 hours, now I am charging at least twice in 24 hours. And I am not using my phone any differently. 

[Danielhungary]

I had another beautiful answer from them. Clearly they want me to change to iPhone, and I will certainly follow their advice:

"Thank you for reaching out, and we apologize for any inconvenience you've experienced.

We would like to inform you that our mobile devices can heat up to temperatures between 40-50 degrees Celsius during usage.

If you notice that your device is getting hotter than this, we recommend visiting our authorized service centers."

[ck51]

used to have around 48 hours showing available after charging.  now says less than 24 . Will not last a full day after full 100% charge , seems to get hot faster,  takes longer to charge and keeps giving warnings several times that device needs restarting because an app is using too much cpu ( never once had that warning before updating to 6.1 )

[pritchard]

I also noticed that i have same problem with my S23 Ultra. After update to UI 6.1 battery drain is extremely fast. Hope the Samsung deliver bug fix to this ASAP.

[Tommy2Times]

Still not upgrading. Not till I see this battery issue resolved. If forced will glady jump ship to a different brand as this sort of malarkey is unacceptable to me personally.

[Doriano Genovese]

i also didnt updated to this cr*ppy 6.1 each day i read this topic im very very glad i stayed on 6.0 bruh🤓

[Bassam-M]

Would you please share the build number, I'll downgrade my mobile, but lost tracking of builds.

[ylrevebnna]

I had also done that. Nothing changed. I will just wait for the next update. Maybe that can fix the draining and heating issues as well as my camera.