One UI 6 with Android 14: A downgrade on my 4 months old S23 Ultra

[Vashkar_B]

I was doing all good with this device with one UI 5. 

I was checking different videos on one UI 6 and was really excited about the update.

But now, I would say that it's become a nightmare for me. I am never a heavy user of the phone. 

Below are a few listed issues that I noticed so far:

1. Dramatic fall on battery 

2. Network issues (sometimes mobile data network goes blind even if my '4g/5g' sign is shown on the notification panel. 

3. SOT checking has become a task for analytic specialists. Previously, it was easy to check my usage/SOT based on the last 100% of the charge. But now, Oh My God! I am not a specialist to understand these graphs. And it has become too complex to understand. 

4. I use to switch between different keyboards. Previously, there was an option on the notification panel to change the default keyboard. Now, it's gone. 

5. I have customised the timing for 'Eye comfort shield' which is set to turn on and off on specific time. Now, it doesn't work. Though it's still like the earlier ui version, I need to do it manually. 

6. A few apps started behaving weird. They don't work properly until I close them and start it again.

7. A big bug with 'recent task manager' option. Sometimes, it's like list, sometimes grid view. I put it on 'grid view', but mostly, it's list. 

If anyone with such issues, please do suggest me some ways to get rid of them. 

[Anonymous User]

Yes but how do you do that when there is no option anywhere to downgrade or roleback without having to use a PC?

[grahamn214]

I just upgraded although feels like a downgrade right now to Android 14 One ui6 and all of a sudden my GlideX app for extending my Asus laptop screen to my S9 Ultra and Fold 5 will no longer work.  I cannot use either device anymore as a second screen with my computer.  And becasue I do not have a Galaxy Book there is no other way I am aware of to extend my laptop screen anymore.  Why did this get taken away? I am not happy.

[Vashkar_B]

I am still confused if it's really a upgrade!

[Nuclear87]

Yes drop connection every time i want call or use Internet. Sim card is ok, before update no Problems, galaxy s22. 

[Members_52hurnP]

Yes i am also facing the same problems after update my battery doesn't even last for 5 hours on full charge and sometimes i have problem with my Bluetooth after connecting to my buds they are connected with a minimum sound neither it increases nor it decreases it gets normal when i restart my phone i have restarted my phone several times after the update it's really annoying and i m very disappointed after this 

[Vashkar_B]

That means it's a problem with One UI 6.

[rccrf]

I'm in the states on ONE UI 6.0 and it's terrible. Who doesn't want extra steps to open the bluetooth main settings? I mean I get where they're coming from with this, but it's terrible.

Also love that ANDROID AUTO now refuses to allow me to connect "AUDIO" to my car, Call and everything else works fine, but it refuses to connect audio. Open up Bluetooth Proper Settings, longpress TOYOTA TUNDRA, scroll down to "Call, Audio, Contacts, messages"; "Audio" is "Gray"/"OFF", press it, goes "BLUE"/"ON" for like a second and then toggles ITSELF back off. NO MATTER WHAT.

I nuked the Toyota settings, Android settings, cleared the Android Auto Data, Restarted the phone, done wired and wireless, NOTHING BRINGS BACK AUDIO CAPABILITIES, so I can't listen to Spotify through my car. You spend this kind of money on a phone and they keep screwing up the software. That's what Samsung is best at, breaking software, giving software you don't want or can't turn off, and pestering you every week with "WELLNESS" notifications you can't disable. I JUST WANT A PHONE THAT WORKS. I want the PHYSICAL FEATURES OF A SAMSUNG PHONE but NONE OF YOUR SOFTWARE, you've proven you can't code. You took SNotes and turned it into a worse copy of Apple's Note experience which I also hate. Hey, it's Bigsby that NO ONE ASKED FOR. And BIGSBY comes with 20 apps you don't know are always running and collecting data in the background that you can't turn off since it also seeps into the Camera App and if you use a third party terminal script app to disable them, you no longer have a functioning phone. Spy on Samsung, Spy on.

[Vashkar_B]

My god! I though the problems with bluetooth is only in my device! It's same here. Bluetooth turns okay after a restart. Even I needed to do it twice at once just to let my buds work properly.

[glgbnaf_2023]

don't feel alone my battery goes from 100% to 20 in 4 hours, and the edge lighting for notifications don't work as well as the always on display apps crash or open or take me someplace else the screen freezes up and gets stuck now the December supposed ui 6.0 bug fix update was just a security patch don't expect a fix on that that bricked my s 23 ultra up nothing I can do with it so much for a 3 month old 1600 dollar 1 tb device.. nice job samsung.. never use samsung again... like you said on ui 5.1 android 13 every thing was perfect till November 10th when they pushed 14 ui 6.0 and down the drain everything went...I hope samsung don't block this reply but is the dog gone honest truth.....shame on you samsung I hope the s 24 ultras catch fire or fail like the note 7 did back around 2016

[Vashkar_B]

Feel sorry for you as I do for me! Never expected such hyped one ui 6.0 update will fail us in such a terrible way! The more I use, the more I get introduced with newer bugs. That irritating and unexpected as well in such a premium expensive device. Lets see if one ui 6.1 does some good or not!