Samsung might be throttling the performance of 10,000 apps

[Shadowra]

We’ve seen several cases over the years of smartphone manufacturers limiting the performance of a select number of apps, ostensibly in order to claw back battery life. Now, it looks like Samsung might be doing the same. Twitter user GaryeonHan and Korean netizens have posted a list of 10,000 apps (accessible here) that are apparently subjected to “performance limits” as part of Samsung’s Game Optimizing Service (GOS). The company’s Korean Community forum is also inundated with pages and pages of complaints from users as a result.

Update: March 3, 2022 (1:27 AM ET): Samsung is apparently investigating the GOS issue pointed out below. According to information circulation on Naver, the company is conducting an internal investigation and approaching the issue as seriously as the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. Samsung is also expected to make an official announcement regarding the matter soon.

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[silversurfer]

Samsung has addressed reports that it is throttling the performance of thousands of popular apps, saying a software update will return control to users.

“We value the feedback we receive about our products and after careful consideration, we plan to roll out a software update soon so users can control the performance while running game apps,” said Samsung spokesperson Kelly Yeo in a statement to The Verge.

Samsung addresses throttling reports, says an update is on the way

GOS is meant to reduce heat output while gaming.

www.theverge.com

 

[superleeds27]

Updating is rolling out now apparently

 

[Freki123]

Geekbench delisted the phones for that from the benchmark charts.