Can anyone share experience about power usage, performance, and functionality on older devices?
I am still on OneUI 6.1, I have a A73. 😄
Not really looking forward to the update as everything works as I need it to.
Hopefully other people will help close out the bugs in OneUI 7 before it arrives on the A73.
I was using an S22 Ultra until yesterday and it was doing fine, but I barely use it for more than the web browser, a few stupid apps like the one for the internet provider, and the camera. Hated most of the UI changes from a visual and usability standpoint, but they seemed to work alright.
Thanks! What is it about usability that has got worse after the update?
The top info for time and battery got smaller and then the battery percent is in this stupid pill thing so the text is even smaller and harder to read.
I had to change some settings back, like the pull down menu, because I didn’t like the new setup. They also added a notice that they got rid of the three swipe up navigation, which they actually got rid of the prior update. So if someone skips ahead that is gone. They added in a bunch of annoying nag about AI crap that takes a dozen settings to turn off.
And of course they changed the icon colors AGAIN which always takes me weeks to get used too.
My S21 Ultra is trucking along fine. Battery life is slightly diminished but hardly noticeable. Functionality continues to meet expectations. I’m running Kvaesitso as my home screen, no major modifications.
It’s running too well to justify replacing yet.
S21, the battery drain is much worse now and the UI is very not comfortable or nice to use, to put it gently.
What are some UI aspects that got worse to use after the update?
The icons, colors and animations of everything
I have a Note 20 Ultra (One UI 5.1, Android 13) and I have no complaints about the UI, generally, but I’ve been using Nova Launcher for over a decade, so I might not be the best judge on Samsung’s UI’s over the years.
Battery life is fine. It lasts a day without charging, easily, with a good bit of use, and the power saver modes extend that.
I’d like one of those new folding phones, but the Samsung ones are waaaaay too expensive and getting an Oppo or Huawei device in the US is tricky. Other than that, the newer devices just don’t have enough that’s better or interesting, so I’ll probably keep this until it breaks in a way I can’t fix (replaced the frame, battery and front screen recently for like $120)
I was using an S20FE Up until like 2 months ago and it was doing fine, battery life had obviously diminished but it still pretty much lasted me all day.
I’ve got a Note 8 that’s still hanging on. Battery lasts me all day with moderate use, but my bank app isn’t supported.
Hell if I know I refused to let it update. It’s still on one ui 4 and its disabled because it sucks ass. I use adw launcher instead and it is wonderful.
