Opinion
Facebook Battery Drain Scam: Stop eating my Samsung phone’s battery at least when I am not using it
Samsung Note 20 Ultra is the latest flagship offering from Samsung. The launch of this smartphone brought numerous premium features including a new larger and better display, improved S Pen, stylish design, and more.
With a long-lasting battery, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra brings all-day performance and allows us to stay connected with our family members and beloved ones.
As a fan of Samsung, I’ve purchased the top variant of the Galaxy Note 20 series, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and I was really impressed with its design and the work Samsung did on this flagship. (by the way, I am still impressed with this flagship)
As a smartphone enthusiast, I spent most of my time playing with different apps and around the entire software ecosystem of the smartphones but I don’t spend much time on the social media website, Facebook, or its mobile app.
Recently, I’ve spotted a big problem with my Note 20 Ultra’s battery life, all thanks to an app called Facebook and its service that runs in the background and drains the phone’s battery for unnecessary reasons.
This morning, Device care showed me a warning that Facebook is consuming intensive battery life. Then I jumped into the Device care’s battery details section and found that the Facebook app alongside its background service had been running silently without even using it.
As you can see in the screenshot, Facebook app usage for today is about 1.9% of battery share and it’s been used for 0 minutes but it has been active in the background for 43 minutes (and counting at the time of taking the screenshot). On the other hand, Facebook Services used for 0 mins but running in the background for 2 and half hours and consumed 1.6% percent battery life.
While looking at the battery usage for the last 7 days, I’ve found that the Facebook app ran for up to 6 hours in the background, and Facebook Services for over 20 hours a day, even though when I’ve not opened it for once.
Compared to this, if I sum up my actual Facebook app usage, then it’ll be a total of almost 30 minutes for the entire week.
Following this issue, I’ve researched on the web to confirm whether this problem is occurring only on my device or others too. The search results revealed that there are hundreds of Samsung smartphone users reported critical battery-draining issues just because of the Facebook mobile app.
Facebook is a massively used mobile app and offers many features for users. On other hand, it also gives a negative effect on the performance of the smartphone. Can you guess why it damages the performance of a smartphone? I can.
According to its terms and conditions, the Facebook application continuously runs in the background to check and send frequent notifications. Yes, when you are not using the Facebook app, it still runs in the background and consumes the battery as well as storage too.
Some Facebook users also suggest to stop using the FB mobile app to prevent unnecessary battery consumption because there’s no permanent fix that has been applied from Facebook on this matter.
In my opinion, if you spent too much of your time on Facebook then keep it in your app drawer. On the other hand, if you don’t want to keep it then open Samsung internet or Google Chrome and use the web version.
If you’re also facing critical battery drainage issues on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone just because of the Facebook application, share your valuable thoughts with us in the comments below.
Samsung Theme Park is a great application, which is available on select Galaxy devices through the Good Lock suite. As Android 14 development continues, hopes are high for the next One UI version and we advise Samsung to integrate Theme Park customization tools into One UI 6.0.
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Theme Park is an app, that belongs to the Good Lock customization suite. The application makes it possible to create a custom theme that consists of wallpaper, keyboard, quick panel, icon, and volume panel. Combining Theme Park tools, Samsung can swiftly make One UI 6.0 the ultimate customizable software.
Theme Park tools should be a part of One UI 6:
Since Good Lock is not available for all Galaxy models and all regions/markets, Theme Park can only be used on a limited scale. At the same time, some users are either unaware of the Good Lock tool or don’t want to enter into the hurdle of creating a custom theme.
Using the Theme tool of the Theme Park app, you can set the wallpaper and get the color combination for the theme. It is somehow similar to the Color Palette but allows you to manually select a main color and a style, which affects the overall color and mood of the theme.
The Keyboard customization tool of Theme Park is also useful. It brings fruitful features such as personalization of Key style, and tap color as well as allows you to use an image on all keys. If you spend some free with the Keyboard tool, you can create give an epic look and feel to it.
Quick panel can’t be customized in the One UI software, except for changing colors derived from the Material You palette. Using the Theme Park app, users can give different color shades to the elements of the Quick panel such as primary toggles, brightness slider, and text as well as blur level of background.
Icon customization is the greatest feature of the Theme Park application. There is a huge directory of shapes that can be altered with One UI’s default icon shapes. Moreover, the tool also lets users pick their preferred color for the icons and background tray.
One UI 5.1 removed Material You theming from the Volume panel to deliver a better user experience. However, it doesn’t mean the Volume panel can’t be customized as the Theme Park app is here to help us. However, we can just assign different colors to the interface elements.
One UI 6
Samsung may begin the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 Beta testing by August 2023. The Galaxy S23 series is ready to become the first Galaxy to run the new One UI 6 software, however, the company is expected to release the official version later this year. We want Samsung to integrate Theme Park tools into the next One UI version.
Samsung One UI 5.0 introduced enhanced animation and new visuals on Galaxy devices. The company further refined both aspects with the Android 13-based One UI 5.1 and now there are high hopes for Android 14-based One UI 6.0.
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Since the beginning, Samsung’s One UI software greatly evolved and is defined as the best Android skin. Apple, which is the company’s biggest rival in key markets still has a lead in animation and visuals, hence, Samsung has a great opportunity with One UI 6.0.
Samsung One UI 6.0 Animation & Visuals
System animation and visuals are the key factors of user interface and user experience. Powerful hardware aside, if the phone doesn’t have smoother animation and lag-free transition features, it can never be counted as a competitor in the market.
The One UI 6.0 software will be based on the new Android 14 operating system. Pixel phones with stock Android also offer great system animation and elegant visual effects. Samsung should take benefit of the power of Android OS and make it just amazing with further refinements.
With the One UI 5.1, the South Korean tech giant has greatly refined the animation and visuals on Galaxy devices. One UI 5.1 is an Android 13-based software but has radical improvements over the initial One UI 5 version. With a generation gap, consumers are hoping for big from Samsung and it should do it too.
Despite being an unstable software system, OnePlus’ OxygenOS also feels smooth like butter. The company plays cleverly by making the most interactive things best to reduce attention from other limitations. The visuals of OxygenOS are nice and the animations are a close rival to One UI.
Samsung will not participate in Google’s Android 14 Public Beta program, while the One UI 6 Beta is likely to begin this August. In 2022, the company may take about two months in the adoption and distribution of the next software to Galaxy devices.
A slightly delayed software update would be considered the best gift instead of an early rollout packed with bugs and problems. Samsung should take its time to work on animation and visuals, and redefine the definition of user experience on Galaxy devices.
Samsung offers tons of features for its Galaxy devices to customize almost everything, even a small lock icon on the lock screen. Currently, Samsung is busy in rolling out its mature software One UI 5.1 based on Android 13 for eligible Galaxy devices. On the other hand, Google already started testing Android 14 and Apple releases iOS beta updates throughout the year, so why is Samsung lagging behind with One UI?
If we talk about Apple, then it pushes regular iOS beta updates so that users can get an error-free service. The company gives its users the opportunity to test the upcoming new iOS features before the stable release throughout the year. Samsung should also follow the footprints of Apple to provide a regular One UI beta update for testing new features.
Obviously, it is difficult for Samsung to roll out a One UI beta like Apple’s iOS beta as Google releases only one major update in a year. And based on that new Android version, Samsung initiates testing its One UI Beta which lasts only for a short period of time.
But Samsung can make some significant changes according to its own so that when a new Android OS stable will arrive, it can be easily deployed by Samsung for Galaxy devices. Samsung can also begin One UI beta update along with Google so whenever the Korean tech giant delivers its new custom skin then users can get a bug-free and better experience.
Samsung can start the One UI beta program only for limited flagship models including Galaxy S23, Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Z Flip 3, also in the limited beta testing countries.
The question is why should Samsung run iOS beta like One UI beta for a whole year? Is there any benefit from this? Yes, it has benefits. If Samsung runs the One UI beta throughout the year, it will be able to provide a bug-free service through its stable updates as well as enhance the stability.
Most importantly, Galaxy users can enjoy the upcoming features of the new Android OS ahead like Pixel devices. As of now, Pixel devices have started enjoying the features of Android 14 while Samsung will start testing these features in August or September and the stable release will be in October or November.