It is reported by the Android Authority of the overseas tech site that Samsung’s smartphone “Galaxy series” in South Korea intentionally reduces the performance when operating a specific application and extends the battery life.
In fact, such intentional performance degradation (throttling) has long existed as a bad habit in the smartphone industry.for exampleChina OnePlus also beforeI admit that I was slowing down performance and extending battery life when running certain apps.
According to the Android Authority, a service called “Game Optimizing Service (GOS)” installed in Galaxy smartphones intentionally reduces the performance of apps such as Netflix, TikTok, and Microsoft Office. This effect is said to reach 10,000 apps, so it can be seen that this is a well-crafted system.
As the name suggests, GOS does not affect benchmark apps such as 3DMark, GeekBench 5, and PCMark. So it seems that only games and benchmarking apps are designed to run at normal speeds to hide performance degradation.
According to a report sent to Naver, a Korean social networking service, Samsung has begun investigating this issue and will make an official announcement in the near future. We are waiting for the announcement of an early official opinion on this issue, which will have a major impact on Galaxy users.
Source: Android Authority, Naver