Alright so two days ago my battery DRAINED like crazy. Like, it was almost dead by 4 pm where it usually has at LEAST 50%, but usually more than 60%. This is after the UI 7.0 update, universally hated.
Bonus Note: to turn off the stupid separate notifications/other panel thing, swipe down on the notification bar → click the edit button (the pencil) → click "panel settings" (top left) → change from "separate" to "together"
I went into my battery to see what was draining it...
Lo and behold, it's AI shit that nobody wants ✨
BUT don't panic, I figured out how to fix it! (Cut here so it doesn't clog up feeds) :)
You need to go to settings → apps and then click the filter button (see below if you don't know where it is, drawn very shakily in blue) and select "Show system apps"
To find our culprit, scroll down to the "P" apps, and click on "Personal Data Intelligence". Here's where it's draining your battery: the permissions that it automatically accesses for no reason but to (presumably) put AI stuff/options on there!
Clear the data first, I don't know if it actually did something but it made me feel better.
Now deny all of the permissions it has access to. It's going to show a pop up every time claiming that features of your device (AI features) won't work as intended and you're going to click "deny anyway" for ALL of them.
I don't know if it affected anything, but I also: blocked notifications, set default to other apps so that it wouldn't open, turned off background data usage (in the Mobile Data section)
Also, don't forget to make sure it can't change your system settings!! I don't know what it wants to change, but it might turn the permissions back on and continue draining your battery if you allow it to change system settings.
While you can't do it with this, with other apps you can change the battery usage to "restricted", meaning it will not run in the background (as much) and use less battery!
Here's the results from today, I have used it less than yesterday but it didn't even show up on the battery usage list so I think I fixed it!!
I've also done this process and/or deactivated (bolded ones are for sure AI or similar stuff) (these are my personal preference): AI Wallpaper, Android System Intelligence, Avatar Editor, Avatar Stickers, Bixby, Bixby Vision, Customization Service, Drawing Assist, Galaxy Avatar, Galaxy editing service, Galaxy Themes Service, Game Booster, Game Optimizing Service, Gaming Hub, Gemini, Google Location History, Google Play Services for AR, Hey Google Hotword, all of the "Knox" stuff, LiveEffectService, MDMApp, Meet Installer, Meta App Installer, Meta App Manager, Meta Services, MhsAiService, Modes and Routines, OK Google Hotword, Recommended Apps, Reminder, Samsung Checkout, Samsung Cloud, Samsung Cloud Assistant, Samsung Editing Assets, Samsung Intelligence Voice Services, Samsung Internet, everything with "Smart" in the beginning of the title, Video Effects, Voice Wake-Up, aaaaand WiFiAiService
Please let me know if there are any other AI apps or annoying system apps that I can turn off that I missed!
My phone updated to Android 15 and I hate is and here's me complaining about it and asking if anyone knows any fixes
1- the "notifications settings" button at the bottom of the pull down panel
I got rid of the split pull down thing but I can't get rid of this
2- the fact that Spotify is like this now, on the lock screen the player used to be at the top (and the fact that the home screen is 5×6 now)
3- and, what I'm most upset about, they took away aod (always on display)
It used to be I could tap the time on my lock screen, it would show me the full time (seconds) and what song was playing, the temperature, upcoming alarms, and alow me to turn in my voice recorder without even turning on my phone, and now it's all just GONE
Oh and when I take a screenshot it makes a noise and I can't turn it off
I was able to fix most of the stuff the update fucked up, but I can't figure out how to fix, if anyone else knows how please let me know
I am having a morning. Got to work, and the printer is flashing at me, and none of the paperwork that prints overnight had printed. I was thinking that something jammed. Nope. It has suddenly decided that the paper is the wrong size. The same paper that was apparently perfectly fine 3 hours before it crapped out - at the LATEST.
It now keeps trying to use a paper tray that doesn't EXIST and nothing I do to it will get it to print properly. I can sometimes get it to print a single page, but then I have to cancel the job. So, I have a call in to the Help Desk about it. They're not open, yet.
Then! While I was fighting with that, my phone decided to update. Everything about this update is ugly, gross, and makes the phone harder to use. My home screen is a fucking eyesore. It is physically painful to look at, and the icons are almost impossible to tell apart.
I mean... just LOOK at this thing:
Why is EVERYTHING a blinding red color?
The clock on the lockscreen now takes up half the screen and is unreadable. You can only get to the settings by swiping down in a specific spot. The apps page is infinitely scrolling down instead of easy to navigate pages.
So far, there is not a thing I like about this update. AND I CAN'T FIGIRE OUT HOW TO AT LEAST FIX MY ICONS.
