regrets of buying this phone because of the lag! - Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

this phone with these specs lags! as hell even though i dont have much files or games and apps installed only used 3 gbs from th 64 or th 50 gb left scrolling up and down is s*** in this phone for real why 3gb ram device and with the latest exynos prosseccor from samsung has these issues
i cant describe my disappointment from this device
i love everything on this device but the lag is just uuuugghhh!Q!!!#!!!!!
do you know something that can fixes the lag
tried everything here and other android sites nothing worked!

Never faced a lag as yet on my S6. Try a factory reset and set the phone up as a new device without logging into google and samsung. Try not to sync app data from google maybe that will help.

Scrolling in chrome does kind of suck, try other browsers like stock, dolphin or opera

Adaway solved the scrolling lag in chrome for me

Iloudsan said:
this phone with these specs lags! as hell even though i dont have much files or games and apps installed only used 3 gbs from th 64 or th 50 gb left scrolling up and down is s*** in this phone for real why 3gb ram device and with the latest exynos prosseccor from samsung has these issues
i cant describe my disappointment from this device
i love everything on this device but the lag is just uuuugghhh!Q!!!#!!!!!
do you know something that can fixes the lag
tried everything here and other android sites nothing worked!
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The only time I see lag is when switching apps via multitask, and even then it is not a huge deal. No, it shouldn't have any lag with these specs, but no phone is perfect.
If you have literally "tried everything here and other android sites nothing worked" then sell it now while you can get the most money for it, because it will never be completely lag-free and it obviously keeps you from enjoying the phone.

sublimaze said:
The only time I see lag is when switching apps via multitask, and even then it is not a huge deal. No, it shouldn't have any lag with these specs, but no phone is perfect.
If you have literally "tried everything here and other android sites nothing worked" then sell it now while you can get the most money for it, because it will never be completely lag-free and it obviously keeps you from enjoying the phone.
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I really love this phone these lags am talking about the scrolling lag and am not rooted
I tried flashing stock tar file 5.1.1 to get the device new but when odin finished nothing got formatted

Iloudsan said:
I really love this phone these lags am talking about the scrolling lag and am not rooted
I tried flashing stock tar file 5.1.1 to get the device new but when odin finished nothing got formatted
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Are you talking about scrolling lag in Samsung apps, or non Samsung apps, or both?

sublimaze said:
Are you talking about scrolling lag in Samsung apps, or non Samsung apps, or both?
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Both but it's much less with Samsung apps

Iloudsan said:
Both but it's much less with Samsung apps
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Force 2d gpu rendering helps to make it less worse. But I know what you are talking about. Those who deny it, are shy to admit it
Sent from my SM-G920T

Browsers lag big time. I still have my s5 and it is super smooth compared to my s6. hopefully it will be fixed.
Tried chrome, stock browser and opera. They all stutter/lag when scrolling whereas the s5 is fast as you like.
EDIT: force GPU rendering does indeed seem to help.
EDIT 2: this thread ( http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...owser-chrome-facebook-twitter-play-store.html )
suggests that JavaScript is the issue. Turning JavaScript off in chrome does also seem to help a lot!
Perhaps the people who don't see the lag are using Ad blockers which stops it loading JavaScript?

f1ux said:
Perhaps the people who don't see the lag are using Ad blockers which stops it loading JavaScript?
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Never noticed any lag and do use AdAway to block ads... never even really tried it without it.

I turned Javascript back on and installed adaway and its still smooth.
Think we've found the culprit!
Maybe it's a bug with JavaScript engine?
This is sunpider JavaScript test running on 5.1.1
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Also I noticed certain themes affect the smoothness of the phone.. Some causing to make the phone stutter or glitch when switching orientation.
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there is sometimes a bit of lag which i don't mind...but what's really annoy me is the stutter....in the LOG list....try to scroll...you will see it stutter....i was hoping not to run into these but it did happen...sadly

Anything that uses Android System WebView will lag. Anything that uses Javascript will lag. Chrome lags on everything, including Nexus devices.
Forcing GPU rendering helps reduce redraws.
Turning off all window & transition animations (in dev options) removes some eye candy, but those animations just get in the way of doing stuff imo.
A 3rd party launcher like Nova Launcher will make a *huge* difference in your daily usage & satisfaction with the phone.

I have tried all methods. But, I notice scrolling lag only in some of the Google Apps such as play store and play newsstand.
Also, I have got lollipop update for my galaxy note pro 12.2 tablet, which is super fast and lag free compared to s6.
I am hoping some optimization update for Google Apps with respect to s6.
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Welcome to android...? Buttery smooth only exists on iOS. However, the s6 line is by far the best when it comes to being snappy.

Oliv3 said:
Welcome to android...? Buttery smooth only exists on iOS. However, the s6 line is by far the best when it comes to being snappy.
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ios is not buttery smooth..it does lag and stutter after a while...less than android but still....

What lag? I swear mine has never lagged.
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Mine runs like butter now lag at all.

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Chrome: sandboxed processes are killing my battery

Does anyone know what these battery-murdering processes are for? They just sort of popped up out of nowhere on my phone and are separate from the main Chrome listing under battery stats.
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
EDIT: a quick Google search shows that it's related to security. Still not finding any info about why it would be running rampant on my phone like this.
clear data in chrome. reboot.
you won't get rid of it is part of chrome since recently
don't use chrome it murders your battery
After almost a month with the n5 and using chrome exclusively on stock I have never seen that entry in batt stats.
good day.
chopper the dog said:
After almost a month with the n5 and using chrome exclusively on stock I have never seen that entry in batt stats.
good day.
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updated to 4.4.2 have we yet?
meangreenie said:
updated to 4.4.2 have we yet?
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I did a week ago and notice nothing odd. I'm running the deodexed rom based off the factory image.
good day.
chopper the dog said:
After almost a month with the n5 and using chrome exclusively on stock I have never seen that entry in batt stats.
good day.
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I've never seen it until today, and now it's all over the place. It's weird.
I had this exact same problem! At times there would be 3 different sandboxed processes that would appear on my battery stats and boy did they drain my battery.
As to a fix, I tried everything from clearing chromes cache/data, rebooting, uninstalling chrome updates and even a fresh ROM install but the sandboxed processes still came back. I eventually gave up on chrome and just installed the aosp browser which imho is one of the smoothest/fastest browsers out there! My battery has lasted so much longer now that I stopped using chrome. I suggest you just find an alternative browser
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DGpro said:
I had this exact same problem! At times there would be 3 different sandboxed processes that would appear on my battery stats and boy did they drain my battery.
As to a fix, I tried everything from clearing chromes cache/data, rebooting, uninstalling chrome updates and even a fresh ROM install but the sandboxed processes still came back. I eventually gave up on chrome and just installed the aosp browser which imho is one of the smoothest/fastest browsers out there! My battery has lasted so much longer now that I stopped using chrome. I suggest you just find an alternative browser
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I'm giving Dolphin a spin for the first time in about 2 years. Already I'm blown away by how much faster it is than either Chrome or the AOSP browser. I've never cared for the AOSP browser, to be honest.
Whatever floats your boat man . Still curious as to why these sandboxed processes started popping up out of nowhere though. I went a long time with no such issues using chrome and I believe after upgrading to 4.4.2 is when it began happening. Wonder if there is a screwup somewhere. So strange...
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Just checked and I got one as well today. First time I have ever seen it. Mine used next to no battery though, but still 5 minutes of CPU time.
Same problem here, do you know any way to fix it?. Sandoxed process is killing my battery all the time.
same here! like look at the stats I'm getting with it
I started having the same from one day to the other. I guess there is no user fix, so it's just up to Chrome devs to manage the memory hog. Is there a fully working (bookmark sync, incognito mode) flashable AOSP browser working with 4.4.2 at this time?
waallen said:
I started having the same from one day to the other. I guess there is no user fix, so it's just up to Chrome devs to manage the memory hog. Is there a fully working (bookmark sync, incognito mode) flashable AOSP browser working with 4.4.2 at this time?
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I am having this same issue as well. You would think it would have been fixed by now especially for my nexus 5.... Is the only solution to not use chrome?
I get it too but it doesn't seem ton have too much detrimental affect on the battery, well no more so than you would expect from actually using Chrome.
Are you guys with heavy drain using Chrome Beta?
These sandboxed processes are killing my phone's battery so much. Was looking for a solution and found this thread. So no solution for this issue ?
Just a wild guess but does this happen after leaving Chrome running in the background (multi tasking)? Or even when Chrome is closed.
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Just a wild guess but does this happen after leaving Chrome running in the background (multi tasking)? Or even when Chrome is closed.
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Happens only while using chrome.
I wont say that this is killing the battery on my Nexus 7; but I realized the chrome.sandbox entries today(2)...had four tabs open in my Chrome browser fresh from a charge..2 happened to have flash content in them. Don't know if that is relevant to the thread or not, but perhaps it might be a useful observation in order to test/diagnose. i.e. maybe its normal and mobile chrome sandboxes threads from pages that contain certain "content". Perhaps this actually makes chrome more secure and stable (anyone ever been on a flash laiden webpage that crashed before?)
Interesting that this is the only thread I've found re: this issue.

Wondering why the S6 can't hold apps in its memory?

Well, if you have wondered why, I think I may have the answer.
Samsung made a claim that the new Touchwiz is stripped down and optimised for better performance, well, they LIED. True optimisation isn't easy, but another manufacturer did it - HTC. Below are the two screenshots of the respective "Running" app section of the settings and see the difference? 1500MB vs 355MB. 5 times more.
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My S6 is running the latest version of Touchwiz, COGA, and the M8 is running a lollipop custom ROM ported from the M9 (sort of). I sincerely hope Samsung will fix this issue, as even the 4GB RAM Note 5 and Edge Plus are also experiencing app shutdowns. What are your experiences? If you have a solution, please share. Thanks!
Agressive memory management and Sh*twiz cached in RAM causing this. Some custom kernels are better than stock, but no fix as of now.
8GB ram is a must for TouchWiz
Again:
the workload of the ram is not the problem!
I'm running a very stripped down TW rom and I never reach a full ram. I am around 80%. The Problem is that the system is killing processes to early, even if the ram is far away from being full. That would happen with any amount of ram.
Yes Samsung should fix this or should have already fixed that issue.
Yeah it f*cking sucks. It's rendering my g watch unusable since it's aways killing the wear app
they didn't do nothing to optimize its almost the only software to eat all the ram.. it was always like this, and now in the s6 it reloads apps.... normal..i had an s3, s4 and now s6, you can have 3 apps in background nothing more....
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the workload of the ram is not the problem!
I'm running a very stripped down TW rom and I never reach a full ram. I am around 80%. The Problem is that the system is killing processes to early, even if the ram is far away from being full. That would happen with any amount of ram.
Yes Samsung should fix this or should have already fixed that issue.
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yes, this ram freeing by killing apps is somehow intentional
According to the samsungmobileuk twitter person there is no issue!
I even sent them video demonstrations. The s6 cannot multi task as well as a 3 year old nexus 4 with less memory.
In my s6 applications running in the background, and it does not kill them
but my Ram is 75% all the time..
There is no reason for RAM to stay empty. It's very normal for an OS whether it be Windows or iOS or Android to use up all available RAM, that's the way it should be.
S6's problem is not that RAM is almost full all the time, which is normal, but that background applications get autoclosed after a short time, which is a kernel setting. My guess is that Samsung does it to save battery rather than RAM, since background apps eat up a lot of battery.
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There is no reason for RAM to stay empty. It's very normal for an OS whether it be Windows or iOS or Android to use up all available RAM, that's the way it should be.
S6's problem is not that RAM is almost full all the time, which is normal, but that background applications get autoclosed after a short time, which is a kernel setting. My guess is that Samsung does it to save battery rather than RAM, since background apps eat up a lot of battery.
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Spot on well said. Have a thanks
samsung will be always like that, i remember in s3 the same problem just worst because of lag, then s4 still laggy with touchwiz, s5 better touchwiz and still laggy, then our s6 with 3 gb of ram cant hold 4 apps in ram compared to other phone that doesnt have the crappy, useless, laggy, and ugly SH*TWIZ. Samsung always be like that and they will never fix lag and ram problems never. even S6 Edge + with 4gb of ram Still the same crap with touchwiz.
i hope cm arrives to our s6, if not we will be screwed in the new android update 6.0 marshmellow.
I think more to the point, WHO gets to use the memory is what matters. In Sense, the streamlined system processes takes very little of the available ram, and the apps get to fill the rest. In Touchwiz, it's the other way round - system sucks up most of the ram. I think the key to allow more apps in the background is in reducing the amount of ram system is using on top of less aggressive app killing.
For "Used RAM is not wasted RAM" guys...
System RAM is WASTED RAM in the sense that there are less RAM available for multitasking. Period.
I already commented on this topic on reddit. Here's the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3i8hgs/slug/cue76g4
Also don't forget to read my reply to one of the comments where I explain why Samsung decided to have this aggressive memory management.
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For "Used RAM is not wasted RAM" guys...
System RAM is WASTED RAM in the sense that there are less RAM available for multitasking. Period.
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This would be true, *IF* things were being killed because the system is out of memory; however, that is not what is happening here... even with memory to spare, things are getting dumped.
rkhighlight said:
I already commented on this topic on reddit. Here's the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3i8hgs/slug/cue76g4
Also don't forget to read my reply to one of the comments where I explain why Samsung decided to have this aggressive memory management.
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Yes I am fully aware what he issue can be resolved by a ROOTED user in minutes but out of reach for most - I did it myself on the 5.0.2 ROM. But even though samsung promised to fix the ram issue in 5.1.1 update, fact is, people still can't open apps and leave them in the background. I hope they will release a "fix" and make the value what they should be.
Thread closed as there is a thread already dedicated do this issue >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/galaxy-s6-ram-issues-intentional-t3172296

stock browser... give it a try...

hi all,
don't know if this has been mentioned before (if so my apologies) but just wanted to share this
I've been a bit frustrated with the browsing speed of my S7, I've always used chrome (mainly for integration with lastpass and just because... well, it's chrome right?) but was never impressed with the speed.
Tried a bunch of other browsers (dolphin, maxthon, UC, firefox, ...) you name it.... same feeling...
A friend of mine has an iphone 7, comparison of browser speed was... humbling... Even to the point of considering switching to an iphone!
Started googling about this and somewhere someone on some site mentioned in the comments section of an article about how great iphone's are compared to android that the samsung stock browser (version 4+) in combination with an adblock is "all you need".
To be honest, until that moment I had never even used the stock browser... It's stock so it can't be good right?
Started using the stock browser in combination with "adblock fast" and never looked back... this browser is amazing, did the same tests again with my friends iphone 7 and where before the S7 was slower every time, now it was fastest in about 80% of the cases!
No lastpass integration but the fingerprint login built into the browser works on most of the sites I've encountered so far. Not perfect but the speed makes up for everything.
So here it is, I don't want to start a browser-discussion (everybody has his/her own preference) but for the people who never used the stock browser you might want to give it a try and see how it works out for you...
Cheers
B
It also beats Google Chrome in one of the best benchmark tests - Vellamo Mobile Benchmark, and provides a much better feeling of use than Chrome and any other browser. Scrolling is so much better.
berre said:
hi all,
don't know if this has been mentioned before (if so my apologies) but just wanted to share this
I've been a bit frustrated with the browsing speed of my S7, I've always used chrome (mainly for integration with lastpass and just because... well, it's chrome right?) but was never impressed with the speed.
Tried a bunch of other browsers (dolphin, maxthon, UC, firefox, ...) you name it.... same feeling...
A friend of mine has an iphone 7, comparison of browser speed was... humbling... Even to the point of considering switching to an iphone!
Started googling about this and somewhere someone on some site mentioned in the comments section of an article about how great iphone's are compared to android that the samsung stock browser (version 4+) in combination with an adblock is "all you need".
To be honest, until that moment I had never even used the stock browser... It's stock so it can't be good right?
Started using the stock browser in combination with "adblock fast" and never looked back... this browser is amazing, did the same tests again with my friends iphone 7 and where before the S7 was slower every time, now it was fastest in about 80% of the cases!
No lastpass integration but the fingerprint login built into the browser works on most of the sites I've encountered so far. Not perfect but the speed makes up for everything.
So here it is, I don't want to start a browser-discussion (everybody has his/her own preference) but for the people who never used the stock browser you might want to give it a try and see how it works out for you...
Cheers
B
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Stock browser with Disconnect Pro is working pretty well. I'm using ir since S6 and I'm happy.
I would like to use stock browser but I need bookmark sync with chrome and this is not supported
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Bookmarks sync via Samsung account works. Install samsung sync addon for Chrome on PC and after starting sync your stock Android browser will sync bookmarks tab. Of course, you have to login Samsung account on the phone before you do all this.
Btw, stock browser is good but needs text formatting .
Which version of the samsung browser are you guys on? Im still seeing 4.0.10-53 on google play, i have the 930w8 if it matters and nothing on samsung's galaxy app store. I had to download version 5+ from apkmirror
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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I'm using 5.0.30-40 with adblock for samsung internet browser and its fast!
The 5.0 version is installed on Android N...
What's new in v5.0?
According to ApkMirror descriptions, 5.0.30-13 is for Android 4.4+, 4.0.30-43 is for Android 5.0+. I think it is a bit confusing. Both have the same variant date, which is even more confusing.
Do you have an "exit" option on the stock browser ? Screen print from my S4 attached - I don't have it on my S7 G930W8 ?
Not sure the app actually closes ?
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Hi, is there pls any chance to remove original bookmarks? No root. Thank you.
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pemati said:
Hi, is there pls any chance to remove original bookmarks? No root. Thank you.
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Try to long press on bookmark. After 1sec should appear option to delete that
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Try to long press on bookmark. After 1sec should appear option to delete that
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Hi, you can select but only option is to share not delete. Delete is possible but for added bookmarks. Original bookmarks is not possible to delete.
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Hi, you can select but only option is to share not delete. Delete is possible but for added bookmarks. Original bookmarks is not possible to delete.
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I can delete all bookmarks with this method. Not sure why yours would be different
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I can delete all bookmarks with this method. Not sure why yours would be different
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I am on nougat, maybe that's the reason.
pemati said:
I am on nougat, maybe that's the reason.
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same, nougat here
I unfortunately uninstalled it. How can I get it without reflashing my rom? I'm on superman
Royalfox said:
I unfortunately uninstalled it. How can I get it without reflashing my rom? I'm on superman
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Pull the browser apk from the rom or get it from here https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...msung-internet-for-android-5-0-30-13-release/

Question Keyboard locking up

I'm having an issue on my a52 where the keyboard is hanging a lot. I installed g- keyboard and it's a bit better but also hangs.
Anyone else have this issue and know of a fix?
Clear the system cache.
System instability and lagging are a bad signs... the only warnings you may get before a crash.
Make sure your data is backed up.
Find the root cause, suspect malware as a possibility as well.
If you did an OS upgrade a factory reset is needed.
Thank you for the reply.
I just received the phone yesterday and went through setup. I did check for updates and there was an update available so I ran it which brought the phone up to the latest June security patch. This morning after reading your message I did a factory reset to see if that would help but the keyboard still hangs. It's like it just can't keep up with typing or something? Everything else seems to work perfectly fine it's just typing on the keyboard that seems to hang?
"System instability and lagging are a bad signs"
Do you mean to say that it's possibly defective?
I have the 8GB / 256GB model.
If I switch between Google keyboard and Samsung Keyboard it will work ok for a little bit but them it starts hanging again. Very strange behavior.
Sure would suck to have to send it back
This a new phone?
Is there carrier bloatware present?
New to me, open box, unlocked SM-A525F/DS. Doesn't appear to have carrier bloatware.
I don't know... my first inclination be to return it.
Check for updates including the Samsung Galaxy store and Playstore. Make sure it's not a 3rd party app causing it.
My S4+ do that crap sometimes and I think was internet connection related.
The native keyboard is one of the best, it's the only one I use.
Yeah, I would think that the native Samsung keyboard app would work flawlessly but for some reason it hangs much more than the G-Keyboard.
Like I said I did a factory reset it and only loaded a new google account so I could test it out fresh and it is still doing it. It doesn't do it when I first open the phone but then after using it a bit the keyboard hanging issue starts to happen.
When I google the problem I only came across someone having the issue on a A51
the software update page says that it is up to date: Current version : A525FXXS2AUE2 / A525FOJM2AUE1 / A525XXS2AUE2
Security patch evel: June 1, 2021
Crap... that sucks. It maybe a mobo issue or a corrupted flash. I say return it if you can.
Almost sounds like a memory leak... is the ram usage steadily climbing?
So I got back from a dentist appointment and had left the A52 at home and I go to test the Samsung and Google keyboards and now they are working perfectly fine, smooth as butter, and I can't make it hang/freeze anymore?!?!?!
New to Samsung, coming from my PH-1 with custom ROM.
Where would I check that ram usage?
Yay!
Power management can cause erratic device behavior, I never use it.
Activate Developer options. Also you can see ram usage in Samsung Device Care.
Interesting, I do have power management on, I will keep that in mind if it starts acting up again.
I now have developer options on and I checked Device care:
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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Try disabling it and see what happens.
You need to weed out misbehaving apps one by one on a case by case basis.
3rd party apps that demand to run at startup deserve special attention.
Some apps like Brave browser continue to run in the background even after you close them. I finally ended up firewall blocking it when not in use to stop this behavior... nothing else worked.
Firewall blocking apps that don't need internet access also helps to move things along.
I do not have Brave browser on my A52? Was it a pre-installed app on yours that you can't uninstall?
SirDigitalKnight said:
I do not have Brave browser on my A52? Was it a pre-installed app on yours that you can't uninstall?
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Just an example. I keep it because of it's ad blocking ability plus no malware has ever breached it.
ok. Well it looks like power saving mode was already off. it must have reset to off when I did the factory reset. Under more battery settings there is a Adaptive battery setting which is on? Would this effect it?
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ok. Well it looks like power saving mode was already off. it must have reset to off when I did the factory reset. Under more battery settings there is a Adaptive battery setting which is on? Would this effect it?
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Adaptive battery, kill it. That could induce this kind of behavior. Android manages its self well without it. Simply close out apps when done with them. This works well with most apps except for poorly coded ones like Brave
Go to running apps in Developer options to view some of what's eating up the house.
Sometimes cache apps like Brave are still running in the background even though it's not shown as a current running service. Killing it off the cache list will however shut it down.
I found it's easier to just close Brave then firewall block it until needed again
Hey, it could be worse... it could be an iphone
Thanks for you help! I just killed Adaptive battery. I found "Running services" , Im guessing it is what you mention? I do see a lot there: KLMS Agent, Video call effects, Samsung Pass, SmartThings, Bixby Voice, etc..... Samsung Keyboard and One Ui Home seem to be using the most memory.
Yay
Yeah a lot junk. I use Package Disabler and Karma Firewall as well as settings to knock it down.
Home - Package Disabler
The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.
www.packagedisabler.com
Typically those apps use a lot of ram but not much battery or CPU cycles.
Holy cow thats a lot, I have very few running compared to yours!
Adaptive battery seems to have been slowing the phone down as everything now is much more snappy.
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Holy cow thats a lot, I have very few running compared to yours!
Adaptive battery seems to have been slowing the phone down as everything now is much more snappy.
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Lol, that's not all of them
Isn't it amazing how much better it runs with power management out of the way?
Power management was a mess 2 years ago... some things don't change

How To Guide FIX for 90% of the Stutters and Scrolling Lag

I have had this phone since April and it has been a stuttering mess for me with a lot of popular apps, especially social media apps like Twitter. So, I was glad when I stumbled on a solution; Samsung apps that are region locked, for example both of these are not available in Australia:
Try to find these apps in the Galaxy Store first, as they might be available in your region:
First, download and install the latest Samsung Good Guardians app, if you downloaded this through the Galaxy Store, you can download all other apps suggested below from within the Good Guardians app, otherwise grab the latest APK's from below:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/galaxy-labs/
Then:
2. Download and install the latest Samsung Galaxy App Booster
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/app-booster/
Run Good Guardians, and through that app, you run the Galaxy App Booster.
Using Galaxy App Booster, click on OPTIMIZE NOW and wait for it to complete the process.
Run this "Optimize Now" feature once a week. Enjoy.
That's it, that fixed most of my stutters when nothing else and no other optimizations done much these last few months.
There still remains a little bit of stutter, but nowhere near as bad as before.
EXTRA Information:
3. I personally use Samsung Thermal Guardian too:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/samsung-thermal-guardian/
Using Thermal Guardian, I increase the Thermal Threshold to maximum (click the + sign a couple of times). This allows the CPU to run at hotter temperatures, however, I also use Additional Settings to "Limit CPU Boosting when Heating", this prevents the CPU from over-heating. What I have found, is that these two combined allow the CPU to run between 70% and 90% power, giving an overall more fluid performance, without over-heating.
4. If you have used the information in #3, then I also set Processing Speed to Maximum, when combined with Limited Boosting, it provides a better overall experience. To activate Maximum Processing Speed, go to device Settings, then "Battery and Device Care", then "Battery", then "More battery settings", then "Processing Speed", then set to "Maximum".
Blackfyre said:
I have had this phone since April and it has been a stuttering mess for me with a lot of popular apps, especially social media apps like Twitter. So, I was glad when I stumbled on a solution; Samsung apps that are region locked, for example both of these are not available in Australia:
1. First, download and install the latest Samsung Good Guardians app.
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/galaxy-labs/
Then:
2. Download and install the latest Samsung Galaxy App Booster
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/app-booster/
Run Good Guardians, and through that app, you run the Galaxy App Booster.
Using Galaxy App Booster, click on OPTIMIZE NOW and wait for it to complete the process.
That's it, that fixed most of my stutters when nothing else and no other optimizations done much these last few months.
There still remains a little bit of stutter, but nowhere near as bad as before.
EXTRA Information:
3. I personally use Samsung Thermal Guardian too:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/samsung-thermal-guardian/
Using Thermal Guardian, I increase the Thermal Threshold to maximum (click the + sign a couple of times). This allows the CPU to run at hotter temperatures, however, I also use Additional Settings to "Limit CPU Boosting when Heating", this prevents the CPU from over-heating. What I have found, is that these two combined allow the CPU to run between 70% and 90% power, giving an overall more fluid performance, without over-heating.
4. If you have used the information in #3, then I also set Processing Speed to Maximum, when combined with Limited Boosting, it provides a better overall experience. To activate Maximum Processing Speed, go to device Settings, then "Battery and Device Care", then "Battery", then "More battery settings", then "Processing Speed", then set to "Maximum".
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Great tutorial, maybe that's why my phone is so smooth since I bought it.
I would just add the recommendation to run the Galaxy App Booster after each firmware update being it via OTA or flashed directly or at least once every 1 or 2 weeks (though, I didnt find the need for it since I'm on beta). This is also the recommendation from the app itself for those that have it installed.
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If, anyone else installs this with success please respond. Don't like the idea of needing three APKs for this to work
THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE FLUENCY THANK YOU
I did all the steps for now, worked without any problems. I will respond again in some days about battery usage / overall performance (I'm on Android 13 Beta 1)
mikeypalmsprings said:
If, anyone else installs this with success please respond. Don't like the idea of needing three APKs for this to work
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I just downloaded them from Galaxy Store
mikeypalmsprings said:
If, anyone else installs this with success please respond. Don't like the idea of needing three APKs for this to work
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hiMLASTAR7 said:
I just downloaded them from Galaxy Store
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Edited main post to include information about the Galaxy Store.
100% if they are available in your region, better to download them directly through the Galaxy Store.
Didnt know the Thermal Guardian app existed. Looking forward to giving this a try for increased performance.
hiMLASTAR7 said:
I just downloaded them from Galaxy Store
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Same here. I noticed improvement with Twitter.
This is something that Samsung needs to fix because other OEMs have issued patches to fix app lag. Example, Nothing patched the issue with scroll lag on twitter in their recent update and now it's literally buttery smooth. Not sure what they did to fix it, but Samsung should take note.
lexcyn said:
This is something that Samsung needs to fix because other OEMs have issued patches to fix app lag. Example, Nothing patched the issue with scroll lag on twitter in their recent update and now it's literally buttery smooth. Not sure what they did to fix it, but Samsung should take note.
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Samsung isn't responsible for non-Samsung apps.
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Samsung isn't responsible for non-Samsung apps.
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Has nothing to do with the app if another phone OEM was able to patch it though, does it? It means there's something in the OS causing it to occur. I have no idea what that is, but it seems clear to me they need to do something to fix the lag and stuttering.
After the August patch it seems to be a bit better but not as good as on my Nothing phone after their recent update. Buttery smooth and on a much more 'inferior' SOC.
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Has nothing to do with the app if another phone OEM was able to patch it though, does it? It means there's something in the OS causing it to occur. I have no idea what that is, but it seems clear to me they need to do something to fix the lag and stuttering.
After the August patch it seems to be a bit better but not as good as on my Nothing phone after their recent update. Buttery smooth and on a much more 'inferior' SOC.
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The only app I get lag and stuttering is Twitter. Even then it is minor.
I thought I would give this a try and it has Made Samsung Internet horrible. It freezes and stops responding constantly now.
Install free version of Galaxy MaxHz app > open it with internet enabled to download latest profiles > Default refresh rates > 60 - 120 Hz.
That trick defeated all lags, microfreezes and stuttering on my S22 (Exynos).
FYI. As I recall correctly, you need to open Galaxy Max Hz app after every reboot to apply settings.

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