Smartphone makers seem to really want to slow down our devices. According to TechRadar, a number of users have discovered that certain apps were being throttled on their Samsung Galaxy S22s. Twitter user @GaryeonHan, along with numerous users in South Korea, found that the devices’ Game Optimizing Service was throttling the performance of 10,000 apps and games.
Though the service appears to be geared toward gaming apps, many non-gaming ones are included in that list, such as Netflix and TikTok. Designed to preserve battery life, the Game Optimizing Service reportedly cannot be disabled and doesn’t affect benchmarking apps, making it more difficult to detect.
Samsung is reportedly investigating the issue and is expected to release a statement soon.
