Samsung Keyboard App Drains Battery! Affected Models, Root Cause, Other Details

Samsung finally confirms the root cause of the battery drain issue.

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The Samsung Keyboard App could be draining your Galaxy Smartphone's battery.

Samsung Keyboard App Drains Battery! Affected Models, Root Cause, Other Details
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Before Samsung confirmed the issue, many users thought the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 were the only models affected by the battery drain problem.

However, it turns out that the Samsung Galaxy smartphones running the latest One UI 5.1 are also affected. These include the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3.

Samsung Keyboard App Drains Battery!

According to Sam Mobile's latest report, Samsung confirmed that the Keyboard App causes the battery drain issue on the One UI 5.1 version.

Samsung Keyboard App Drains Battery! Affected Models, Root Cause, Other Details
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A Samsung support agent shared this detail in a Samsung community forum for Thailand. "We have confirmed that the keyboard app Samsung included in the latest version (One UI 5.1) has increased battery usage," explained the employee.

The Samsung staff explained that Galaxy smartphones running One UI should update their Keyboard App to the latest version (v 5.6.10.31).

He added that the application's additional features, such as stickers and emojis, consume more energy than usual.

How to Update Samsung Keyboard App?

Updating the Samsung Keyboard App is a piece of cake. Usually, the One UI system will send a notification message if the Keyboard App already has a new version that users can update to.

But, if you ever missed this message, here are the steps you need to follow to update the app manually.

  • First, visit the official Galaxy Store app.
  • After that, search for the Samsung Keyboard App or check the Updates section.
  • Once in the Keyboard App, click the update button and check if that version is v 5.6.10.31.

If the battery drain issue still affects your Samsung Galaxy smartphone, you can best contact the gadget maker via its official Facebook page.

To do this, search for Samsung and the country you are located in. After that, send them a DM and wait for the company's reply.

As of writing, some Galaxy owners still experience the battery drain problem despite updating to the latest Keyboard App version.

If you are one of them, the best thing you can do is wait for Samsung's further announcements.

In other news, rumors claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE would be cheaper than the S21 FE. We also reported the rollout of the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold April 04, 2023 update.

For more news updates about Samsung and its Galaxy smartphones, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.

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