- Samsung devices running the One UI 5.1 update have been complaining of battery drainage issues.
- The problem seemed to have been due to the Samsung Keyboard app.
- An update for the same has already been rolled by Samsung to fix the issue.
Samsung rolled out the One UI 5.1 update earlier this year but soon after, users started complaining about battery drainage. The culprit seemed to be the native Samsung keyboard which happened to consume more battery than it normally should after the One UI 5.1 update. Samsung later confirmed that it is indeed the keyboard, and it also issued a fix with a new update.
The issue was problematic in nature but more so since it affected flagship devices. Smartphones such as the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S22 were among the first to get affected but it soon started appearing on the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Fold3 as well. Samsung later confirmed through its Thailand community forum that the One UI 5.1 update consumes more battery than usual, SamMobile reported.
The issue was quickly fixed though and may have gone unnoticed by Samsung users. The company had already rolled out a fix with the Samsung Keyboard app update v5.6.10.31. This update was rolled out back on March 2 this year which means that most users must have already installed it. Still it may have been missed and so users who have One UI 5.1 update on their Samsung devices should update the Samsung keyboard app to the latest version.
The app can be manually updated through Samsung’s Galaxy Store if you don’t have automatic updates turned on. You can do so by going to the Galaxy Store > Updates > Samsung Keyboard > Update. Another way is to open the Samsung Keyboard > Settings > About Samsung Keyboard > Update.
While Samsung did acknowledge that the Samsung Keyboard app has battery draining issues, some users are still facing the problem even after updating it, the report added. It is expected that the One UI 5.1 update could have some other issues that is leading to battery drainage.
