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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
it does have a better stabilization that's true even in the comments many have mentioned it.

its really weird how they are the same phone yet very different, does SD variant have a separate developing team maybe?

anyhow there is room for more improvements, hopefully sooner.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] steveroysston:
yea try performing a full reset might help
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Picture is so incredibly soft, i look I'm painted...why? Or is this normal for indoors?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
Leave aside the pic man . Those guns are just awsome .
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Ahahaha, ma man thank you brother.

I will let the quality slide this time 😅.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] eldrid:
Whoa bro! You look ripped! But yeah low light pictures in auto mode aren't the best. Next time in such situations try the night mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
❤️🙏.

Hmmmm, didn't think of that tbh, also it appears that only the 3x portrait is bad but the normal 3x is plenty good.

I have to learn the pro thingy.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Hey guys, support this guy, he is doing comparison between s21u E2100 and s20 SD865+ and some other.

Check out this video and share your options please.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
Do inform if you feel any changes in terms of battery / ui /gaming / camera
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Ok so notes regarding the AUDA:

1- overall smoothness in gestures and transitions.

2- camera AI might be a bit faster now....not sure tbh

3- the biggest improvement to me personally is battery life, i immediately saw a difference in a day usage

4- benchmark is still high and almost the same using geekbench i get 1036 and 3300

Still exploring but man if this keep on going, i think this will be the best S series Samsung ever made.

E2100 here.

Cheerz.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
What was your screen time before update ?

And how much it has improoved with the same type of usage.

Did you try antutu? Or any game ?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Ops sorry,

Ok so i was around 4+ sot before and it last a day, had no issues with background apps or screenoff drain. Now i got 5+ sot with the same exact usage, 5g, Bluetooth,sync, basically everything.

Game wise haven't tested tbh but will try

Antutu no coz it is huge lol and i hate it
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
Are you on wqhd or fhd ? 120 or 60hz?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Fhd+ 120hz for sure.

Using galaxy max hz
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] amirage:
Yup, I can surely concur with the battery usage. 25% battery usage = 3.34 hours of SOT FWIW.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Nat.smith26:
I only have one issue with this update, Samsung Internet is laggy as hell.

I'm gonna try the beta.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
So here are some photos BEFORE and AFTER the AUDA update.

Left or top pics are AUC8 and right and bottom pics are AUDA.

Lens and modes used, written in the file names.

Some pics look better, some look worse. All were made in a pretty dark night environment, hence the noise.

I would say that the camera improvements in the night are not really significant. Have to try it during the day. I do however think that they have improved the VIDEO quality in low light even though I forgot to test it.

EDIT: I just realized that all the shots were done in a living room with a 55 inch TV and unfortunately I did not make sure that the TV was showing the same thing and thus the light may not have been identical for the before and after.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Appreciate your work man.

Ngl personally now after testing, i think the camera has gotten worse for me, in this picture there is enough light and pretty bright but the amount of noise on the roof is ugly. Taking pics of me smoothen mt skin alot.

Dunno tbh, i like the battery but not the camera. Gonna do some more.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Nat.smith26:
I just tried every browser on the Store, they all are laggy.

Everything was buttery smooth on the previous update, can you check please.

And maybe someone with a Samsung Members account can warn them they did something wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
I did a clean install via odin to the latest AUDA.

everything works as smooth as it was .
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Let me know how find it please
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Nat.smith26:
I did the same thing.

You don't find scrolling laggy on web pages ?

Can you Try for example AndroidPolice please.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
Everything seems smooth as butter .

No issues here
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
Eh that is because the phone did not expose too well. The ceiling is too dark and you are too bright so it got confused and tried to brighten the ceiling by adding ISO, and thus noise.

I have been taking some pics today and they seem okay... I personally think it is either the same or better, maybe a placebo.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Yeah i know but i think i did not have that before.

I need to use pro mode more often.

But either way the battery is a lot better this time.

Gaming with GI is still bad and extremely bad
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
Here are some shots I snapped today with the AUDA update.

Some just slightly retouched with Snapseed.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] amirage:
Is there any reason you did an ODIN clean install. It's a real pain to start everything from scratch.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
I was waiting for a new update for a clean install , because i thought may be i messed up with way too many apps and settings ( like thermal guardian , good lock etc )

So i did a clean install
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
For anyone who has scrolling lags ,

Can you try uninstallingthe updates of ' android system webview' .

That made a huge difference to some people
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
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I love it
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] kannanX10:
Off topic

can I know the font you are using?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
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No worries.

https://xdaforums.com/t/fonts-for-galaxy-s20-ultra-no-root-needed.4093615/page-11

This page has unlimited fonts, you need an app called mono for that and it's an easy process. Let me know if you need anything.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] kannanX10:
can you share your font and cool Jazz apk's?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Post in thread 'Fonts for Galaxy S20 Ultra No Root needed' https://xdaforums.com/t/fonts-for-galaxy-s20-ultra-no-root-needed.4093615/post-84261393
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
The app that allows you to install free fonts, nust follow instructions.

This thread i attached has several zip for fonts and lots of fun.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] kannanX10:
Yes I do got the cool jazz font but can't find MJRaindust font....thanks a lot for your help
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] amirage:
Dang...just when I was getting to grips with the AUDA update...boom! another one...I haven't seen pixels or ios devices getting updated so often! If anyone had updated to this, please share your feedback...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] peepee999:
How do i download the app cos can't find the download link for the app
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
This might interest you.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Tell me about it bro, this is really amazing.

I got it this morning and tbh it feels somehow better in battery department, camera still not tested.

Let me know what u find.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Here you go, credit to the owner of the app.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
C'mon boys, share some info on how they new update is performing...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Veestaai:
Had terrible scroll lag on AUDA. Downloading AUE1. Will update shortly.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sithlordpt:
Perfect.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lawtq:
What a plethora of detailed information. Overwhelming lol
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Veestaai:
Better fluidity than before. Too soon to comment on the battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
I agree.....it feels the same but a bit optimised.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
Any way of getting AUE1 on my UK Vodafone S21 Ultra with VOD CSC and if so would installing it via Odin cause any issues with my carrier??

I don't care if the CSC stays the same, I just want the improvements and features of the latest firmware, at the moment my phone is still on AUC8 and doesn't look like changing any time soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Ouf, how this possible man.

Tbh i have no clue about the flashing methods.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
I see your posts on reddit s21ultra...it's you right?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sithlordpt:
It's exactly the same as the "detailed information" by others who keep saying every single update that battery is worse 5 minutes after installing a new update.

The person asked and I gave him a response. What do you want to know more? No problems at all. There's not too much to say when everything runs as excepted.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
Thanks. I've heard updating the S21 Ultra through Odin without a factory reset can cause issues with lag? Is that not the case?

EDIT - updated anyway, will see tomorrow if there are any issues with heat and lag as opposed to OTA. Seems ok so far though. On first boot it sat at around 38 degrees for a few minutes but it's reducing again now.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mhd1st:
Fanny, i live in Belgium and still on april update . Havent recieved May update yet
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
After flashing AUE1, my phone seems to be running hotter. Browsing web pages never got my device over 32/33 degrees previously. As I post this, it's sitting at 37 degrees.

I might factory reset as I flashed keeping data in place. Will be a pain having to do this every time I update though.

EDIT - performed a cache wipe first, let's see if it helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Nat.smith26:
I have the exact same issue, that's why I warned people not to update yet.

That's a really bad update for me.

Lags, stutters, heat...

I've made 2 factory resets and reflahed the entire ROM twice.

There is something wrong there.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] cheekrox:
Riding the same boat as you mate: you on the LUX csc as well?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Nat.smith26:
Right now, my phone was on idle for 10 minutes, I touch it, it's still warm.

Nothing is working in the back.

I lose 1% every minute of use.

Don't update yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
A cache clear seems to have solved my issue. Hovering between 28 and 33 degrees now, depending on what I'm doing, the same I had on AUC8.

If you have factory reset, it will be warm for some time as it configures in the background. My S21 was quite hot for the first day.

Battery seems fine. Currently on 85% after around 4 hours use.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Bro you def have something wrong.

Been on this uodate for 2 days now, no issues at alll none of what you are facing.

I would recommend try a clean install and see.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Nat.smith26:
Thanks for the advice guys but I clean flashed on Thursday because I had such issues.

This update doesn't suit well for everyone, that's why the roll-out is so slow.

Samsung admitted they discovered performance problem to be solved with the next update.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] iamnotkurtcobain:
They admitted that the May Update has Performance problems? Where did you read that?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
That means with AUE1 the bit of lags you had with auda are gone ?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] enigmaamit:
Do you have a source somewhere or did you read a press release from Samsung regarding this?

Or is this just an assumption on your part based on the release schedule of the updates?

I tried to search but couldn't find anywhere that Samsung admitted performance issues on the firmware... Could you please provide a link to that news?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sithlordpt:
Where did samsung admitted that? And were they talking about AUDA or AUE1? Because they released 2 updates this month.

AUE1 update: no drain, no performance issues and no lags. Phone feels fast as hell and battery is absolutely perfect.

For people with problems, for God's sake, wipe cache partition or format your phones and start fresh.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] denzel09:
Hi, how wipe cache partition? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
Recovery menu.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Nat.smith26:
They admitted it on Samsung Members.

But seriously stop advising to wipe cache or do a factory reset. I'm not a newbie, I already did

This is not a contest, some have issues with this update, I was able to notice it the second after I've made it.

I'm just warning you, you can have have performance issues, if you are willing to risk it, you can try.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] iamnotkurtcobain:
Do you have a Screenshot where they admitted it? So the AUE1 build fixed all these issues or are they talking about an upcoming Firmware Update?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sithlordpt:
Lol how do you notice problems the second you update, once your phone is most probably throttling due to system's high use and caching all the apps right after the update? I call that bull**it. You need to give your phone a couple of days so the system settle down after a major update.

OBVIOUSLY nobody will stop recommending that because it's the first thing anyone should do to avoid problems.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Power off the phone.

Plug it into charging, wait few seconds.

Press and hold power button and volume up button together until you enter recovery mode.

Use volume up and down to navigate and choose wipe cache partition
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
I think the update is fine nonetheless ppl might face something different.

But i haven't seen any posts or article about it being bad in performance or whatever.

Exactly what i did the minute i got the update is going into recovery and i wiped cache partition 3 times, no idea why but i feel it makes it fresh.

I'm really having good experience with this update otherwise i would bash Samsung for it if it wasn't good.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] kobkobb:
I'm still with the April update here is Israel, but I don't know how you guys are getting these SOT's..

I'm getting 4-6h sot max..
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
I'm getting the same man, i don't think a phone with such specs can go above 7 sot...even iphones.

Daily normal usage should keep you between 4-6 depending on different variables.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
Odd comment, I regularly go above 8 hours SOT with my S21 Ultra. I'm currently on 52% battery with 4 hours 16 minutes SOT.

Install Galaxy Mx Hz and set your screen refresh to adapt between 60hz and 96hz. In my experience, 96hz is more than smooth enough on a phone screen. 120hz isn't needed and an unnecessary battery drain.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] kobkobb:
Battery life used to be like this on older versions as well? or the May update has an impact on this too?

I literally got this phone like 2 weeks ago (Came from ROG Phone II)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
I got my S21 Ultra early March. I've gone through two OTAs since then, and the battery life has remained pretty solid with all three of those firmwares. I then manually updated to AUE1 last night with Odin and the battery life again appears to be the same looking at my current stats for the day, although it's too early to be certain.

Overall, and depending on what I'm doing, I normally achieve between 6.5 and 8.5 hours SOT before charging. By far the best battery life of any phone I've owned. I've certainly got no complaints.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Nothing odd about what i said ...many "normal" usage report the same time man and i specifically said it dpends on ma y variables.

Maybe your running wifi all day long.... variables.

I get 5 sot, i have 2 sims, 5g, never wifi, Bluetooth...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
In what I quoted you said you don't think phones with this spec can't go above 7 hours SOT as if it was a concrete belief. I simply pointed out it was an odd thing to say given that I've done so on a number of occasions, and I've seen screenshots of others doing it too.

But of course usage dictates how long the phone lasts for on a single charge. I've sometimes had a SOT of less than 5 hours thanks to battering it all day with data and bluetooth.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] kobkobb:
I honestly believe that a big part of my battery drain is the fact that I'm connected to the Galaxy watch and have 4 syncing google accounts..

But then again, the 8+h sot's that I keep on seeing are getting me a little bit jealous and thinking that maybe I'm doing something wrong, lol.

Any app that can provide better information about apps/system apps drain that you can suggest?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Same bro, i use my phone intensely, i get around the same and pretty satisfied with it coz no other phone give me the same
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] enigmaamit:
Same here. Even I get similar SOT with proper usage, using most of the features of the phone. 4 hours with heavy gaming and camera usage, 5 hours with moderate mixed use - 6 hours on a light day involving mostly browsing and video streaming on WiFI. Sometimes, very rarely I hit the 7 hours mark - but it's not typical usage.

Don't get upset seeing people posting 9-10 hours SOT. With most of the phone's features disabled, cellular off, min brightness on a stark black background, keeping the screen on 720p, browsing low refresh rate pages or youtube videos, even you can push yours to that level. And one can't even dream of opening the camera app or fire up a game.

It's sort of like a breath holding contest. Just gives you bragging rights, but doesn't serve any purpose. You can't sustain that kind of usage on a daily basis, it'll drive you mad! I've tried it on my previous phones, and you can really double your SOT - at the cost of your sanity, so I abandoned this rat race long ago. It's something like what automobile manufacturers claim is the car's mileage per gallon of gas "in test conditions" - it never actually performs the same on the road. Same with trying to milk "extra" SOT out of a phone by going out of your way to modify your usage just to get that SOT screenshot. It practically cripples your phone usage. 5 hours a day ending with 10-20% battery is pretty standard for a phone with the kind of screen and specs this phone has. As long as my phone gets me through a day of typical usage, I don't bother with disabling stuff to eke out more SOT.

If you poll a thousand S21 Ultra owners, what do you think the average reported SOT will be? 8-9 hours? Or 5-6 hours?

No offence to the SOT champions here, you may have a completely different take on this, and it's fine. It's your phone, do what you want with it. And if your battery lasts for 10 hours of screen usage, good for you! I'm just sharing my real world experiences here. YMMV.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
I love this. You never get that so therefore the only way anyone else could is if they use their phone as a paperweight.

I average around 6 hour SOT, but I have got over 8. And yes, with my phone being used as a phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Man he didn't even quote your text why would u assume he is against ur SOT, he was making the other guy not hate what he's getting and that it is normal to have these kindda results if you are having basically everything on.

It's nice what you are getting but really seems so unrealistic. No offense to you.

I spend like almost all of my day out and i have 2 sims on, calls, meetings and many more...i rarely have wifi on...

I doubt you are in the same shoe tbh and i don't mind coz it vary a lot.

Just let it be.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] enigmaamit:
Please refer to the last line of my post that you quoted.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Beefheart:
I don't believe averaging around 6 hours SOT while sometimes getting around or over 8 hours depending on use is unrealistic for this phone. Or not from my experience.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DRVB:
Just got the update for XFE
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] XperiaLover:
Just got it AFR
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
For everyone facing lags / heating issues ,

Try wiping cache from recovery .

For me it has done wonders.

My phone used to remain warm .

But now its all smooth .

Btw on AUDA may build
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
Let us know how do u find it please.

And wipe cache as our friend has mentioned.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Berserker900:
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A day in life
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] iamnotkurtcobain:
Did you wipe the Cache?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
Did u try the AUDA update ?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tiliarou:
Still no update for XEF...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] cheekrox:
I concur! I flashed AUE1 of DBT from LUX CSC. And man oh man, its frigging amazing! 24hour battery! :D

And with 3-4 hour of SOT; which is perfectly fine as I'm home most of the time now anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] dread123:
i flashed AUE1...battery life is amazing compared to previous build. Not even wiped cache..just dirty flashed. very impressed
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DoobyDroid:
O2 still no may update currently AUC8 April security 😕
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Pascal536:
You can download and install DBT (German) firmware, because this is a OXM CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DoobyDroid:
Yes I know just me laptop is dead ATM 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] aj7400:
If i check for BTU ( Uk ) the latest firmware is AUC8 ,

for DBT( Germany) it is AUE1

and i am in India (INU) where latest is AUDA .

Why so many versions of fw for different regions for same exynos model?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DoobyDroid:
No idea its all region based different bands etc I guess yes all UK networks even BTU are AUC8 but still 1st April security so must be a new Build on the horizon with 1st May security due any day I guess
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Burt Squirtz:
This never works for me if I'm rooted with TWRP installed. The phone just boot loops and I have to factory reset every time.

Is there a way to do this but keep root and TWRP?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] maxq1:
rooting disables OTA, afaik
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] douglasroos:
Mine got the update today, AUE1. Camera seems to be a little bit better but still incredible blurry in super steady while recording
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] kobkobb:
Got the latest update two days ago, battery seems to be better now.

Although I noticed there's some sort of lag in the battery details. I've watched a YouTube video for like 11 minutes, checked the sot before and after - it was the same. Had to turn off the screen for a few seconds and turn in back on to see the sot change.

Current battery lvl: 64%.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DarrylHughes:
Just getting AUE1 over in the UK on BTU.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] BaltazarIX:
I just checked and AUE1 is ready to download! Few hours earlier it wasn't available yet :D
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sagiag:
Just install it on Mt Exynos based device

Unfortunately the annoying problem for me is still exist - notifications still not prompt until you unlocking the screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Veestaai:
Thats only the case when the phone has been lying on a flat surface for long. It saves battery in the process.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DaReDeViL:
This may be unrelated to the firmware. Check, in the battery settings, if your "problematic" applications are being listed in the deep sleep category. Or maybe their data background usage is being blocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sagiag:
Nope

It's also happend when the device is on my pocket .
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sagiag:
I just saw a few posts about that same problem around the internet
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Batfink33:
Just got update ,unlocked in UK.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] denzel09:
why not yet update for XEH csc?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mattlcfc:
Update available for me also uk unlocked