yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S23] piotrkruczek:
Some first stats and observations from mine S23:

1) my usage

- mostly dimmed display - approx. 30% brightness with peaks up to 70% (rarely)

- LTE+ (one SIM, 5G disabled) mixed with WiFi (LTE - only 2-3 bars most of the time, WIFI with good reception but low quality internet)

- mostly urban area

- 60 HZ display (tried with adaptive as well - no huge difference), dark theme, AOD only for new notifications, black wallpaper

- location, NFC and bluetooth disabled if not in use

- lite battery mode with adaptive options (no power savings enabled)

- bluetooth Samsung Earbuds - 2-3 hrs / day - music and YouTube

- Bixby software disabled, no Google App or Google Assistant

- two google accounts in sync

- Spark instead of Gmail

- Kiwi Browser instead of Chrome

Apps:

- YouTube

- FB Messenger

- Kiwi Browser

- 10 pics a day

- Instagram

- Emails and office stuff

- Google Maps and little car navigation

- lots of UI customisation and tweaking

I would describe myself as a casual, lite user

Observations:

- high brightness drains the battery like crazy

- lots of Samsung apps require "nearby devices" and "location" access

- standby drain is OK - would say 1%/hr during the day and 4% per 7hrs night (Do not disturb mode). AOD doubles those figures.

- charging is slow as fk

Scanarios available (non scientific ;) :

- approx. 7-8 hrs SOT with 1,5 day endurance

- approx. 10-12 hrs SOT with almost no extra standby time (15 hrs total endurance)

- approx. 5-6 hrs SOT with 2 days endurance

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Next stats will try to post with AccuBattery screenshots.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] allenrb2:
I went from having 40-45% at the end of the day to having 75-80% switching from the S22 to the S23. I have had the phone for less than a week so far, but I never had battery life even close to this on the S22.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] moSess:
Here are a few different days with mine. Even while it was learning my usage patterns it was insane.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Morak75:
Off topic : Oh, glad to know there is a new YT Vanced app^^
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Rubby1025:
Instead of using the social media apps such as FB and Instagram use the browser interface for these apps. This will greatly improve your SOT.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Me Gusta:
No new battery experiences? I haven't bought the device yet and do like seeing how everyone is doing :) whether it's good or bad
[Samsung Galaxy S23] waterpolo:
Battery life depends on your own use and installed apps. Also the signal strength of the different connectivity like WiFi and LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] USB-C:
Don’t think that’s a good idea. Browser versions of social apps don’t have proper notifications and lack many features.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] SigmundDroid:
You mean the constant reminders of never ending updates? :giggle:
[Samsung Galaxy S23] sahirhussain:
just how?! i have to charge my base 256 gb atleast twice but mostly thrice a day. the attached pic is of 7 charges in a single day! battery life estimate after 1 week of owning is 13 hrs. this is after using lite profile and various routines to extend battery life. reddit, twitter and whatsapp are my main usecase throughout the day.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] waterpolo:
Put apps which are don't needed accurate notify in (Ultimate) hibernation. The Ultimate saves more, then the app don't run in the backgroud.

Why do you charge when the battary is on 50%. It's better for battery lifetime to charge between 10-15%.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] SigmundDroid:
No, it isn't: You want to avoid charging at low and high end points, ideally hover between 20 and 90%, or even something narrower. Also avoid heating up:

https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-lithium-based-batteries
[Samsung Galaxy S23] leiros:
🙂

Edit:

Light performance mode, adaptive brightness

mostly on WIFI

5g disabled

"light use" meaning only browsing, reddit, messaging, 4 hours of streaming youtube with the screen off

bluetooth on all the time

120hz adaptive

optimize battery on

Have removed a couple of unuseful apps/services with ADB debloater
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Me Gusta:
Jeez, that's very solid. Gotta say I'm very happy with my usage as well. Yesterday I listened to (offline downloaded) spotify over bluetooth for roughly 7,5 hours. Spent nearly the entire day on 5G and still ended the day with roughly 7 hours SoT and no need to charge throughout the day. Now fair, I had roughly 3% (sue me), but that means the phone got me through the day easily.

The standby drain of this phone is just magical. I've never had a phone that was able to drain only 1%/hour on standby.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Dr.Ketan ROM for S23 Ultra for S918B & S911B

Full ROM : Installation like a breeze, Full ROM includes full components of ROM and you can one step install ROM on any previous version of ROM without updating firmware. More info below.

Supported device : S918B & S911B - System-RW, Full ROM with ROM Tool (Custom features)

Support to S911B will be remain based on user base and may discontinue if time doesn't permits.

We do support ROM usually 2-3 years (may be sometimes 4-5 years) since device launched, but yet no guarantee, We may drop support for any device / any variant/s anytime without any prior notice.

ROM Features

ROM Features varies with version of ROM. For more details, read changelog post. Link available in post #3 for changelog of all versions.

Must read changelog for a version you are going to install, it will have latest information about features, changes, known bug list/fix of respective version.

Installation and Download in Post #2

ChangeLog : Post #3

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XDA devDB Information

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S918 I Dr.Ketan ROM , ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Contributors

Dr.Ketan

ROM OS Version: Android 13

ROM Kernel: Stock (pre-rooted). Source code (samsung) here

ROM Firmware Required: Stock Samsung specified version

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 2023-02-09
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Installation, Important Infos & Download

Installation : State of the art Installation procedure.

Only needed is supported device + Unlocked bootloader.

No needs to have device rooted/Installed TWRP/update device to specific base

Detailed installation guide separately available in download area along with ROM files.

WARNING

Before you root your device you must be aware that

This will void warranty.

As of now you will lose Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass forever if you root once, even unrooting won't help.

There are many features stop working when you unlock bootloader other than S pay/Pass like Samsung Health, Secure Folder, Galaxy Watch pairing issue, Issue connecting old gear watch (S3 or earlier), Google Pay etc but ROM is patched for all these mentioned features. Still you may trouble using some bank apps and these may fixed by adding these apps to Magisk Hide

There may be some knox features there which you may not able to use but I can't list those as I never used. Just Google It

Patched featurs are working today when writing this, No idea if it may stop working next moment/tomorrow or later

Also to note, once you root, you can't go back to "pre-rooted" state completely. It is one way!

OTA won't work on rooted device.

ROOT with caution.

On unlocking bootloader you will have warning screen while device boot and as of now no workaround to hide. Though it can be removed with re flashing stock rom + re locking bootloader

You can unroot & Relock bootloader after flashing stock firmware, but still your warranty flag remain 0x1 and most of countries it still voids warranty. Also after unrooting & relocking bootloader, some knox features never work again.

ROM Tool permission : Files & media - To save and read files, Calendar - Tool needs some time monitoring to avoid using RT immediately after reboot. Special access for accessibility service - Since Android 12 it requires for QS panel custom Toggl e.g. Reboot to recovery

Download : https://drketanrom.com/
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
ChangeLog

OneUI 5.1

System-RO

- TB1 - 09.02.2023 - (Initial version)

- T01 - 10.02.2023

- T02 - 14.02.2023

- T03 - 24.02.2023

System-RW (F2FS)

- T04 - 10.03.2023

- T05 - 20.03.2023

- T06 - 08.04.2023

- T07 - 06.05.2023

- T08 - 20.06.2023

- T09 - 15.07.2023

- T10 - 12.08.2023

OneUI 6.0 Beta

- UB03 - 21.08.2023

- UB04 - 01.09.2023

- UB05 - 17.09.2023

- UB06 - 21.09.2023

- UB08 - 02.10.2023

- UB09 - 12.10.2023

- UB10 - 19.10.2023

OneUI 6.0 Stable

- U01 - 30.10.2023

- U02 - 17.11.2023

- U03 - 17.12.2023

- U04 - 20.01.2024

- U05 - 18.02.2024

- U06 - 18.03.2024

- U07 - 01.04.2024

- U08 - 15.04.2024

- U09 - 30.04.2024

- U10 - 29.05.2024

- U11 - 24.06.2024

- U12 - 19.07.2024
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Reserved 4
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Help & Support

We do support only ROM related queries here over XDA thread only, we do not have/encourage any private support over telegram or other media to support ROM related queries.

We do not answer any ROM related question over private chat.

If your queries doesn't have enough information, it will be ignored.

We recommend everyone to read OP,Changelog and Installation guide before you install ROM. If answer to your queries already there in OP, Changelog post or in Installation guide, it will be ignored

Any queries not reated to XDA ROM (e.g. TweaksPro) then you must seek help from developer over mail/privately. Here we discuss only XDA ROM related issue.

For reporting issue/bugs you must provide enough info as said below under "How to report bug/issue"
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
ChangeLog T0B1 (For S918B)

- Based on firware WA6

- Stock PreRooted ROM with Full TWRP support for S918B (Credit & Thanks to @afaneh92) TWRP thread here

ROM is Online now
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mr.5g:
tnx for the effort
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mr.5g:
del.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Deleted
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mr.5g:
yeah i did, then i tried to format again, and now everything was fine
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
You don't needs to format again, just rebooting TWRP could be fine
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mozie:
Hi, thanks for the effort. I'm looking forward for the development/optimization of the the S23 Ultra rom/module of yours.

Secondly, I know it's still in "startup phase" but the dedicated S23 page on your website show some faults concerning Exynos, because the S23 don't have this chipset they're all the same. Like under 'IMEI backup' or 'Sound changer'.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mr.5g:
how to go back to stock, i have some issues, and can't go back. odin keeps failing installing stock rom
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
What issue exactly? There is nothing special but simply flashing stock ROM should be fine
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mr.5g:
keeps hanging on download mode, and odin fails continuously
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mr.5g:
Re-Partition operation failed, is the meassage i get on odin
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] amakuramio:
1. download stock rom

2. in download mode

3. flash bl in bl etc do csc instead of home csc to reset device

4 don't tick repartition, or any other Odin settings
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Show screenshot of odin
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mr.5g:
i did, didn't work
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mr.5g:
one moment

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] DD611:
my S23U is rooted, but when I delete system apps, the root explorer doesn't work
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JazonX:
There is no R/W access to modify files on System Partition yet.

In fact, S23 Ultra runs on Huawei's EROFS file system, which means we may not see System R/W ever again. You can stick to Magisk modules for whatever you need for now.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mozie:
Do you know how long it usually takes, after release date, to get R/W acces?

I read the twitter flood you referred to, does this mean R/W access completely impossible?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Riddle90:
GW 5 works fine now :) ty
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] DD611:
Thanks for the info. then I have to wait a little longer 😁
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Benny-Danny:
@dr.ketan Dirty flashed ROM following your instructions.

When rebooted, magisk was still installed with no modules. Opened ROM tool and applied essential fix. Rebooted and checked safetypass. Everything seems to be working well.

Thanks doctor!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JazonX:
Huawei Phones were never Rooted, So Not sure whether it was done on EROFS before.

We have to wait and see.

Besides, with root getting harder day by day, its better to stick to stock roms.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] enebro77:
@dr.ketan

Is there any chance that "Tweaks PRO" would be installed in an stock Rom ?

I mean ... the "call recording" is one of the functionalities I would be interested in.

Having this function isolated is an option ?

Is the root needed for this ?

I think a lot of people would pay for having that in an stock Rom without changing CSC ;)

Many thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
TweaksPro needs rooted device. It can be used on stock ROM too but features under ROM features and couple of other won't work. CSC features and many other features will work on stock rooted too.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ULTRA90:
Can I install tweakpro on your Roma? And how do you do it?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] cashmonkey:
Hello - I wanted to confirm, the ROM also works for Galaxy S23 SM-S911N ?

I was going to purchase the 512GB version to use with T-mobile USA

Are the root instructions the same?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] -uniQ-:
Hi, is there a way to copy hosts file onto the /etc/ folder as ROM is only RO.

or any other adblock solution?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Brava27:
No. You can't unlock bootloader.

Magisk settings > system less hosts for adaway to work.

Rooting is easy now. Whatcha talking about? 😂🤣

This would be a nightmare.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] karkid1:
is it possible to add multi user feature to this rom? Something I've been hoping Samsung would bring back they had it in one of there beta's then removed it, but native android supports it
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] cashmonkey:
Hello -- According to Dr. Ketan MAGISK Rom Thread, it said its for S23 (All Variants)

So are you sure the Galaxy S23 SM-S911N is not rootable ?

Just wanted to confirm as I am about to purchase this variant due to the larger storage capacity.

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Brava27:
No. Only S918B.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hurray:
@dr.ketan : Thank you very much for T03.

I tried it yesterday with the following parameters:

- make a full twrp-backup from a good working T02

- boot into system

- remove all Magisk Modules

- restore original Magisk app name

- delete app data from "ROM Tool"

- reboot system (maybe redundant but anyway...)

- boot into download

- flash T03

After flashing T03 the S23 Ultra booted into twrp (like as written in your manual).

As I do not want to wipe anything I choose to restart normally into system.

The boot went well, all apps and settings seems to survive the update to T03. :)

- then I started "ROM Tool S23" and press "Apply Essential fix" => all went well

Only one thing was missing: I was not able to enable successfully "SystemUI mods (Custo)" again.

So my configured "Left Network Meter" under "StatusBar Mods with Color options" was not accessible anymore.

I restored the S23 Ultra in the end full with the TWRP-Backup of T02.

So here a positive feedback: The TWRP-Restore is fully working for me (not only user data but all saved partitions)! :)

I will make today a new attemp to upgrade from T02 to T03 and will remove before flashing T03 the "SystemUI mods (Custom)". Then I will see if I am able to install them under T03 again.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
What happens if you select custom systemui mods?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hurray:
I got every time the dialog to choose the installation or de-installation.

But the Installation seems not to finish successfully and I got anytime the "do you want to install or deinstall the custom mods"-Dialog again.

So I was not able to see the menu from the "Custom SystemUI mods" with the entries from "Stock Battery Icon" down to "Add Remove SytemUI mods". Here is a screenshot from the T02 to show you exactly which is missing in T03 for me:

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One more thing to mention: after upgrading T02 to T03 and applying the "Essential fix" from the ROM Tool (of course with a reboot afterwards) YASNAC gave me an error and I was not able to pass the integrity test anymore (both: basic and CTS profile).

With the restored T02 both tests are "Pass" again in YASNAC.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jhr5474:
Samsung Galaxy S23's stable One UI 6 update goes live

Samsung is rolling out Android 14 for Galaxy S23 users in Europe

www.androidpolice.com
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Bryanpen77:
So for U01 can I still use home.csc from A13 or do I need to use the one for A14?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Ubimo:
I don't see U01, only UB11?

I clicked on "Full ROM latest/Test version" in TweaksPro.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
ROM comes with Bluetooth fix since first release of ROM and never needed to flash patcher.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
It's no more under testing

Get from website (public link)

U01 with stable already released

You can try if A14 not available for your csc
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hurray:
I know. Just sharing my experience. After first boot after flashing UB1 Bluetooth was crashing continuously. Doing what I wrote has fixed it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
That's misleading.to others.

You have issue because you already have module that contains previous lib.(nothing to do with 2.6.5) because of dirty flash

Most users are not installing any patcher and they don't have any issue.

I needed to clear so users don't flash any patcher and mess it
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hurray:
Okay, that's fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] afteron:
Any way we can choose KernelSU aside from Magisk as root method?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
You can use it but before that read changelog.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Thieuke:
I have had no issues with BT after update from UB10 to UB01 based on stable A14 OneUI6 (dirty flash), so I think this is maybe solely on your device.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] yomyself:
I flash A14 with ARO csc from A13 and so far everrything works as intended
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] kjeneral:
stable version of software performs much better than previous ones
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Brava27:
Had to flash HOME CSC OWO instead of OXM from A13 to boot 😜. All working now.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
It seems all are now after A14 lol!

Only for S918B, nearly 24 hrs of release and 144+ public download + Private Tester total about 190+ download and no major issue reported as of now.

Again Thank you guys for all the support & love for ROM. Now it's time for A14 on other devices.

Regards.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mic-4:
Hello Dr Ketan, I didn't last until this weekend, I flashed the official Samsung ROM in full wipe, then I flashed the U01 then full wipe from the recovery, there I have installed the tp installer first, then once tweak pro was installed, I tested the mods and everything works perfectly, QS toogle, custom animation, custom bar navigation. Perfect, another big congratulations Indeed the stable version is much better than the betas, fast, without any bugs, a treat. Many thanks again Dr Ketan.

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] oso2spot:
hm.... mine is stuck in a bootloop (I also have OWO FW, used BWJM Home CSC OWO file), this might be the solution. I'll try it and come back to update. Tried booting into safe mode and I get the message "Serious Software issue detected.

A software problem was detected during startup. Check for a system software update, which may resolve this issue. If there's no software update etc. etc."

EDIT: Problem had nothing to do with CSC file or Dr. Ketan ROM, I had just forgot that I had to uninstall Patch to Android from Lucky patcher smh. Since patch to Android is FW specific, updating causes a bootloop. Make sure to remove it before updating next time! Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Brava27:
I didn't have bootloop. I only had "Select region on tablet" message to continue.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] oso2spot:
D

Did you wipe? I dirty flashed mine (no wipe)

EDIT: Problem was lucky patcher Patch to Android causing bootloop/FW issues, not CSC file or Dr. Ketan ROM. Successfully updated to U01!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MistahBungle:
Thank you for continuing to develop firmware for Samsung devices when lots of devs got sick of Samsung's nonsense years ago (y)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] pcxnet:
not sure what the reason is, but the recommended apps on the bottom here are not updating. it is showing apps I haven't even ran or used in hours. any idea?

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mic-4:
Hi, it's the same for me, they are recommended applications and not the most used applications, xela must be quite random, it's the first thing I deactivate after installing a rom, I will provide you with the screen to deactivate if you wish.

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Mic-4:
Hello Dr Ketan, Now that everything is 100% perfect on my side in terms of adjustment and configuration, I would like to make a twrp backup, could you tell me what exactly to select and if later there was an error or a bug, what to restore from the twrp, many thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
ChangeLog post → Tips/Bugs/Fix section
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] pcxnet:
Hi thanks. I see now to disable, but before I upgraded to One Ui 6, it was working properly. so not sure why now it is broken?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 80s Baby:
anyone else notice that the brightness on the lowest is actually still really bright? i have to turn on extra dim all the time unless im outside.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Marucins:
dr.ketan, U01 for S918B is decrypted?

If I want to use KernelSU and don't use ROM Tool or TweaksPro, what should I do to make the system more "functional"?

I don't know if I'm expressing myself correctly. But does this application provide the functions that are written under the tree in the field: ROM Tool with following Options

Spoiler content hidden.

Will other things be added (Secure Folder; Reboot to recovery QS Panel Toggle; etc.)?

Before I install the KernelSU application and upload the kernel (EXKM or is it better to use TWRP for this?)..., do I need to open Magisk app and complete setup if asked for?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
Only ad free and custom systemui mode won't work after installing KernelSU, rest all of all should work

If you enable custom systemui before switching to KernelSU then that also work
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Marucins:
Thanks...

Data is Decrypted or Encrypted?

Do I need to go through the entire Magisk installation process (complete setup), or is it enough to grant EXKM root permissions and flash the kernel using that program?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MistahBungle:
Yep I noticed. It's heaps brighter. Maybe updated graphics driver ?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 80s Baby:
i doubt that they would have added a new graphics driver in the stable build. its something they would have done in the beta's. its a ****ty move if true coz my battery life has been cut short in half because of that.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] enebro77:
Dirty flashed from T10.

Everything works fine but "call recording".

Apply "Auto Call Record", reboot but call recording doesnt show up

Anybody else ? Any clue ?

Many thanks in advanve
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] enebro77:
Are you having "call recording" function working properly ?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dr.ketan:
May be you have magisk alpha? That could be reason. In that case move to magisk stable