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Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7 s Report Battery Drain Due to Oculus App; Fix Released

Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7 s Report Battery Drain Due to Oculus App; Fix Released 114c13

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 3 October 2016 19:53 IST

Highlights

The new Oculus app update is causing many problems on Samsung phones
Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S7, S7 Edge report battery drain issues
Some s also reported lag and overheating issues

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge owners are reporting battery drain issues, after installing the latest Oculus app update. s have been reporting of the issue on Oculus and Reddit forums, and claim that the issue seems to resolve itself after the app is deleted altogether. k4q34

Samsung s claim that their battery drains quickly as the Oculus app continues to run in the background constantly and put strain on the smartphone's U. On the Oculus forum, s claims that almost one percent battery drained every 30 seconds from their smartphones, because of the update. For all those unaware, the Oculus app is a required install if s want to use their smartphones with the Gear VR headset. Some Samsung s also reported that their smartphone refused to charge up to maximum, even after leaving it on charge overnight. Overheating of phones while on charge, and the TouchWiz UI going wonky was also reported in some cases.

However, Reddit s claim that deleting the app resolves all the issues at once. The devices stop acting up, they charge fully, and the battery drain issue also disappears. Oculus acknowledged the issue and confirmed that it has been resolved. It told Gizmodo that updating or re-installing the app won't cause any of the above-mentioned problems now.

"We recently pushed an update to the Oculus app that inadvertently caused some people to experience phone battery drain. The team has issued a fix that prompts people to update the Oculus software when they open the Oculus app. If they do not see the prompt, then the phone has been automatically updated and no further action is needed," the company told the publication.

battery fault forced Samsung to do a worldwide recall, reporting a loss of billions. For now, Samsung has delayed the launch of the Galaxy Note 7 in India indefinitely. It assures it will fulfil pre-orders soon, but has not given any timeline for delivering on that promise.

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