Samsung sued over S22 performance throttle - Revision history

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson at 19:30, 16 September 2025

2025-09-16T19:30:02Z

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	Since 2010, Samsung has been releasing their flagship "S series" line to the public. They have always been a major competitor of [[Apple]] and have been champions of the [[Android\|Android operating system]]. The S22 marked their 12th rendition of the phone line, which aimed to be comparable to Apple's iPhone 14.		Since 2010, Samsung has been releasing their flagship "S series" line to the public. They have always been a major competitor of [[Apple]] and have been champions of the [[Android\|Android operating system]]. The S22 marked their 12th rendition of the phone line, which aimed to be comparable to Apple's iPhone 14.

	==[Incident]==		==Incident==
	In 2022, briefly after Samsung released their S22 phone line to the public, Korean consumers were upset after they found out that their phones had software on them that limited the performance capability of their devices. Given as this was implemented unexpectedly by Samsung without the consent of the consumer, the citizens of South Korea rushed to file a class-action lawsuit against Samsung for this discovery.		In 2022, briefly after Samsung released their S22 phone line to the public, Korean consumers were upset after they found out that their phones had software on them that limited the performance capability of their devices. Given as this was implemented unexpectedly by Samsung without the consent of the consumer, the citizens of South Korea rushed to file a class-action lawsuit against Samsung for this discovery.

McCracken: built out the article.

2025-08-21T19:01:45Z

built out the article.

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	~~'''Korean''' consumers~~ of the ~~device were angry after they found out that~~ Samsung ~~was using an app~~ to ~~limiting~~ their ~~device on purpose with no warning~~ and ~~filed a lawsuit~~.		In 2022, with the release of the S22 phone line, Samsung released pre-installed software on their flagship phones, deemed the "Gaming Optimization Service" (GOS). Unbeknownst to the consumer, GOS deliberately throttled their phones under any load across 10,000+ different games and apps.

	==Background==		==Background==
	~~{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history~~ to ~~provide~~ the ~~necessary context surrounding~~ the ~~incident}}~~The ~~Samsung Galaxy S is~~ their ~~flagship devices which are their top~~ of the ~~top tier of phones~~		Since 2010, Samsung has been releasing their flagship "S series" line to the public. They have always been a major competitor of [[Apple]] and have been champions of the [[Android\|Android operating system]]. The S22 marked their 12th rendition of the phone line, which aimed to be comparable to Apple's iPhone 14.

	==[Incident]==		==[Incident]==
	~~{{Placeholder box\|Change this section's title~~ to ~~be descriptive~~ of the ~~incident.~~		In 2022, briefly after Samsung released their S22 phone line to the public, Korean consumers were upset after they found out that their phones had software on them that limited the performance capability of their devices. Given as this was implemented unexpectedly by Samsung without the consent of the consumer, the citizens of South Korea rushed to file a class-action lawsuit against Samsung for this discovery.

	~~Impartial and complete description~~ of the ~~events, including actions taken by the company~~, ~~and~~ the ~~timeline~~ of ~~the incident coming~~ to ~~the public's attention~~.}}

	===[Company]'s response===		===[Company]'s response===
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	===Outcome===		===Outcome===
	The outcome of the suit, if any.}}		The outcome of the suit, if any.}}


	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
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Mr Pollo at 21:46, 24 July 2025

2025-07-24T21:46:51Z

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2025-07-23T22:48:08Z

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	}}'''Korean''' consumers of the device were angry after they found out that Samsung was using an app to limiting their device on purpose with no warning and filed a lawsuit.		}}
			'''Korean''' consumers of the device were angry after they found out that Samsung was using an app to limiting their device on purpose with no warning and filed a lawsuit.

	==Background==		==Background==

BmaiGHI: /* Background */

2025-07-23T17:40:02Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}		{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}The Samsung Galaxy S is their flagship devices which are their top of the top tier of phones

	==[Incident]==		==[Incident]==

BmaiGHI at 17:33, 23 July 2025

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	}}'''Korean''' consumers were angry after they found out that Samsung was limiting their device ~~with an app~~ on purpose with no warning.		}}'''Korean''' consumers of the device were angry after they found out that Samsung was using an app to limiting their device on purpose with no warning and filed a lawsuit.

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BmaiGHI at 17:31, 23 July 2025

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BmaiGHI: samsung gets sued by consumers after they found out that samsung throttled their device on purpose without telling them

2025-07-23T17:05:01Z

samsung gets sued by consumers after they found out that samsung throttled their device on purpose without telling them

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