Here's how One UI 7 could maximize gaming performance on your Galaxy phone

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News By David Nield published 4 November 2024

• Another potential One UI 7 feature has leaked
• Thermal throttling protects the CPU but can limit performance
• One UI 7 beta could be out later this month

We're hearing more and more about One UI 7 – Samsung's take on Android 15 – as the expected mid-November beta launch date draws nearer, and the latest unconfirmed link suggests the software could give Galaxy phones a gaming performance boost.

This comes from regular tipster @chunvn8888 (via Neowin), who found a reference to a new option to disable thermal throttling in an early version of One UI 7. The setting is visible once the developer options have been turned on.

In other words, the software could let you maximize the performance of your Galaxy phone's processor, with no safeguards in place to prevent excessive amounts of heat building up. The power vs heat balance is a tricky one for all CPUs to manage, and phone makers usually err on the side of caution to protect the silicon.

As SamMobile points out, Samsung users have complained in the past about the thermal throttling on Galaxy phones being too aggressive. This setting would give you the option to remove it entirely, if you're prepared to take the consequences (an overheating CPU, potentially, which would eventually shut down the phone).

Current options

There has actually previously been a similar option in One UI 6, though it wasn't in Samsung's official developer options list, and isn't included in the latest builds of the software available for the Galaxy phone range.

You can also already do this to some extent via the Game Booster app that Samsung puts on its handsets – essentially tipping the power vs heat balance a little more towards power – but it's not the same as disabling thermal throttling entirely.

It's very much a 'use at your own risk' setting: while disabling thermal throttling may give you faster frame rates and smoother visuals in demanding games, there's also a good chance it's going to shorten the lifespan of your phone's components – and give battery life a significant hit, too.

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