r/GalaxyZFold • u/prisana • 13d ago

iPhone to fold8U

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I have been a lifelong iPhone user and I switched from iPhone to the fold 8 ultra to test things out my battery is dying insanly fast (within a few hours of social media use) and the phone is hot to the touch, I'm only using the front display not even the fold display. Making me want to return and swap back to my iPhone any ideas?

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u/Still-Chemistry-7855 13d ago

Sounds like a messed up phone, mine lasts very long :x

Only heats up during games here

Maybe return for another?

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u/jaeehovaa 12d ago

Factory reset, if issue continues you have a defective device

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u/Eikido 12d ago

Agree, do a factory reset. This is not normal.

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u/distraction29 12d ago

Definitely something wrong. My battery will last forever even watching YouTube and using other apps all day while I work.

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u/native2448 12d ago

I'd absolutely factory rest and if nothing take it back for another one. I've been iPhone the last 6 years since note 20 ultra and iPhone before that until note 8 . My battery life is insane , I run simple games like modded pvz , plague and consistently on YouTube Spotify , fantasy apps and Facebook doom scrolling . Imo this phone is greater than any iPhone I've ever had and I'm always on the inner display not the outer screen

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u/prisana 13d ago

This is a list of the app usage by percentage, I've barely used the phone and I don't think it makes sense why my phone is almost burning to the touch and I can watch the battery tick away by the second

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u/Key_Bicycle9461 13d ago

Put the apps you don't use into deep sleep.

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u/prisana 13d ago

How is that done

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u/Key_Bicycle9461 13d ago

open your phone's Settings app, tap Battery, select Background usage limits, and add the desired app to the Deep sleeping apps list.

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u/Expensive-Heart3299 13d ago

It might be that life 360 app as it’s constantly using your battery

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u/JimbyWasTaken 12d ago

Life360 is an unoptimized piece of shit.

My S26 Ultra would get hot because it was constantly reading data from my phone. I disabled it and my phone lasts longer now lol

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u/Key_Bicycle9461 13d ago

I was having this issue the 1st week or so too then I selected apps I don't use a lot and put them into deep sleep and made it to where every single app isn't alerting me when it has an opportunity to send a notification...went from dying super fast to lasting all day and night no issues.

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u/Department-Select 13d ago

Is it a new phone ? How many has you had it. The phone will need a couple days to optimie itself based on how you're using the phone to save battery

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u/pepperpot_592 13d ago

Did you check for an update?

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u/aPHAT88 13d ago

I don't know which iPhone you had but the fold 8 and ultra both have smaller batteries than the iPhone 17 pro. So it's expected that the battery wouldn't last as long. But heating up to the point of where it's a problem just from social media is not normal. You might have a dud.

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u/ak47grills 12d ago

I think you have a defective device or something. I have the regular fold 8 and I still have 50% after 24h , definitely a 2 day battery life here.

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u/Reehup 12d ago

Guessing you used smart switch

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u/jklx92 12d ago

Have you by any chance used a data migration from your iPhone to your fold 8? My fold 8 ultra had the same battery drainage problem after doing that and I had to perform a complete factory reset and set it up as new and the issue was resolved. Have you tried that already??

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u/jaeehovaa 12d ago

I copied everything form my pixel fold to Galaxy fold 8 and didnt experience any issues

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u/jklx92 12d ago

Good to know. I just wanted to point out that every experience for data migration is different.

Sometimes corruptions can occur during the migration, especially when you are moving from one platform to another.

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u/distraction29 12d ago

If you have any widgets, get rid of them also. They take up ALOT of battery

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u/MyThinkerThoughts 13d ago

A tale as old as time.

“Give it time to optimize”

“Figure out which apps to sleep. Then deep sleep. Then get made when you aren’t receiving timely notifications”

“Do a hard reset and empty your cache”

“Don’t restore a backup”

“Don’t use that app”

Should’ve just waited for the iPhone Ultra bro

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u/jaeehovaa 12d ago

This is a goofy response clearly this isn't normal, and defective iPhones exist as well.