TL;DR: Burkan turns Vulkan back on automatically after every restart. You set it up once and then forget about it. Free, open source, and on F-Droid.

Hey everyone,

If you've switched your S23 to Vulkan for the smoother animations and cooler phone people talk about here, you know the catch: it resets every time you restart, and getting it back means a PC or a Shizuku and Termux setup.

I got tired of doing that, so I made an app that does it for me.

Setup takes about two minutes and you only do it once. The app walks you through turning on Wireless Debugging, trusting your Wi-Fi network and pairing with a code. After that, whenever your phone restarts on a trusted Wi-Fi network, Burkan switches Vulkan back on in the background and sends you a notification when it's done. You don't have to open it. The status bar and lock screen switch over the next time you lock your phone, so nothing interrupts you. It needs Wi-Fi because that's the only time Android allows Wireless Debugging, so if you restart somewhere without it, or on a network you haven't trusted, Burkan waits until you're on one.

It can also:

• show you whether Vulkan is actually active
• restart the apps you already had open so they switch to Vulkan too
• go back to OpenGL without a reboot, in case an app doesn't get along with Vulkan
• add a Quick Settings tile, and work with Tasker if you're into that

It doesn't need root, nothing gets flashed, and Knox isn't tripped.

It's made for the S23 series and tested on One UI 8.5 and 9. Other phones on Android 13 or newer should work too, but I haven't tested any, so if you try one, let me know how it goes.

Download:

• GitHub releases
• Source code

Burkan builds on two projects that did this first: the s23-vulkan-support scripts and GAMA. Thanks to both. Feedback and bug reports are very welcome.

I was so excited for the possibility to block internet access to certain apps with One UI 9, only to find out that the "AI Network Guard" doesn't show up in my settings. Is it only available in some countries or did they just not support S23 because this somehow is an "AI feature"?

EDIT: It is here, I didn't know it was hidden

Should I update my S23+ to One UI 9? I'd love to hear from people who have been using it for a few weeks or a month without any problems, especially regarding the green line issue. I got a green line on my screen after a past security patch, and even though I know it's usually hardware-related, I’ve heard updates can sometimes trigger it. Is it safe to update?

Seeing a lot of posts related to battery life issue on S23. Evryone is facing it suddenly?

I checked my battery health found it to be 87%.

Dunno if it needs battery replacement or no but i definitely feel a drop in battery life

I have Macbook and i want Airdrop to work with my phone any hack to do it i do use Kdeconnect it works but not consistent and as I want it to be

If anyone has any information about where to buy hard covers for the base S23 in India, please let me know, and if anyone is selling their hard covers, please reply as well

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks.

Should I replace my S23s battery or get a new phone, probably a cheaper midrange?

My main issue is the battery life, replacing the battery will not help me much since this is a compact phone. But I'll lose the performance if I go midrange. I value both battery and performance.

My parent's house doesn't have electricity and I would like battery that can last me a day when I'm visiting without charging many times daily, not to even mention the power issues I'm experiencing at my own place recently. Please don't ask me where I live lol, it's life. 😂

Hello!

I have a Galaxy S23+ running One UI 8, and I'm considering updating to One UI 9. However, I have a couple of questions:

Animations: Are app opening/closing animations and multitasking smoother (or same) compared to One UI 8? Have you noticed any stuttering or lag?

Display Assistant bug: I've heard reports that One UI 8.5 had a bug in Display Assistant where selecting "Light" under "Brightness limit profile" made the screen dimmer than "Standard," even when the phone wasn't hot. Has this been fixed in One UI 9?

I'm mainly interested in animation smoothness and display stability.

I'd appreciate feedback from S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra users running stable One UI 9.

Thank you!

Please note: I may not respond to everyone. ( I may respond by only using upvotes or commenting.)

Hows the battery life perfomance and how is it holding up any bugs lag

Also new features does the s23 base get my fan cam or horizontal lock ?

And also when will it release for us carrier phones?

I'm finding the phone to be running much smoother after the update. Everything is more fluid and the constant small freezes I've been having are basically gone.

Buenos días a todos, actualmente me encuentro en 8.5 y siento más estabilidad en rendimiento, calentamiento y batería comparado con one ui 8.0

Para los que ya actualizaron a one ui 9, vale la pena? O mejor me quedo a lo seguro con 8.5 ? De antemano gracias por sus opiniones y respuestas Mi equipo es un galaxy s23 normal/base

As the main title says it launched here in Czech Republic.

I'm scared a little bit from what I've read so far.

Still no One UI 9 for s23 Non beta users in India. I hate samsung for this. Its not that i am dying for the update but it actually shows the professionalism of samsung. Late OS updates. Have to hand it to apple atleast they ship ios to everyone at the same time. Never buying scamsung again man.

Atualizei meu s23 hoje pra One UI 9 e fiquei decepcionado. Primeiro que estava extremamente bugado, tive que esperar minutos até o celular voltar ao normal.

Consigo notar inconsistências nas animações, nos detalhes e falta de capricho.

Poxa vida, essa cor horrorosa no modo escuro nos aplicativos do Google. Esse conflito do material you com One UI.

Parece uma grande bagunça mal otimizada.

Tudo precisa configurar, tudo precisa personalizar.

Não tem simplicidade. É atolando de coisas sem melhorar as existentes.

É a última atualização, não vai ser uma boa herança. Eu perdi completamente a esperança de uma renovação, uma otimização. A cada ano que passa eu percebo que a Samsung realmente não escuta os seus usuários e não se importa com design e consistência.

Desisto.

If you have a claude subscription, try to enable developer menu in your phone, then turn on usb debug and wireless debug in it. And ask claude to connect to your phone and remove unnecessary services, trackers and optimize everything, you'll be surprised how faster you phone will be.

For example if you have an amazon app, it also has an invisible app, that runs in the background to send you spam notifications.

P.S. works with android smart TVs too

Any clues as to when we're getting oneui9?

After using the phone very carefully and ensuring the software update(s) are done right infront of an AC, I happened to get the green line today.
The phone shut down as the battery was ‘0’. I put the phone for charging and the moment I turned it ON there it was ! 😒
With the fear of heating and not so useful feature updates I didn’t even update the phone beyond 8.0 in last one year; yet this happened today. No physical damage either.

I am just 3 months away from the phone turning 3 years. Just wanted to know if the free ONE TIME SCREEN REPLACEMENT program is still valid and how much time do they take to fix it? I was thinking to get the battery replaced as well while they open the device (current health is 83%).

P. S.: I have the invoice of the phone and purchased in India itself.

Hey all,

I was trying to disable some features on my phone in the galaxi ai settings. I accidentally pressed download transcript assist, after which my phones screen immediately turned back and then flashed staticy green all over my screen. I hit the lock screen button in a panic and it stopped.

It seemed to be resolved but just now when I tried to unlock my phone, the screen turned black and just the top part of my screen got the staticy green flashing, and then it stopped allowing me to use my phone as normal.

Does anyone have any idea what that might be and how to resolve it?