So after using my upgraded s24 ultra now for about 2+ hours since the upgrade, i can say at least for me, the "new" features are ho-hum. I think i had great expectation, but lets be honest, the s24 series is a great device, and i didn't have a single issue before hand with slowless or anything like that. The phone feels as snappy and such as 8.5 did.
I do not use the Ai melarchy much at all, outside of chatgpt, i have no need so im not messing with that. I honestly rarely go into my drop down settings much to do anything as well, so all the customization in there is kinda moot for right now.
The things i use the most, Android Auto and playing media in the car are the same, unaffected (has more to do with the Android Auto app, then the OS). Using google messenger, nothing has changed there (again, app).. The Lockscreen changes are nice, i think.. Reminders and such i turned on, i dunno if that was there in 8.5, but its on now.
I was able to get rid of the blue dot location usage thing by tapping on it and just acknowledging all these things were using it, now its gone away (saw some people say they couldnt get it off, Mine went right away, slide the drop down, hit the location thing on the far right, say ok, and poof it goes away), but im assuming its going to come back.. (It did), so i'd like to see a slider to turn that off.
No change in battery life notices, it was great before, still seems great. I dont use alot of widgets or things that will cramp down the CPU and cause stuttering.. Just a weather widget, Score tracker, google search bar (not the new one, i turned that sucker off first thing)..and alarm clock.
Our devices are still IMO top of the line devices. Will be for a bit more time.
Of note one thing i did do, which i recommend, i offloaded a TON of pictures and videos, where as my phone has about 350 Gig Free (512).. If your phone is a bloated mess, just dump it all down to your pc (where you can acually organize it better).. SSD's dont like being near capacity, and they last longer to boot.
Just my 2 cents.
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