Excellent phone in every objective measure. OneUI 7 is buttery smooth. The speakers got a major upgrade this year also. Only other phone I'm excited about this year is the Z Fold 7.
I bit the bullet and upgraded from an S22 Ultra and it is a night and day difference. The performance is top notch, it's so smooth in every area of use and the battery just LASTS. I absolutely love this years Ultra series, it is an amazing device.
The battery life is horrible no matter how I have changed my settings. It also takes forever to charge ... even on fast charge. No Bluetooth for the S- Pen. Gemini is still learning. This Galaxy S25 Ultra 512 GB feels like a downgrade from the Galaxy S24 512 GB I also have.
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, February 24, 2025
Hi Chris, we appreciate you sharing your experience with your new Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with us. We would love to help you resolve the frustrations you mention with your new device and have the best possible usage and experience every day. We have provided links to troubleshooting guides below to help you with the battery life and charging of your device. We have provided links to articles to help you with the redesigned features of the S Pen and help you with voice controls and hand gestures that you can use for some features you feel may have been removed. We have lastly provided a link to the Samsung Support Team to help if these frustrations continue or you hae additional questions about any of your Samsung products. Thank you for being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth Get the most out of your Galaxy phone or tablet battery https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00078987/ Apps are draining battery on Galaxy phone or tablet https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001388/ Wall chargers and charging your Galaxy phone or tablet https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00078994/ Use the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10004602/ Product Manuals https://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/ Samsung Support smsng.us/Samsung-Support Samsung Community smsng.us/Samsung-Community Facebook smsng.us/Facebook-Messenger X https://smsng.us/X-Messages
I brought my Galaxy S25 Ultra a month ago and I have been trying to set a separate notification for my text messages. I have tried this step below - and these steps did not work. There is no option within the phones settings Go to Settings Tap Sounds and vibration Tap Notification sound Select a sound to preview and choose it To customize the notification sound for a specific app, go to Apps, select the app, then tap Notifications Select Notification categories Select a category to customize Select Alert, then tap Sound Select a sound and press the back button to apply changes I also tried the 3 dots within the individual text message that seems to work. Bur not able to set for all incoming text messages to have sperste notification sound.
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, February 24, 2025
Hi there Ellie, thank you for taking time out of your day to share your thoughts about your Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with us. We understand how important specific features of your device are to you every day. We have provided links to a few resources to assist you if the settings you are choosing are not then operating as expected. These include the full device manual and the Samsung Support Team. These experts can work with you one on one to align the settings to your preferences. We appreciate you being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth Product Manuals https://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/ Samsung Support smsng.us/Samsung-Support Samsung Community smsng.us/Samsung-Community Facebook smsng.us/Facebook-Messenger X https://smsng.us/X-Messages