You won’t get downvoted to hell. Custom roms are popular on the federnet. Most of us avoid Samsung.

I think they’re fine phones, just locked down and their UI is annoying.

IMO its because the google everyone liked died with the Pixel 6 and Ai initiatives.

People are literally playing with fire.

On one hand, it could be more Google bullshit like their RCS requirements that lock out custom Roms just so users will buy a new phone or play their cat and mouse game with Magisk modules.

On the other, it could legitimately be a problem with the battery and it needs to be taken seriously.

If those are my options, and there’s no way to know the real truth, I’d swap to a different phone just to be on the safe side.