Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S23 and S22 have been hit two by one as users have recently encountered hardware and software bugs.
Across social media platforms, even on Company’s own community forum (opens in a new tab)The post shows some sort of bubble defect in the bottom corner Galaxy S23 Ultra. Each device is positioned differently: some are on the left, while others on the right (opens in a new tab).
The good news is that so far this is purely a cosmetic thing and no one has reported experiencing performance issues of any kind (unlike Recent camera stabilization flaws)However, you can’t blame people for being a bit pissed off, considering the S23 Ultra costs over $1,200.Companies are well aware of this because Official Samsung UK Twitter (opens in a new tab) Tell affected users that bubbles are more of a feature than a bug.
Apparently, if you shine a strong enough light on the S23 Ultra’s display, “certain parts seem to get squashed.” The squashed look is reportedly the result of Samsung’s pressing process when “water and dust repelling” the phone’s screen during production. Everything seems to be fine except for the foam.
Affected owners are still annoyed by the flaw. It looks like Samsung UK Twitter is really reaching out and trying to help people with the bubble screen. So at least, the company is aware of the flaw.
battery drain
That’s not the case with the recently launched One UI 5.1 update for older Galaxy phones like the S22 and S21.
The patch should only introduce new features and improve device performance. However, some people reported that their phone’s battery usage skyrocketed after installing the patch.a user on European Samsung Community Forum (opens in a new tab)Posted an image of a sudden power drain. They claim the S22 Ultra’s battery is fully drained after about seven hours of moderate use. Another way of saying (opens in a new tab) Because of this issue, they had to charge the device until noon.
However, there is some debate about what exactly causes the battery to die. According to a report by GSMArena (opens in a new tab), the drain could be the result of the One UI 5.1 update forcing Galaxy phones into the highest performance mode or some kind of compatibility issue with the Samsung keyboard. If it’s the latter, the official support page recommends clearing the keyboard’s data cache and rebooting the phone.
We reached out to Samsung to see if it’s aware of the dead battery and if it’s working on a fix. So far, the company has not made any official statement regarding the One UI 5.1 patch. Additionally, we asked what it would do for users suffering from bubble defects, such as replacing the screen. This story will be updated if we hear back.
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