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Samsung Galaxy S22 Series Bugs/Issues Tracker [One UI 4.1]
Samsung’s latest flagship lineup the Galaxy S22 series was launched back in February 2022. Even it features the latest software installation alongside the most powerful hardware, the Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra consumers are having a lot of bugs & issues in performance, usability and features.
Starting with the apps/games performance throttling, the brand new Galaxy S22 series devices reported having various issues such as overheating and abnormal GPS behavior. Following the consumers’ feedback and reports on different platforms, Samsung has also acknowledged some of the issues.
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Meanwhile, with our Galaxy S22 series bugs/issues tracker, you can know about the emerging issues on the new Samsung smartphones as well as the company’s acknowledgments and temporary bug fixes. Aside from this, you can also share your concerns with us if you are having any unlisted issues on this page.
Galaxy S22 Bugs/Issues emerged so far
- Broken GPS functionality
- Apps/Games performance throttling
- Horizontal pixellated line across the display
- Battery draining
Consumer reports on Bugs & Issues
[May 2022] Battery Draining
Recently, the Samsung Galaxy S22 users are facing the battery draining issue that has caused a lot of trouble for the users as the battery is the main component of the functioning of any smartphone. Read more here
[March 2022] Broken GPS functionality
Various Galaxy S22 Ultra users have GPS problems on their phones and the problem persists even after certain updates. As reported, the feature doesn’t work after the phone has been set up for the first time or after extended periods of lack of use. Read more here
[March 2022] GOS – Apps/Games Throttling
One UI features an app namely Game Optimizing Service on various Galaxy devices. With the Galaxy S22, Samsung had further boosted its functionality causing throttle the performance of some third-party apps and games with high specs. Read more here
[February 2022] Horizontal pixellated line on display
Some of the initial Galaxy S22 Ultra buyers reported that their smartphone had a pixellated line running horizontally across the whole display. Read more here
Acknowledgments & temp. solutions
[March 2022] Broken GPS functionality
A Samsung community moderator reportedly claimed that the developers are currently working on a new software update for the Galaxy S22 series devices, which will fix the GPS issues. Read more here
[March 2022] GOS – Apps/Games Throttling
To the Galaxy S22 series, Samsung had released a new firmware update that adds a new option called Alternate game performance management inside the Game Booster app’s Settings. Read more here
- Samsung CEO said Sorry over Galaxy S22 throttling controversy – Read here
On the other hand, the company has officially confirmed that the One UI 4.1 update will bring the “Alternate game performance management” to older yet affected Galaxy devices. Read more here
[February 2022] Horizontal pixellated line on display
Samsung has reportedly acknowledged the display issues occurring on the Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone and confirmed that a fix software update will be released soon. Read more here
Temp. solution
Samsung recommended the Galaxy S22 Ultra consumers change the screen mode to Vivid or resolution to FHD+ until the software update arrives.
- To change screen mode, head to: settings > display > Screen mode > select vivid
- To change screen resolutions, head to: settings > display > Screen resolution > select FHD+
May 14, 2022
- Samsung Galaxy S22 series smartphone started receiving the latest May 2022 security update in different regions. As per the changelog, this update brings fixes for various CVEs from Google and SVEs from Samsung. If you have also received this update on your Galaxy S22 smartphone, do let us know in the comment box – Does the May 2022 update fix the problem/bug on your Galaxy S22?
The fourth generation clamshell foldable’s expected launch date is coming near and Samsung is giving huge discounts while purchasing the Galaxy Z Flip 3 smartphone. These things aside, some consumers have recently reported that the cover screen of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 is turning on itself.
According to a Samsung consumer, the Galaxy Z Flip 3’s cover display is turning on automatically even though it has been set to glow the screen when a notification arrives. Meanwhile, there seems any issue related to the Always on Display or display functionality of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 models.
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Due to this unwanted error, the battery life of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 is getting affected as well. Meanwhile, the company has acknowledged the issue and recommended some settings that should be done on affected variants to identify, which app is occurring the problem on the cover screen.
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The community moderator said that the cover screen is automatically turning on due to the operation or wake-up of the screen in a specific app. In order to identify that buggy app, it’s recommended that you should install the Good Locks’ Nice Catch app.
Once done, you will be needing to access the Screen on reminder feature of the Good Lock Nice Catch application. With this service, you can spot an app running in the background and forcing the cover screen to turn on frequently, even without any notification.
On the other hand, if you find that it is not an activity of a specific app, Samsung needs more specific data about the problem. To do so, you just need to attach the log and send the error through the Samsung Members app as soon as the problem occurs.
Are you facing the same issue on your Galaxy Z Flip 3’s cover screen? Feel free to share your concerns with us in the comments below.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is the most recent flagship smartphone offered by the Korean tech giant. The device runs Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update out of the box and offers lots of customization options that any other smartphone does not have.
Additionally, the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s camera is unbeatable. It not only has a brilliant camera quality but also the most advanced camera features that let you capture every moment in any environment. Despite offering so many functionalities, users are commonly complaining about its performance.
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Samsung regularly updates this smartphone and provides more new features and improvements to the users. Even, the devices get two monthly security patches for a single month. Hence the users are more dissatisfied with the performance of their phones.
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Various Galaxy S22 users (including S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra) taking the Samsung community, Reddit, Twitter, and other social media platforms to explain their problems. And why not that dissatisfied, after all, they have given so much money to purchase it.
An unhappy Galaxy S22 Ultra user reported that his phone is giving very poor performance while playing games like Call of Duty, and Clash of Clans is even delayed and spongy. He also says that Snapchat filters also take a lot of time in loading and apply.
Well, the reason behind this issue hasn’t been cleared yet. It might seem the problem of the Exynos chipset, the performance of which has been complained about many times in the past. Anyway, we can only hope that the issues will soon reach the company and it will release a fix.
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Samsung Galaxy S22 series devices introduce the most wonderful Camera capabilities in the industry to date. While the Galaxy S22 Ultra is packed with a premium 108MP Camera with up to 100x Space Zoom feature, the standard Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus also equip brilliant AI-powered Camera features.
The Korean tech giant had launched the Galaxy S22 lineup earlier this year, and now preparing to hold another Galaxy Unpacked event sometime in August 2022. Meanwhile, it looks like the aging Galaxy S22 phones are now having performance and lagging issues related to Camera shutter.
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Several users are facing multiple types of issues while using the Camera on their Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, or Galaxy S22 Ultra. The most common issue is Camera shutter lag, which restricts users from taking burst shots by continuously pressing the shutter button.
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Well, Samsung mod. now comes up with effective solutions for fixing the Camera shutter lag issues on the Galaxy S22 series devices. Meanwhile, the moderator said that such types of issues usually occurs when the available memory of the mobile phone is insufficient.
How to fix Galaxy S22 Camera shutter lag
Memory Cleanup (RAM)
- Phone Settings > Battery & Device Care > RAM > Click “Clean Now”
Aside from this, you can also perform the same operation on your Samsung phone as the One UI software has useful widgets for the Device Care function. Simply, add that widget to your phone’s Home screen and tap it regularly for effective memory cleaning in real time.
How to add device care home screen widget
- Press and hold the wallpaper (empty space) for more than 1 second (long press) > Click the “Widget” icon at the bottom of the screen > Select 1 of 2 “Device Care” > Click “Add” > Click on the home screen Add selected device care (can be freely moved to the desired location).