Some Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra screens are glitching out, but there’s a fix on the way
Samsung’sGalaxy S22 Ultraisn’t supposed to launch until later this week, but as we learned over the weekend,some lucky buyers have gotten their phones early. There’s nothing better than getting a new gadget in the mail ahead of launch, but the experience can quickly turn sour if unexpected bugs or hardware failures pop up. Unfortunately, it seems like some S22 Ultra owners are finding themselves frustrated in the hours after unboxing.
Several userson the dedicatedGalaxy S22andS22 Ultrasubreddits have reported display issues, with strange bands running along the full width of the screen (via9to5Google). Looking through the comments on these posts, a few common factors seem to line up. First, these strange bands have only appeared on Exynos models so far, not the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-based phones shipping in the US and other regions. It also seems like certain screen configurations trigger these issues, suggesting it might be a problem withthe new AMD GPU, not the display itself.
According to these reports, these bands seem to appear most often when the screen is set to 1440p with natural color settings. While some have suggested performing a full factory reset, it sounds like the (hopefully temporary) fix is much easier. Switching from natural to vivid in color settings and, in some cases, reducing your resolution from QHD to FHD seems to solve the problem. Obviously, with such high-end hardware — and a high-end price to match — it’s not a permanent solution, but it might tide early adopters over until a software patch can iron it out.
All this said, we can’t write off this being a hardware-based issue just yet, potentially requiring replacement devices to be shipped out to any affected user. We’ll have to wait for further comments from Samsung regarding these defects. This launch isn’t thefirst timethe company has hadflawed screensat launch, though usually, a software patch is enough to fix these sorts of problems.
For now, if you pick up an Exynos-based S22 Ultra only to spot some display distortion, try switching your color and resolution settings. It might be enough to make the phone usable while you wait for more information.
UPDATE: 2022/02/22 12:57 EST BY WILL SATTELBERG
Samsung confirms bug, fix on the way
With more users getting their hands on the Galaxy S22 Ultra by the day,Samsung has finally offered an explanationconcerning these display issues. The company confirmed it’s a software bug with the phone, announcing a patch would be arriving for the device in the near future. Until then, Samsung recommends switching the color mode to Vivid and the resolution to FHD to prevent screen flickering.
There’s no specific date for when affected S22 Ultra owners might receive their patch — after all, the phone is still a few days away from its official release — but with March on the horizon, we wouldn’t be surprised to see it within the next couple of weeks.
Thanks:Moshe
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