The latest Galaxy AI update for the Galaxy S23 series is causing an annoying issue on the Galaxy S23 Ultra. At certain zoom levels, the device won’t be able to focus properly. So the new software has been halted – but only on the S23 Ultra.
Galaxy S23 Ultra: Camera glitch after Galaxy AI update
Earlier this week, you were able to install the long-awaited Galaxy AI upgrade on devices in the Galaxy S23 series. This brought a bunch of new features to the devices — and as it turns out, there’s a pesky bug on the S23 Ultra. Because of this, Samsung has halted the upgrade for the S23 Ultra. Other S23 models aren’t affected by the bug. You can still install the upgrade mentioned in this.
On the S23 Ultra camera For diving After updating to firmware version S918BXXU6CXH7, strange focusing issues occurred at zoom levels from 16 to 20. Pictures remain blurry, for example, and it is definitely not possible to capture moving objects sharply.
Of course, this isn’t a problem you encounter very often in everyday life. Most photos of homes, gardens, and kitchens aren’t taken at these zoom levels. But: anyone who only takes photos of their homes, gardens, and kitchens generally doesn’t buy the Galaxy S23 Ultra. And that’s a really annoying flaw.
the solution
Samsung now has one in South Korea. Let us know To be aware of the issue. A staff member on the South Korean forum said that a future firmware update should fix the issue. Only when it is available will the Galaxy AI upgrade be made available again on the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
If you have already installed the update, you can fortunately avoid the error in another way. Go to Camera settings To the cup Smart Optimizationthen choose options. middle or minimumOnly in . maximumThe situation, problems appear, apparently.
We will of course report on it as soon as a new version of the update – without the bug – is available for the S23 Ultra.
Did you perform the latest upgrade on your Galaxy S23 Ultra? Are you experiencing the same error at zoom levels between 16x and 20x? Or is your device unaffected?