What you must know
- House owners of a Galaxy S23 system have began reporting issues with the road after putting in the One UI 6.1 replace.
- Issues embody points with the biometrics (fingerprint) scanner, which is not choosing up a person’s finger and forcing them to re-attempt a scan to unlock their telephones.
- Different customers on Samsung’s boards report having issues with the system’s charging, stating it is not charging at its most energy.
We’re just about every week into the reception of One UI 6.1 for Samsung’s past-gen gadgets, and a few obtrusive issues are showing.
Customers have taken to Reddit to report issues with the biometrics (fingerprint) reader of their Galaxy S23 Extremely following One UI 6.1 (by way of 9to5Google). The person states that their “fingerprint sensor randomly does not register my enter” when making an attempt to unlock their system.
They add that no obvious error is showing. They’re pressured to carry and press their finger towards the display once more to restart the method. Different S23 Extremely homeowners chimed into the thread, stating they encountered the identical difficulty shortly after downloading and putting in the One UI 6.1 replace.
Most customers state that they’re required to the touch their finger towards the scanner twice for it to work, contemplating it fails on the primary try. This does not seem to occur all the time however is as a substitute sporadic.
Another thread mentioned the identical downside however concerned a base Galaxy S23 mannequin. The person said the scanner is not “working instantly” and causes them to attend “three to 4 seconds” earlier than their system realizes they’re making an attempt entry. One person commented, saying they’ve encountered this downside on their S23 FE.
Elsewhere, customers took to Samsung’s neighborhood boards to debate charging and heating issues with the Galaxy S23 sequence (by way of 9to5Google). The person’s screenshot confirmed that their system solely charged at 15W as a substitute of its max 25W functionality. Different customers reported that their system was operating a bit hotter than traditional.
Fingerprint issue after One UI 6.1 update from r/GalaxyS23Ultra
There may very well be some excellent news right here as we’re simply entering into April, which suggests Samsung will begin pushing this month’s safety patch to its slew of gadgets. The Galaxy S24 began receiving it fairly early, on the finish of March. Maybe Samsung will delay its April patch for the Galaxy S23 sequence to work in a repair. If not, customers could have to attend till Might earlier than seeing reduction.
Samsung began rolling out its One UI 6.1 replace filled with Galaxy AI options to its past-gen gadgets on March 28 within the U.S. All the Galaxy S23 sequence was eligible for the replace, which notably entails the gadgets customers have reported issues with because the replace grew to become out there. Galaxy AI’s options additionally graced the Galaxy Z Flip 5, Fold 5, and Tab S9 sequence.
Customers of those gadgets can now entry Google’s “Circle to Search,” Dwell Translate, Chat Help, and extra.