Samsung suspends One UI 4 update for Z Fold3 and Z Flip 3

Michail, 09 December 2021

Early adopters often take up risks by installing the latest firmware updates on their main devices and sometimes it makes for a rough experience. Poin in case – Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 owners who’ve updated their devices to the stable One UI 4 update have been reporting major bugs and issues with their devices. Now, Samsung has decided to suspend the update rollout while it takes the necessary steps to iron out the problems.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 that went into recovery mode after trying to install the One UI 4.0 update

User reports out of South Korea included bricked devices, app crashes, screen flickering and slow performance. Some phones even automatically went into recovery mode after installing the update which all signals that Samsung has plenty of work still left to be done before the update is ready for a wider rollout. Samsung employees have provided online support to affected users in dealing with the issues.

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Reader comments

aida27
10 Dec 2021
0U3

I have no problem with A 12 beta3 but Android 12L would be welcome !After all, it is a premium device .

Anonymous
10 Dec 2021
j%t

I bet if it was Xiaomi or anything BBK they would keep rolling it out.

Anonymous
10 Dec 2021
XSe

Well, the problem is there are too many devices to update to Android 12, with the limited amount of time and resources. S21 series received their Android 12 update last month, and it has been pretty stable. It's just the new foldable that's...