The Samsung Galaxy S21 series recently received the company’s One UI 4 update based on Android 11, weeks after Google released the update for its Pixel smartphones. Despite being the first manufacturer after Google to release Android 12 for compatible devices, Samsung has reportedly paused the rollout of the update for its flagship Galaxy S21 series in South Korea over a compatibility issue with the Google Play system. The reports of the Android 12 update for the Galaxy S21 come a few days after the update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 was reportedly interrupted after bugs were reported.
According to a report from Tizen Help, the One UI 4 update that was being rolled out to the Samsung Galaxy S21 series smartphones in South Korea has been paused due to incompatibility with Google Play. The report also cites a response from a Samsung forum moderator (translated from Korean) explaining that a compatibility issue was detected on a few devices after the Android 12 update.
While the moderator’s post doesn’t shed any light on what problem with Google Play affects Galaxy S21 smartphones in South Korea, it states that Google is trying to fix the problem on the affected devices. The company plans to resume the rollout of the One UI 4 update based on the Android 12 update to users once Google fixes the issues, the post said.
The report that the update has been discontinued in South Korea comes a few days after the One UI 4 update for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 was said to have been discontinued following reports of issues after installing the update. Users in South Korea are said to have complained that the update “bricked” their smartphones, while others claimed that their handsets went into recovery mode after the update. Others have also reportedly faced issues such as screen flickering, slow performance, audio not working, and applications not working.
Samsung’s update to One UI 4 based on Android 12 for the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphones was announced on November 15, along with an update to the company’s Galaxy Watch series, including the Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Watch Active 2 and Galaxy Watch 3. The One UI 4 update brings new customization options, better privacy and security features, and the company previously unveiled the roadmap to release the update over the next year on its own. other smart phones.