Samsung’s One UI 6.1 update is available now for the Galaxy S23 series. Unfortunately, it appears to be doing more harm than good.
Samsung started rolling out its One UI 6.1 update last week, bringing its Galaxy AI features to the Galaxy S23 series and other Galaxy phones and tablets. Unfortunately, it looks like the update is doing more harm than good.
Over the last couple of days, there have been seemingly endless reports of One UI 6.1 wreaking havoc for Galaxy S23 owners — including everything from unresponsive touchscreens, fingerprint sensors not working, and more.
Here’s a quick overview of what’s going on and why you should probably avoid the One UI 6.1 update for now if you own a Galaxy S23.Unresponsive touchscreens
We’ll start with one of the biggest issues. According to user reports on Reddit and Samsung’s community forums, One UI 6.1 is causing the touchscreen on some Galaxy S23 models to be completely unresponsive.
One Galaxy S23 Ultra owner on Reddit says that, after installing One UI 6.1, “my screen is totally unresponsive to finger touch and only works when I use the S Pen.” Samsung’s forums are filled with similar reports. There, one Galaxy S23 user comments, “After hitting the 6.1 update, I’m stuck with the same problem: the touch screen is totally unresponsive.
