The Galaxy S25 series from Samsung faces a minor technical problem after its worldwide market launch in early March. Users who purchased the Galaxy S25 series early have detected camera performance problems that produce banding artifacts in their photos leading to discussions across Samsung Community and Reddit. Samsung recognizes the issue even though it affects only a small number of users while simultaneously deploying a solution.
The appearance of unnatural colored stripes known as banding occurs in areas that require natural color transition. People mostly experience this issue during Night Mode photo sessions that occur at dawn or dusk. Users experience that the horizontal and vertical lines affect the horizon view in their Galaxy S25 series cameras which reduces the cameras’ otherwise excellent performance.
The “limited number of cases” has led Samsung to verify the issue and release a software update to resolve the problem. South Korean users already received the software fix and global users can expect it to soon become available. Samsung demonstrates its dedication to swift problem resolution through its rapid response to issues.
Users appreciate the Galaxy S25 series camera performance in general although they report that the banding problem affects only this specific feature. The camera problem affects primarily long-exposure picture post-processing specifically during Night Mode operations. Numerous users believe this problem represents a temporary issue that will get fixed through an upcoming software update.
The software remedy to address the banding problem will soon become available to Galaxy S25 users worldwide. The proactive actions of Samsung allow customers to maintain access to their flagship camera technology while avoiding major performance interruptions.
Samsung Galaxy S25 series update
- The South Korean markets receive the initial system upgrade for the Samsung Galaxy S25 series.
- The firmware update delivers the recent February 2025 Android security patch combined with bug fixes and possible performance improvements.
- According to reports the update occupies space equivalent to 586MB (with potential differences for S25 Ultra) and adopts the firmware version S93xNKSU1AYB3.
- We can expect the update to reach other regions of the world during the upcoming days because South Korea already receives it. It is unclear if this update contains repairs for the camera problem.
Users can access the update through Settings > Software update > Download and install.
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