Galaxy S8: an update for red screens

The world number one has not dragged on to address this problem of reddish hue that seems to affect some users.

After the fiasco of Note 7, the Galaxy S8 is logically scrutinized closely. And while the first South Korean buyers received their smartphone, embarrassing testimonials begin to multiply on social networks. Many users thus report a persistent red tint on the screen, a particularly embarrassing defect when we know that the screen is the number one trump card of the terminal.

Images of these red screens are multiplying on local forums like Ppomppu and Ruliweb. The query "Galaxy S8 red screen" is also leading the search for the Naver engine, the most popular in the country.

Obviously, it is too early to say that the S8 suffers from a technical problem but for Samsung, the wound of Note 7 being barely closed, the slightest polemic could still hurt. So his reaction was not long in ensuring that it was "not a quality problem and this can be adjusted in the settings of the smartphone".

However, the world number one decided to push an update that would complement the functionality of color optimization of telephones. This will also increase the range of colors that users can define, he said. The software update applies to all Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus models and will be performed automatically. The company reaffirmed that there was no quality problem with the new phones. According to local media, the update will come this week.

And to take no risks, the manufacturer indicated that if the proposed software update did not solve the problem of the red veil, the terminal could be exchanged in the shop. Details of these exchanges were not disclosed.