Several weeks after the release of the Galaxy S22, many consumers have complained of various problems, and Samsung officials have been slow to fix them. Earlier, for example, some users of the Galaxy S22 Ultra flagship smartphone posted that the GPS function was unstable, preventing any applications and services that needed location data from working properly. We didn’t know how widespread the issue was before, but Samsung has confirmed it recently, though it hasn’t yet revealed when a fix will be available.
Judging from early sales, the Galaxy S22 series is arguably the most successful Samsung flagship in recent years. Shortly after its official launch, however, the company was quickly embroiled in a lot of controversies.
Misleading refresh rates, difficult-to-experience 45W wired fast charging, and unavoidable performance throttling, plus the Galaxy S22 may not be as durable as you might think — glass is prone to bumping into hard surfaces shatter.
However, compared with the above bad things, users are more likely to intuitively feel the trouble of GPS function failure – Google Maps, Uber, Tinder and other apps that require location sharing will stop working unexpectedly.
The exact cause of the Galaxy S22’s GPS glitch is unclear, but it has caught Samsung’s attention. European Samsung Community Moderators have acknowledged GPS connectivity issues and put together the complaints:
The latest news I’ve heard from Samsung is that the company is preparing a software update to fix the GPS issue, but has not given an exact rollout timetable (it might be coming soon), also keep an eye out for push notifications coming soon.
In addition, performance throttling is also a big problem for Galaxy S22 users, but local customers in South Korea received the fix update in about a week, and it was pushed to European consumers a few days later. In contrast, Samsung doesn’t appear to be in any rush to fix the Galaxy S22’s GPS glitch quickly, meaning not many users may be affected by the issue.
Finally, the well-known whistleblower @UniverseIce revealed on Twitter that the Exynos chip 2200 chipset may be the culprit for various problems with the Galaxy S22, but it is currently only at the level of speculation.