I have been having issues with my S22 ultra since the update a few months ago even after factory reset. Several times a day my phone would freeze and window would pop up saying "the system UI is not responding" I took it in to a the store 3 days ago and she told me that there will be another update that might fix the issues. I received the update yesterday. My phone has not tuned back on since. Went into the store this morning and left it with a tech. I got the call my phone is bricked and they won't be able to repair it. Luckily I had a protection plan on it and will be getting a replacement phone tomorrow. Samsung really needs to address this issue and fix it. For those that don't have a protection plan they'd have to buy a new phone. We shouldn't have to be forced to buy a new phone or be roped into another contract and payments when the issue is clearly not the fault of the user.
Bricked phone is a software or firmware issue that can be reset to working condition with a reflash. Since it can't be reflashed, it's a hardware failure.
What I was told by by my carrier is that my phone was "Hard Bricked" by an update that involved the bootloader and that it was a common problem with the S22.
"Soft Brick" phone can be repaired by flashing the firmware/operating system.
A soft brick is a software issue that prevents a phone from booting, often fixable by reflashing the ROM or recovery, while a hard brick is a more severe hardware or software issue that renders the phone completely unresponsive and unbootable, potentially requiring specialized repair or replacement.
I have same troubles withA14 and now A16. Phones not working since january. I cant get help just pay for another phone. My settings keep changeing. I have no control i just tried to add a nickname and error report came up try again later. Wow
Same problem. My phone is barely usable now, but it was perfect before the update. I've been a loyal samsung customer, but im seriously considering going to google
"We shouldn't have to be forced to buy a new phone or be roped into another contract and payments when the issue is clearly not the fault of the user."
Well this is my final samsung device and it's sad I'm going to iPhone. It won't charge past 43 percent. It starts into safe mode sometimes. I wiped and installed 7.0 still no fix. I'm over it.
