Samsung released the One UI 6.1.1 update for the Galaxy S23 in the second week of September with new Galaxy AI features. Users soon reported a bug on the Galaxy S23 Ultra causing ghosting in pictures at zoom levels 16x-19.9x.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has recently received the One UI 6.1.1 update, but it turns out this software has a major camera zoom bug.

As the world is about to welcome Samsung S25 device, the company’s old models like S23 Ultra are still in market, with huge demand.

There's a new bug in town, and it is plaguing the Galaxy S23 Ultra camera . The latest One UI 6.1.1 update appears to be causing strange blurring and graying-out of some parts of photos when using the zoom, specifically between 16x and 19.9x, and when using Samsung's "intelligent optimization."

As reiterated by Tarun Vats on X, the Galaxy S23 Ultra's camera is suffering because of the One UI 6.1.1 update. According to their findings, photos are experiencing blurry photos and strange ghost shadows. This occurrence doesn't always happen, as it was noted that users are encountering this with the 16x and 19.9x zooms.

One UI 6.1.1 only finally started rolling out to waves of users in the US recently, however, Samsung has paused upgrades for the Galaxy S23 Ultra as the new update is causing issues with the camera.

Samsung started rolling out the new One UI 6.1.1 update on September 16, 2024 to the Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold 5 / Z Flip 5 and many other devices. But the new update contains some problems. Users are already reporting on X (formerly Twitter) that the update reduces camera capability.