Samsung has now confirmed the feared bad news for millions of Galaxy users, as they fall further and further behind Google’s Pixel and other Android devices, to say nothing of Apple’s iPhone, its arch rival in the premium smartphone category. For those who have paid $1000-plus for a new flagship, this will come as a nasty surprise.

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A new update has reportedly bricked older Samsung Galaxy models, according to reports from owners. Samsung users on Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) have suggested that a recent update has caused the Galaxy S10,

Several Galaxy S10, Note 10, Galaxy A90, and M51 users have taken to Reddit ( 2) to complain about their devices being stuck in a bootloop (via Droid Life ). The issue appears to happen while installing the latest SmartThings Framework build (v2.2.02.11), released on October 2nd, from the Galaxy Store.

It's a problem that may be familiar to some Galaxy S10 owners. Samsung also released an update that broke the phone back in 2019 where users were asked to enter a PIN even though they never made one. Entering any PIN would cause the phone to reboot and ask for the PIN again. Similarly, the only fix was a factory reset.

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Samsung temporarily suspended the SmartThings app update after Galaxy S10 and older devices experienced bootloop issues. The company apologized and is working on a fix, encouraging affected users to seek assistance at service centers.