Samsung has announced that it will roll out software patches for its flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone after some complained of reddish tint on the screen and WiFi issue that doesn’t let them connect to WiFi networks. Samsung said that neither the screen hue nor the Wi-Fi issue were product defects, and that it was offering fixes simply for consumers’ comfort.
“The display-related patch would give users a further enhanced ability to adjust the color setting to their preference,” said Samsung. However it did not reveal number of complaints it has registered for the screen-color or Wi-Fi connection issue.
The second software patch that would be rolled out only in South Korea would resolve Wi-Fi issues in some S8 devices stemming from what it described as a fault in the wireless access point of a certain South Korean carrier.
Samsung rolled out the S8 and S8+ smartphones in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and Korea last week. It will roll out these phones in other countries including India from next week.
Samsung said that pre-orders for the phones have been strong, mainly in its home ground Korea with orders crossing more than one million. It did not share first-weekend sales figures.