Update to fix Galaxy S26 red screen bug sounds nearly ready to go

We all know how annoying it is when our phones suffer from an unexpected glitch. But for as frustrating as that can be, it’s maybe somehow even worse when a manufacturer confirms that it’s developed a fix, but we can’t immediately get our hands on it. Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra have been dealing with such a tease for several weeks now, but the good news is that the end finally appears to be in sight.

Users first alerted us to problem in mid-July, reporting that they were seeing sections of their S26 Ultra’s screen take on a pinkish, redish hue:

That was good news — at least, in theory — but the fix wasn’t easy to get your hands on. Initially, Samsung asked that impacted users physically bring their phones in to service centers for screen recalibration. The company did at least tease that it hoped to eventually deploy the fix as a software update for the S26 Ultra, but wasn’t sharing a timetable for availability.

Earlier this month, Samsung reiterated its intent to release an update to resolve the screen tint issue remotely, but still didn’t have an ETA for the fix. But now it finally looks like that wait could nearly be over.

Leaker Tarun Vats shares a message on X that appears to be from Samsung support in South Korea, claiming that the S26 Ultra red-tint fix is due to arrive with the phone’s next update, supposedly later this month. There’s some uncertainty about precisely when thanks to ambiguity over internal and public firmware releases, and it’s still difficult to say just how official this source’s information may be, but our overall impression is that the fix sounds nearly ready for broad deployment.

So, if your Galaxy S26 Ultra is among the unlucky group suffering from this display quirk, take heart! This unfortunate incident looks like it’s now very nearly behind you.