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.

According to posts on Reddit, Samsung replaced the buggy update with a new version that won’t brick the five-year-old devices. (The Galaxy S10 series was released in 2019.) Still, some users recommend staying cautious and turning off auto-updates anyway.

Discover how to factory reset your Samsung phone externally to resolve bricking issues caused by the latest update on Galaxy S10 and Note 10 series devices.

Just a week ago, there was speculation that Samsung’s One UI 7 Beta—its Android 15 preview—was imminent, albeit it’s already later than expected with SDC kicking off this week. But the company has now burst that bubble,

A new update seems to be killing Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 phones, leaving them stuck in a perpetual bootloop.