Samsung to Fix Galaxy S26 Ultra Red Tint This Month

If you thought the Galaxy S26 Ultra's display drama was behind us, think again. Owners have been spotting a reddish cast on screens under bright conditions, and Samsung now says the culprit isn’t hardware but software.

A post on Samsung’s community forums surfaced a screenshot of a customer support exchange in Korea: the company confirmed the tint stems from incorrect calibration values that kick in when ambient light is strong. In plain terms, the phone’s color settings are misreading bright environments and skewing the image toward red.

Samsung attributes the red tint to a calibration mismatch and plans an OTA calibration update this month.

According to the translated support message, the fix is being reviewed by Samsung’s verification team and should arrive as an over-the-air firmware update later this month. Short. Direct. Promising — at least on paper.

Not every reply from Samsung reads the same way, though. Another user got a longer response that confirmed the calibration diagnosis but suggested a workaround: a service-center adjustment can correct the issue in the short term. That message also mentioned a software remedy is underway, but stopped short of committing to a firm release date.

What should S26 Ultra owners do now? First, keep an eye on Settings > Software update and install any pending OTA as soon as it appears. If the tint is severe and bothersome, contacting Samsung support or visiting a service center remains an option. You can also try simple tweaks — lower the display brightness, switch display modes, or toggle adaptive color — until a full calibration patch lands.

This episode is a reminder that flagships are only as good as their software tuning. Expect a fix soon, and if your S26 Ultra still looks like it caught a sunrise, report it — manufacturers pay attention when a problem shows up in the wild.