According to SamMobile, some users have reported that the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series won’t be able to receive text messages after the September 2022 update. The issue is so common that even users of the T-Mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series have reported the problem.
According to reports, Samsung Galaxy S21 series phones with the problem had to wait for hours to receive text messages, and restarting the phone did not fix the problem. The temporary solution is to turn on Airplane Mode, remove the SIM card and reinsert it.
On September 29, the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series was rolled out with firmware version G991USQS5CVI8 update, and the Verizon changelog reads, “Resolved an intermittent issue where the device was not receiving text messages. In addition to this bug fix, this update also upgrades the security patch to October 2022.”
Samsung has started pushing the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 Beta update for the Galaxy S21 series in the US, bringing enhanced palette features, stacked widgets, separate call backgrounds for each contact, opt-in notifications for each app, language settings for each app, and improved performance.
