{"id":55174,"date":"2026-04-10T16:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/are-you-noticing-a-strange-blur-in-the-photos-on-your-galaxy-s25-ultra-a-solution-is-coming\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:16:55","slug":"are-you-noticing-a-strange-blur-in-the-photos-on-your-galaxy-s25-ultra-a-solution-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/are-you-noticing-a-strange-blur-in-the-photos-on-your-galaxy-s25-ultra-a-solution-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you noticing a strange blur in the photos on your Galaxy S25 Ultra? a solution is coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_Ui e_e e_P\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Samsung says it has re-introduced the Galaxy S25 Ultra virtual aperture bug and is working on a fix.<\/li>\n<li>A user on Samsung&#8217;s community forum reported nasty looking blur and poor subject separation.<\/li>\n<li>The fix is \u200b\u200bplanned for a future Galaxy S25 One UI 8.5 software update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>Flagship Android phones can do some amazing things with their camera setups these days, resulting in incredible photos. But the more fancy and specific photography tricks you accumulate, the more likely it is that something will go wrong. The same thing appears to have happened with the Galaxy S25 Ultra camera feature, and Samsung says it&#8217;s being fixed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_ik\">\n<div class=\"e_lk e_qt\">\n<h3 class=\"e_tt\">What changes would you like to see in Samsung&#8217;s flagship phones?<\/h3>\n<p>574 votes<\/p>\n<div class=\"e_vt e_tk\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"e_wt\"><\/p>\n<p>Quite large batteries.<\/p>\n<p>49<!-- -->%<\/p>\n<p><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"e_wt\"><\/p>\n<p>Better cameras.<\/p>\n<p>23<!-- -->%<\/p>\n<p><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"e_wt\"><\/p>\n<p>Fast charging.<\/p>\n<p>5<!-- -->%<\/p>\n<p><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"e_wt\"><\/p>\n<p>Less focus on AI.<\/p>\n<p>18<!-- -->%<\/p>\n<p><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"e_wt\"><\/p>\n<p>Anything else (let us know in the comments).<\/p>\n<p>4<!-- -->%<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>Yesterday, on a user <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/r1.community.samsung.com\/t5\/%EA%B0%A4%EB%9F%AD%EC%8B%9C-s\/%EC%97%85%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8%EB%90%9C-expertraw-%EA%B0%80%EC%83%81%EC%A1%B0%EB%A6%AC%EA%B0%9C%EB%A5%BC-%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%A9%ED%95%B4%EB%B4%A4%EB%8A%94%EB%8D%B0\/m-p\/37583958#M1515895\">Samsung&#8217;s community forum<\/a> (via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sammyguru.com\/galaxy-s25-ultra-virtual-aperture-bug\/\"><em>saimiguru<\/em><\/a>) raised an issue with the updated Virtual Aperture feature in Samsung&#8217;s Expert RAW app. In the translated post, the user said the effect is not working properly on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, with subject separation and background blur visible at 5x zoom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Dk e_Ck\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss the best of <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_am\"><picture class=\"e_em e_fm e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_em e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>Virtual Aperture sits in the Expert RAW app rather than the standard camera interface, and is intended to give more manual control over the depth-of-field look in your photos. Telephoto support for the feature was introduced on the Galaxy S26 series, before Samsung expanded it to older devices including the Galaxy S25 Ultra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>Samsung responded immediately. A moderator on the forum responded to the post, saying that the company had raised the issue again through internal testing, had forwarded the findings to the relevant department and requested analysis. The moderator said that Samsung is planning to provide a solution through the S25 One UI 8.5 FOTA software update.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>This is a fairly typical camera bug that many Galaxy S25 Ultra owners will never encounter. But it&#8217;s still reassuring for Samsung to admit that something isn&#8217;t working as desired and that there&#8217;s a fix in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_uc e_P\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. 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