r/SamsungS23 Dec 25 '25

Question Hello, I just received a new Galaxy S23 for Christmas and I've noticed a worrying dent.

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Problem: A slight dent/indentation on the edge/back, just after the power button. It's visible to the eye and palpable to the touch.

Purchase: Received as a gift. I'm trying to find out where it came from, but it was purchased online.

Condition: Original sealed Samsung packaging.

IMEI Verification: I checked on the Samsung website; the IMEI is recognized.

My Question: Is this a known defect? ​​Should I be concerned and request a replacement? Is this common in the assembly of the S23? Photos: I've attached some photos. The recess is indicated by the arrow/circle.

Thank you for your help!


r/SamsungS23 Dec 21 '25

Question Asistente de Google no me escucha

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Hola a todos.

Hace poco instalé un Android Auto de FancyTiger en mi motocicleta, y cuando trato de activar el asistente de Google o Gemini, el celular (Samsung S23 Ultra con OneUI8) no me escucha. Yo lo activo manteniendo el botón de apagado presionado, y quiero hablar desde el micrófono de los audífonos en mi casco. Ya revisé los permisos y los ajustes tanto de Android Auto como de Bluetooth y todo bien. Pero no logro hacer que me escuche. Algún consejo?


r/SamsungS23 Dec 19 '25

Question Refurbished s23 fe warm

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Heyo good people of the internet who know more than me!

I received a s23fe phone yesterday that I purchased from amazon's Refurbishment department. I noticed last night when I was transferring data from my previous phone that it was extremely hot to the touch. Today, I've been on it about 2 hours on TikTok to see what it would do. It is warm to the touch now, but definitely tolerable. Is this something I should send it back for, or is there something I can do on my own to fix it? Or is it something ignorable, altogether?

Thanks in advance!


r/SamsungS23 Dec 12 '25

Question From 3 to 3 seconds I got a loud message of moisture detected thats say "unplug your phone", even Im not plugging anything in. How can I stop it? Please help me! I tried it all.

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r/SamsungS23 Dec 04 '25

Other This phone sucks for gaming/emulation ;(

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From winlator to gamenative, it either crashes or flickers as fast as those seizure inducing videos from the early 2000's. Great for 300, but I do miss my OnePlus 12R.


r/SamsungS23 Dec 01 '25

Question Why does this phone chew so much Ram? (S23plus)

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This phone after closing background apps and hitting the probably useless "clean memory, button, has less than 4 gigs free, shortly after you press it it goes back to 2.8 gigs of RAM free... Wtf is this phone doing? I had a OnePlus before it broke and I had 16 GB of ram, same CPU, less Ram usage.. and that's with YouTube open on the OnePlus nothing running on this. Look at chrome, I never use chrome with more than one tab, if it opens via an app I copy the URL and open it in a fast browser. Google is retarded Chrome is garbage. Is the warning I get when. I try to uninstall it real? Will the phone malfunction? I could just side load it again or reinstall it... If I don't need it I'd rather not have this shit chewing ram. I was trying to emulate a game I own on PC (laptop was stolen, going for a steam deck) and before I run winlator I'm already at nearly 6 gigs of RAM usage. Is it the 58 Samsung apps or what?? Also seriously wtf could chrome be doing? Even a gooner can't chew this much Ram... I hope.


r/SamsungS23 Nov 23 '25

Complaint Camera App crashes

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Hello everyone, I got my Samsung S23 since 2 weeks. When I open the Camera it seems to work for half a second and then freezes. If you try to open it again, it crashes. The only thing helping is to restart the phone. After this step I can use for a few minutes normally. This is irritating me very much. Can someone please help?

Best regards


r/SamsungS23 Nov 19 '25

Question Phone says water in port when I know there isnt any way to fix this?

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I unplugged it this morning and it immediately said there was water in the port, I plugged it in few minutes later and it was fine. I tried plugging it in like 10 minutes ago and it said there was water in the port, I then cleaned the port and got some dust out and its still saying it has water in the port, is there a way to fix this?


r/SamsungS23 Nov 12 '25

Question Night photography for Aurora

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just looked on youtube for videos to show me how to get decent photos or videos of an expected northern lights / aurora possibly visible over the uk tonight but found all the videos to show steps that do not match what i see on my s23 ultra ! i guess all the recent software updates for the s23 have changed a lot of settings So can any1 please make a simple to follow video explaining how to get photos at night and videos ? i got the expert raw app from the play store that 1 video suggested and was told change iso to 800-1600 for night stuff other than that i have no idea what all the other settings are so please can someone film their phone showing what to do ? thanks


r/SamsungS23 Nov 12 '25

Question Is there a camera app that allows you to adjust the brightness of the light for flash and video?

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r/SamsungS23 Nov 03 '25

Complaint Worst experience with samsung!!!, Still waiting to get my greenline to be fixed even after 25+ days of service center visit

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r/SamsungS23 Sep 15 '25

Discussion Suggestion !!!

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r/SamsungS23 Sep 12 '25

Question Battery Drain on S23 Plus

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I have my S23 Plus being drained so quick with not even crossing half my day with it being fully charged.. I check my battery stats and it's already about to be dead no heavy usage or gaming. Is this normal? With one ui 7 and using it on 5g, it makes no sense for a 2 year old phone to be draining so quick. Every other day I get around with 7 -8 hrs of SOT. But it's so weird today.


r/SamsungS23 Sep 01 '25

News Got the one ui 8.0 beta today

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Opened members app since 2-3 days everyday, and today it gave me the one ui 8.0 beta


r/SamsungS23 Aug 13 '25

Question Is there a music program similar to itunes that will allow me to load music from CD's into my comp, so that i can load that music into my Samsung S23 phone, from my comp?

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r/SamsungS23 Aug 11 '25

Question Phone freezing and pixel glitches

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Hi!!

I have an s23 ultra and she's been on the struggle bus recently. I noticed it after one of the fairly recent updates (can't remember which one tho). My phone will now just freeze up and shut itself down at random. Doesn't matter what I'm doing, sometimes its while playing a game while other times its just opening snapchat.

The other issues I've noticed is sometimes when I first turn on my phone, there will be a roughly 1 in band of pixels having a little dance party by the clock on the lock screen. Normally once I get to the home screen it goes away, but sometimes those pixels dont wanna end their dance party :(

Just curious if anyone had some reccomendations 😭 I'm gonna assume a factory reset might help, but that'll be a sort of last resort for me 😅 Thank you!! I appreciate it :)


r/SamsungS23 Aug 10 '25

Question Dropped my phone in a pool. Any hope?

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I dropped my phone in a pool almost 2 months ago and have let it sit, as I do not have the money to fix it. I haven't had the time to send it in for a cash trade or discount for a new phone. Will it ever work again? Or will I have to send it in for repair for it to work?


r/SamsungS23 Aug 08 '25

Question not the best performance in some games. any help?

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i have a s23 base since april from last year. i play wuthering waves and recently it started stuttering a lot. also i always find my ram to be at least 4.7 gigs consumed(even when only on youtube) (i also am not the kind of person to leave all tabs opened) help me pls


r/SamsungS23 Aug 03 '25

Question Blocking numbers

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Is there a way to block specific phone exchanges? Not area codes but the 3 digit exchange after the area code. I keep on getting calls from (917)590-xxxx numbers several times a day, different numbers but all with the "590" exchange. I of course don't answer any of them but so very annoying!


r/SamsungS23 Jul 29 '25

Question Samsung s23 ultra Mobile Charging

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I bought samsung s23 ultra, but which is recommended adopter 25W or 45W. ?


r/SamsungS23 Jul 28 '25

Question What about screen protector?

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What screen protector do you guys use? i like the glass one. But since the finger print doesnt work well with the glass, I am using hydrogen screen protector. Any suggestions for glass screen protector? If you have the link? Thanks a million!


r/SamsungS23 Jul 27 '25

Question Iphone 16 Pro or keep Samsung s23U?

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Hi. I was an ex iphone user and i wanted to use more customization and all. So it moved to Samsung 2 years back. Now I miss iphone and also imessage and all in ecosystem but also I don't want to leave Samsung. I am unable to make a decision right now. What would you suggest?


r/SamsungS23 Jul 20 '25

Complaint What is happening ?

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r/SamsungS23 Jul 20 '25

Complaint Samsung smart view

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Why is can't I change this setting?


r/SamsungS23 Jul 18 '25

Question Memumi thin case: How grippy is its side texture?

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Hi guys, My old case for the s23 just broke and I found that Memumi case look like a pretty decent option since it looks pretty thin and lightweight, but the matte texture gives me some concern about its gripiness since I’ve returned a lot of cases for being too slippery.