Samsung has officially acknowledged an issue affecting the Virtual Aperture feature in the Expert RAW app on Galaxy S25 Ultra, particularly related to telephoto focus, following user reports on its community forums. Furthermore, the Camera Manager at Samsung Community South Korea has promised to deliver a fix in the upcoming One UI 8.5 version. Users reported poor results at 3x and 5x zoom in the camera tool, sharing that it is difficult to focus on the subject and properly blur the background.
Expert RAW Virtual Aperture Focus Bug on Galaxy S25
In a response shared by the camera team, Samsung confirmed that it has successfully reproduced the problem through internal testing. According to the statement, the issue has already been forwarded to the relevant development team for deeper analysis, indicating that the company is actively working on a solution.
Here is the official answer from Camera Manager regarding the Virtual Aperture issue in the Expert RAW app (Google translated).
Regarding your inquiry about the virtual aperture telephoto focus, we have reproduced the issue through various internal reproduction tests, forwarded the findings to the relevant department, and requested an analysis.
After identifying the exact issue, we plan to provide the fix via the S25 ONE UI 8.5 FOTA SW update.
We apologize once again for the inconvenience. Until we provide the latest software update, we recommend that you back up your important data separately and always maintain and manage the latest software version.
The problem appears to impact how the Virtual Aperture behaves when using the telephoto lens, with users reporting inconsistent focus and unexpected results in certain shooting scenarios. Samsung has now clarified that a fix is in progress and will be delivered through a future software update. Specifically, the company plans to address the issue with the upcoming One UI 8.5 update for the Samsung Galaxy S25 series.
When will Virtual Aperture Fix come to Galaxy S25?
Virtual Aperture features were first introduced on Galaxy S26, and now it is being released for other Galaxy devices in One UI 8.5 beta updates. Point to be noted, this issue has arrived after the latest One UI 8.5 beta and Expert RAW app update 5.0.08.2, so it may take some time for the company to release the fix. Also, the Camera Manager didn’t mention the beta version, so he may have hinted about the fix in the stable One UI 8.5 software update.
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