After update S21 Ultra frozen, unable to restart or answer calls

[Richie70]

My girl updated her 21 ultra and she can't do anything with it. Can't restart, can't answer calls cause won't swipe and she basically can't do anything. Anyone having same issues?

[Iamchaos13]

Restart? Reboot

[Richie70]

Can't even do that. Just froze

[MsVirgo87]

Call or take it to the carrier and see what they suggest

[SamsungRyder · Accepted solution]

Hello, thanks for reaching out. I am sorry to hear that your girl's S21 Ultra after an update cannot restart or answer calls, and is generally frozen. You can try this guide's troubleshooting to the best of your ability: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001416/

If the troubleshooting is not helpful, the phone will need to be evaluated by a certified technician. For service in the U.S., you can take the phone to a local U.S. walk-in service location https://www.ubreakifix.com/samsung  or to ship the phone in for service, please reach out to us via one of the following options:

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