Last month the Korea Times reported that Han Jong-hee, the vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, offered an apology to company shareholders and customers for it's new and controversial Galaxy S22 smartphone feature known as "Game Optimizing Service (GOS)" which adjusts a smartphone's performance when users play games.

The GOS was designed to optimize the performance of Galaxy devices when playing games, but users found that the service cannot be turned off manually, which has resulted in lower quality while playing.

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The mistep angered Galaxy fans and today it's being reported by Korea Times that Samsung's Mobile carriers have sharply raised their subsidies for Samsung Electronics' high-priced Galaxy S22 smartphone to bolster sagging sales amid a controversy over the game optimizing service (GOS) installed on the device.

KT and LG Uplus said they have raised their subsidies to mobile service subscribers who purchase the Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S22 Plus by up to 500,000 won ($410). The mobile carriers already raised the amount of subsidies for the Galaxy S22 Ultra to 500,000 won last month.

The new Galaxy S series was released in the domestic market on Feb. 25 and the purchase price has already dropped by less than half.

For more, read the full Korea Times report.