Annoying processing notification bug isn't Samsung's fault, might be Chrome-related

After Samsung rolled out the One UI 7 update, some users, including myself, ran across an annoying bug. A “Processing notification” message appears on the home screen, preventing us from launching home screen apps or opening the app drawer for a few seconds.

Upon encountering it, the first thing that came to mind was that this is a One UI 7 bug. However, further investigation reveals that phone brands other than Samsung suffer from the same problem. It seems to be an Android 15, or at the very least, a Google Chrome-related bug.

In the case of many Android phone users, the Processing notification pop-up shows up after closing all Chrome Incognito tabs via the notification panel. After that, the pop-up appears for a second or two when attempting to access the app drawer or launching a home screen app.

If you want to try reproducing the bug on your phone, you can try these steps.

While it is easy to blame One UI 7, considering that the issue started cropping up after the update, it turns out that Galaxy phone users are not alone. The same bug affects brands like Poco and Nothing.

Most users say the problem occurs when closing all Chrome Incognito tabs through the steps described above. But at least one Galaxy phone user on Reddit says the bug occurs after pressing the “Close All” button in the Recents screen.

In other words, the issue might not be related solely to the Google Chrome app, but closing all Incognito tabs via the notification panel seems to be the most reliable way to reproduce the bug. For all we know, it could be an Android 15 issue.

Either way, given that other phone brands exhibit the problem, it's safe to say that it is not exclusive to or caused by One UI 7. On the one hand, we can rest easy knowing that at least this one bug isn't related to One UI 7. But on the other hand, if the issue isn't something Samsung can fix, it means we're most likely at Google's mercy, which isn't necessarily comforting.