Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s troubled Galaxy Fold may be back on track to hit the market after technical issues caused the company to delay its launch indefinitely.

CNBC, citing South Korean news agency Yonhap, reported today that Samsung will begin selling the foldable handset next month. It’s unclear whether the Galaxy Fold is set to become available globally or if the June release is only intended as a limited debut that will pave the way to a full-fledged launch later.

Samsung’s native South Korea is likely to be among the first countries where the handset will ship. According to Yonhap’s sources, the company is working with three local mobile carriers to test a redesigned Galaxy Fold model featuring fixes to the problems that caused the launch to be pushed back.

One issue was that some of the review units sent out to media suffered screen damage from debris trapped under the primary 7.3-inch display. An iFixit hardware teardown revealed that the culprit is a small gap between the hinge that enables the monitor to fold and the surrounding frame. The redesigned model Samsung is testing in South Korea reportedly features a new hinge that does away with the exposed surface.

The other problem was that quite a few of the reviewers who received Galaxy Gold test units peeled off the thin protective cover on the display, which caused screen malfunctions. Samsung has tucked the film under the device’s bezels as part of the redesign to reduce the risks of users removing it. The company previously said it will provide provide clearer guidance for buyers about the need to keep the cover on.

Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, told SiliconANGLE last month that “as long as the final shipping units don’t have any issues or Samsung enables a very aggressive ‘no questions asked’ replacement program, I don’t see any issues with stunting foldable smartphone category growth.”

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