Problem with GPF with a twist

[NotePapa]

A little twist on the widely discussed problems with the GPF. Today was the umpteenth occurrence of my warning light going off. I followed the steps in these forums by plugging in my odb reader and then driving to the closest highway.
Starting out, the GPF charge state was 4. I managed to reduce it to 1, but the alert light stayed on. Whenever the charge state dropped below 2, it has previously gone off during regen runs.
From what I can gather, the GPF is crystal clear at charge state 1, which is quite frustrating. I had to schedule an appointment at my Kia garage since I couldn't locate or clear the warning using the odb reader. Please do not force a restart or otherwise damage the engine; instead, I would like them to remove the warning and install the software update that should fix the GPF problems.
I'll make sure to update everyone.

[NotePapa]

An employee from the service department called me; he informed me that my vehicle does not need any software updates and that I should disregard the nonsense posted on online forums. From our "rubbish" forum, I have just sent this via email.

For certain Kia models, such as the NQ5e (Kia Sportage) and NQ5e MHEV (Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle), there is a software update called the 230S23 (Revised) recall. This update improves the operation of the Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF) warning lamp. [1]

In addition, he mentioned that the filter needs to be blocked even though the Charge State 1 reading is negative.

[Istairde]

I have also discovered that the warning light only turns off when the gpf charge state is at 0? while using an obd reader for clearing the gpf.

[Istairde]

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[NotePapa]

I appreciate it, but I think my warning should have gone off earlier. I might try again tomorrow. 👍

[NotePapa]

You were absolutely correct; I ran it for another fucking forty miles, reduced the charge state to zero, and the warning light went out.
Unfortunately, I will be purchasing my last Sportage after four consecutive years due to the excruciating pain that is the GPF issue.

[NotePapa]

Furthermore, this is what AI has to say; I am aware that it isn't perfect, but...

A GPF charge state of 1 indicates that your filter is in excellent condition and is completely normal.

Implications of This
Minimal Soot Accumulation: The filter has collected a negligible amount of soot.
There is no specific high-RPM driving or regeneration cycle that you must execute.
As is typical for most vehicles on the road, the reading will swing between zero and three while you drive from day to day.