But Samsung says USA users can replace Note 7s now with a different model – either a temporary one until the new Note 7 is available or a permanent switch for the company’s Galaxy series.
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A Galaxy Note 7 reportedly caught fire shortly after its charger was unplugged. It has already lost $22 billion in market valuation for pushing the Galaxy Note 7 through to take on Apple’s iPhone 7.
Samsung made rental phones available at the service centers that users can use temporarily.
Samsung has not confirmed anything from the report or the recent rumors about the deactivation of the unreturned devices.
“Garuda Indonesia warns all passengers not to activate the phone during flights, not even on airplane mode, or to charge the battery or store it in checked baggage”, Benny said in a press release on Sunday.
Samsung is racing against time to recall about 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 units worldwide and replace them with a new one.
Samsung Electronics America, Inc is surely doing everything to avoid more reports on battery explosions.
The update is only pushing out to users in South Korea so far. In Sept. 9, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advised owners to turn handsets off. Let’s hope no new cases will be added to the 35 reported cases Samsung mentioned. The idea is to limit battery recharges to 60%.
And also a jeep in St. Petersburg, went up in flames after the owner left his Note charging in the vehicle.
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Last Saturday, a six year old NY suffered from burns in his body after the handset set fire while playing video games. The company is still urging users to hand in their phones. “He’s been crying to his mother”. It can be recalled that the company had said on the first week of September that the new units will arrive on the following week.
