The announcement comes just two weeks after Samsung launched its latest flagship smartphone.
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The company has said that it will voluntarily replace Galaxy Note 7s with a new one.
In a statement posted on the company’s website, Samsung said it was investigating a small number of reported incidents. That’s why the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now considering a complete ban on the Galaxy Note 7 that would prevent it from being taken on USA airlines.
While you can still carry your Galaxy Note 7 on board the plane, you are not allowed to use it before and during flights, and probably even when you land. He was sleeping at the time but only burned his finger during the incident. While unloading a desk they bought for their daughter, Nathan left his Note 7 charging in the center console of his Jeep Grand Cherokee. Hua said that it charred the hotel room bed sheet and the carpet when he whacked it down to the floor.
“Phone completely fried as Samsung told me this is the first case in Australia, ” he said.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering its response to the Samsung recall and “working on guidance related to this issue”, according to a FAA statement quoted by technology website Gizmodo.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 is off to a rough start.
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If you are a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 user residing in the United Kingdom you now have lots to cheer about as a fresh set of replacement Galaxy Note 7 handsets, which you can avail as replacement for your current devices, has arrived in the country. The official recall was last week, so if you purchased a Galaxy Note during its release, go for the replacement.
