In an attempt to protect people from the risk of explosion brought on by the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung is taking drastic measures to ensure that anyone who owns units of the instrument not be able to use them under any circumstances.
In the United States, users began to see a notification warning you that the next day 15 the device will receive an update that will make it impossible to reload it. With this, the person will never be able to connect the Note 7 and — in theory — will be forced to return it.
As mentioned by the Verge, which had access to one of these messages, it will not be the first attempt of Samsung to force the return of the units that are still in the hands of consumers. In the past month, another update has made the smartphone to interrupt the charging when the battery reach 60% of capacity, and in Canada users had connections to the cellular, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned off, which prevents them to access the internet or make calls.
the first wave of The recall of the device was announced in September, but after that the replacements have started to give problem came the second wave, this time in October. At the beginning of November, 85% of Note 7 sold in the us had already been returned, which left a total of 285 thousand units still wandering through the country.
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