In some parts of the world, such as the US, Samsung has pretty much stated that they plan on pushing out an update that will effectively kill the Note 7. Basically the update will prevent users from charging their phones, which in turn means that eventually all Note 7 handsets in the US will be turned off.Over in the UK, it is a different story as Samsung has announced that they will instead limit the batteries of the phone to a 30% maximum charge. This means that the max the battery will go to is 30% which not only helps prevent it from potentially overheating from extended periods of charging, but could also discourage users from using their devices.
According to Samsung, “As part of our absolute focus on customer safety, from 15th December, all Galaxy Note 7 devices will receive a new battery software update that will limit the maximum charging capacity to 30 percent. This software update is designed to further minimise customer risk and reinforce to customers to replace their device through the Galaxy Note 7 Replacement Programme as soon as possible.”
This is not the first time that Samsung has limited the battery. In some parts of the world Samsung had limited the batteries to 60%, but we guess it wasn’t enough to prompt some users from returning their phones. In the meantime over in the US, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile are pretty much on board with this idea, save for Verizon who reckons that this could inconvenience their customers.
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