’96% Samsung Galaxy Note 7 equipment is returned’ – GSM Helpdesk Netherlands

In the countries where the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was actually sold, Samsung has in recent months taken various measures to encourage users to have their device back in to deliver. As in recent months frequently been discussed could the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire, or even explode.

Samsung has a worldwide recall on its feet so that all the buyers of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device could return and their money could get it back. Despite all of the warnings gave many users in the first instance, not to respond to the call of Samsung.

Increasingly tougher measures

For this persistent users to detect their device, take Samsung since november last year, tougher measures. For example, in several countries, Galaxy 7 devices become unusable because the IMEI numbers (the unique serial numbers of devices) on the network level are detaching. These devices get no access to the mobile networks in those respective countries.

in Addition, Samsung has software updates rolled out that the potential uses of the devices continue to be limited. In the first instance, a software update sure that the Note 7 does not exceed 60 percent charged. Later, this is still further down. In several countries, can Note 7 devices now not further than a 15 percent charge at which the devices are actually useable.

96 percent, Galaxy 7 devices is back

Thanks to these measures, have about 96 percent of all the Galaxy Note 7 buyers their unit back returned it, as Samsung has announced. However, there are more than 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 devices sold before Samsung its recall on its feet. This means that there are still more than 100,000 Galaxy Note 7 devices in circulation around the world.

Revoke security alerts

having regard to the measures and restrictions that Samsung has made for the remaining devices, it is almost impossible to become the appliances still use. Probably will be several owners of the Galaxy Note 7, the device never to return in the hope that it will ever become a collector’s item. The aircraft will also in that case, is not actively used. For that reason, the American aviation authority FAA that Airliners no longer need to warn aboard aircraft the use or possession of the Galaxy Note 7 on board an aircraft is prohibited.

Research cause

The cause of all the problems with the Galaxy Note 7 is officially still not clear, though it is suspected that the problems are caused by a combination of a design flaw in combination with the battery of the device. Samsung will probably be mid of this month, the official findings about the cause of all the problems share.

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