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T-Mobile Is Killing the Remaining Galaxy Note7 Units Today (gsmarena.com)

Posted by msmash on from the good-riddance dept.

Samsung may only be in the planning stages for its Note7-disabling update in South Korea, but over in the U.S. things are in full swing. The company announced earlier this month that such an update would be sent out to all remaining Note7 units in the US starting on December 19. And now it's time for the first of the big four carriers to push the software to devices it's sold. From a report: That carrier is T-Mobile, which is starting the rollout today. The update will prevent the handset for charging, and will display a notification with information about Samsung's Galaxy Note7 recall and the steps needed to return the device. The build number for the update is N930TUVU2APL2.

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  1. Obligatory The Critic quote by Locke2005 · · Score: 2

    "... and nothing of value was lost."

    --
    I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
    1. Re:Obligatory The Critic quote by SeaFox · · Score: 4

      "... and nothing of Note was lost."

      There. :-)

  2. Re:Wrong! by bobjr94 · · Score: 2

    Till they block the imei of all note 7's. They you have a wifi only mini tablet.

  3. Re:Anyway to block it? by 110010001000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. Just decline the update. I just did and my Note 7 is working just fi

  4. Re:Amazing by dejitaru · · Score: 4, Funny

    getting an update in just a few months on a non-nexus phone? Yeah that is amazing!

  5. Re:Bricking is stupid, here's a better idea by rsmith-mac · · Score: 2

    DO set the firmware to disallow charging beyond a known-safe level and/or slow down the charging rate to a slow, known-safe speed.

    Note that there's no known safe charging rate or battery capacity. The Note 7 is a fire risk at all times.

  6. The joke's on them by Patent+Lover · · Score: 2

    I just keep mine in airplane mode.