Samsung is going on with a very hard couple of months after getting to know the note 7 explosions (even after the replacement). According to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, the Korean manufacturer has halted production as it investigates a spate of fires with its supposedly-safe Galaxy Note 7 replacement units.
After all this, the carriers are also ending up support for the Galaxy Note 7 since they want to maintain their safety as well. This ends up as even if the Galaxy Note 7 becomes safe, then there’ll be no guarantee for carrier support at all. AT&T and T-Mobile have already stopped selling or exchanging the Galaxy Note 7, and recommend that concerned Galaxy Note 7 customers come into the store to discuss changing to another handset. Last month, major airlines told Galaxy Note 7 owners not to access the device while on board, but reports of a seemingly safe replacement unit ‘smoking’ on the US and several other countries (including India) flights last week has reignited worries.
Following reports that some of the replacement Galaxy Note 7 units have been catching fire, Samsung has made changes to the new Note 7 production schedule. Samsung initially recalled the Galaxy Note 7 after a number of units caught fire, before conducting further tests and issuing replacements. However, it appears that the handset still may not be safe.
The official statement from the Samsung’s officials is here after all the mess up happened over in the last couple of months.
We are temporarily adjusting the Galaxy Note 7 production schedule in order to take further steps to ensure quality and safety matters.
While this isn’t a completely transparent message, an adjustment to the production schedule sounds a lot like a halt in Galaxy Note 7 shipments. Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have already stopped shipping replacement Galaxy Note 7s amid concerns regarding overheating.
