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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners told to turn off device Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners told to turn off device
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Samsung has urged owners of the Galaxy Note 7 to turn off the smartphone while it investigates reports of replaced devices catching fire. Samsung has urged owners of the Galaxy Note 7 to turn off the smartphone while it investigates new reports of the device catching fire.
The South Korean firm also said it would stop all sales of the phone.The South Korean firm also said it would stop all sales of the phone.
It said consumers' safety was its top priority and that it was working to resolve the situation. Samsung recalled 2.5m phones in September after complaints of exploding batteries, but later assured customers that the replaced devices were safe.
Samsung recalled 2.5m phones in September after complaints of exploding batteries, but later assured customers that the fixed devices were safe. But there have now been reports of phones that have been replaced catching fire.
But since then, a man in Kentucky said he woke up to a bedroom full of smoke from a replaced Note 7, days after a domestic flight in the US was evacuated after a new device started emitting smoke in the cabin. A man in Kentucky said he woke up to a bedroom full of smoke from a replaced Note 7, days after a domestic flight in the US was evacuated after a new device started emitting smoke in the cabin.
"Because consumers' safety remains our top priority, Samsung will ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 while the investigation is taking place," the company said.
"Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note 7 or replacement Galaxy Note 7 device should power down and stop using the device and take advantage of the remedies available," it added.
Cellan-Jones: Samsung's burning issue
Why do lithium batteries explode?
UK sellers halt Samsung Note 7 exchanges
Analysis: Dave Lee, BBC North American technology reporter, San FranciscoAnalysis: Dave Lee, BBC North American technology reporter, San Francisco
What a disaster.What a disaster.
Samsung was dragging its heels in the face of new reports that its Note 7 phones were still burning up. Perhaps even Samsung itself could not quite believe that one of the world leaders in electronics could have made such a catastrophic product safety error… twice.Samsung was dragging its heels in the face of new reports that its Note 7 phones were still burning up. Perhaps even Samsung itself could not quite believe that one of the world leaders in electronics could have made such a catastrophic product safety error… twice.
They say it's the cover-up that gets you, and it appears that all the proactive work Samsung did to mitigate the Note 7 fiasco has been undone by being slower to acknowledge that the devices are still dangerous.They say it's the cover-up that gets you, and it appears that all the proactive work Samsung did to mitigate the Note 7 fiasco has been undone by being slower to acknowledge that the devices are still dangerous.
This story is no longer just about the Note 7. It's about the trust consumers have in Samsung's wide range of products - trust that seems to be, excuse me, going up in smoke.This story is no longer just about the Note 7. It's about the trust consumers have in Samsung's wide range of products - trust that seems to be, excuse me, going up in smoke.
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Cellan-Jones: Samsung's burning issue What happens to the phones?
Why do lithium batteries explode? Smartphones have lithium batteries and there is an arms race to make them ever smaller, more efficient and charge faster. In the Samsung case, it is thought that negative and positive electrodes coming together have caused short circuits, overheating, and then causing "explosions" and meltdowns of the phones.
UK sellers halt Samsung Note 7 exchanges How many people are affected?
"Because consumers' safety remains our top priority, Samsung will ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 while the investigation is taking place," the company said. Samsung says the recalls affects 2.5m devices. According to the company 45,000 Note 7s had been sold across Europe through pre-ordering, mostly in the UK. More than 75% of those have been replaced with either a Note 7 or another Samsung handset.
"Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note 7 or replacement Galaxy Note 7 device should power down and stop using the device and take advantage of the remedies available," it added. What does it mean for Samsung's rivalry with Apple?
Some US and UK phone companies had already stopped selling the phone, which was meant to be the company's answer to Apple's iPhone 7. The Galaxy Note 7 was meant to be Samsung's flagship phone, released just weeks before Apple's iPhone 7. It was well received but since the scandal, Samsung shares have taken a hit and Apple has seen its stock rise. There's also expected to be significant damage to brand image and reputation.
The Note 7 went on sale in the UK days before Samsung issued a recall, and sales have so far been limited. The US consumer protection agency has also urged people not to use their Samsung replacement devices.
The company said 45,000 Note 7s had been sold across Europe through pre-ordering, mostly in the UK. More than 75% of those have been replaced with either a Note 7 or another Samsung handset. "No one should have to be concerned their phone will endanger them, their family or their property," Elliot Kaye, chairman of the safety commission, said.
He called Samsung's decision to stop distributing the device "the right move" in light of "ongoing safety concerns".
South Korean transport ministry on Tuesday said people should not use or charge their Note 7 devices on a plane.
The original Note 7 had already been banned by numerous aviation authorities and airlines around the world.
On Monday, US mobile networks AT&T and T-Mobile had already stopped replacing or selling the phone. In the UK, Vodafone and EE had suspended replacements.