TECH TUESDAY: MORE NEWS FROM SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 7
You will recall that there have been a lot of buzz and controversy surrounding the release of the highly anticipated newest addition to the Samsung galaxy note family; THE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 7.
In case you missed the fiasco, here is a quick recap of the gist; in mid august Samsung released their galaxy note 7 to the market in what was seen by some to be an attempt to take on rival phone company Apple, by offering the most advanced phone on the market to consumers looking for a premium device.
The phone, with a 5.7-inch screen and priced at about $850, was released weeks ahead of the iPhone 7 and Google’s Pixel phone. However they had to recall about 2.5 million phones (every single one of the product sold in China) after several reports of the device catching fire.
This led them to postpone the launch of the product in Nigeria indefinitely.
They encouraged buyers to trade in the phones for another replacement units alongside new batteries and promised that the bug has been fixed.
However because the replacements phones are reportedly catching fire too, yesterday Samsung announced it had halted the production of the device, as investigation is ongoing. They have also urged users to stop using the device for now.
“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 devices should power down and stop using the device and take advantage of the remedies available,” it added.
It is possible that they will stop production of the device permanently, although it has not been confirmed.
So for those of you with this sleek beautiful baby, take safety measures by powering off the phone and using other options…
For now we here by leave you with phone Tech Tips on what to do when your smart phone freezes up on you…
Tech Tips to restore your Smartphone when it freezes (or ‘hangs’).
1. Plug the phone unto a charger.
2. Leave the phone for a few minutes.
3. Try turning your phone off the regular way, if it doesn’t come up still.
4. Force your phone to restart and leave it for a few minutes in a cool place before putting it back on.
5. Delete apps that are causing your phone to freeze.
6. Perform a factory reset if the freeze become to occasional.
Tips Courtesy WikiHow – http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Frozen-Mobile-Phone