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Last updated: September 15th, 2016 at 16:18 UTC+02:00
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The South Korean smartphone giant will mark boxes of replaced Galaxy Note 7 units (those with safe batteries) with an ‘S’ mark to indicate that they are safe. However, no one would carry the box with them all the times to indicate that their device is safe. So, Samsung is now planning to find a way to indicate airport authorities and airlines if a Galaxy Note 7 unit with a passenger is safe or not. According to a report from ZDNet, Galaxy Note 7s with safe batteries will have a new “green battery icon” in its UI, indicating that the device is safe for travel and usage. It is unclear at this time if the green mark will be present at all times or just while the phone is charging. This safety mark could also be limited to Korea. Replaced Galaxy Note 7 units in the US still show a white battery icon according to Android Central.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Samsung would roll out a new software update to unsafe Galaxy Note 7 units in Korea so that the charging stops at 60 percent, thereby keeping them safe from exploding. According to Chinese quality inspection authorities, some Galaxy Note 7 units have a tendency to explode due to a faulty manufacturing process. These batteries have a thinner than usual separator between electrodes, which leads to an explosion if the battery gets too hot while charging.
Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.
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