Samsung Note 7 News: Update Will Help Stop Charging Units From December 19, Verizon Not Participating In Rollout

In the light of all the controversy surrounding the Samsung Note 7 phones, Samsung has also issued an update which won't allow the Samsung Note 7 to charge anymore.

There has been a lot of negative publicity surrounding Samsung and its latest Galaxy Note 7. It was launched amidst big pomp and show but later was marred in continuous contrversies of fires and explosions. Since over 120+ users experienced such hazardous fires and explosions, Samsung issued a world wide recall of the Note 7 handsets. They also started devising other mechanisms to help keep their users safe and secure.

The latest news about Samsung Note 7 is that it is going to roll out a phone specific update which will make the phone useless completely. The software will be rolled out on December 19. This is going to happen as the update will not allow the phone to charge at all.

Earlier, Samsung had published an update for Note 7 phones which limited charging of the smartphones to only 60%.

Experts and users were speculating that Samsung will be issuing such update of rendering the Note 7 handsets useless soon. However, the date was not correctly reported as it was deemed to be December 15. The actual rollout of the update will happen on December 19.

What will the update do?

What this software release does is, in Samsung's own words, "prevent U.S. Galaxy Note7 devices from charging and will eliminate their ability to work as mobile devices".

How Carrier Companies Are Reacting

For starters, T-Mobile has pushed the said update to the end of December on the December 27. Verizon has chosen to not allow the rollout of this update to its customers. They have cited facts like user dependancy on the phones and the month being a holiday season, as the reasons of their decision.

"Today, Samsung announced an update to the Galaxy Note7 that would stop the smartphone from charging, rendering it useless unless attached to a power charger. Verizon will not be taking part in this update because of the added risk this could pose to Galaxy Note7 users that do not have another device to switch to", said Verizon. "We will not push a software upgrade that will eliminate the ability for the Note7 to work as a mobile device in the heart of the holiday travel season. We do not want to make it impossible to contact family, first responders or medical professionals in an emergency situation."

Out of all the Samsung Note 7 handsets sold in the US, 93% of those have been returned. The updates have been scheduled and announced in order to tell the remaining users and owners to take their safety on a serious note.

However, one thing is a little clear from the Verizon take on this matter- the users might decide to keep their phones even after all the warnings and announcements by Samsung.

What else can the tech giant do in order to make the users hand in their phones? Share your thoughts with us. Keep watching this space for more news about Samsung Note 7.