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[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] chriskwarren:
No. Samsung says its a battery defect, recalling them worldwide....while a good quality brick and cable is always advisable, this situation is different. Samsung has identified that one of the battery suppliers they use has an issue in their manuf process.

Two ways to look at this;

- current owners who have a device already will rightfully be disappointed that they will lose their phone for a bit, and have to at least consider the possibility of their device catching fire if they continue to use it for a while (even if statistically unlikely). Also those investments in screen protectors will be lost, etc.

- While its a black mark on Samsung for sure, I think they handled this fine. Samsung could have been like a lot of people and written this off as a user issue, blaming it on bad accessories, etc. until the media got a hold of it and gave them public, irrefutable evidence. Instead, they took some online posts, investigated seriously and quickly, and did the right thing and issued a recall for all devices that had batteries made by that particular supplier. Its going to cost them big-time, and they never swept it under the rug. I'm willing to give them props for this, and will still buy their devices (unless this becomes a recurring issue.)

A positive for some of us who don't yet own a device is that I suspect the prices will come down on these more quickly. This is in the mainstream news, and I think i will hurt sales and stifle demand for this device once the battery issue is corrected. This device would have costed me over $530CDN on a 2 year contract, and I think the prices will come down now this fall. Sucks for those who want to resell, but good for those who waited.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KungFuCharlieInASealHat:
Well its got Samsung on it . But its worked better than the one that came in the box and only cost $10. 9v switches to 5v. Not sure if it switches to 5v during the charging process. But will do both depending on device.

When it switched from 9 to 5 was when the old one crapped out.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zenroid:
kind of confusing to me the dual SIM version SM-N9300 in China and Hong Kong is not affected and won't be recalled not very reassuring though
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gavinfabl:
These phones used a different battery supplier.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zenroid:
but this is not what samsung has officially announced, I got the message that it is going to replace all shipped phone worldwide
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Beknatok:
And I was hoping to pick up two Note 7's this coming weekend... so much for that!

Here's my take. Remember some of the crap with Apple iPhones? Bendgate? Antennagate? Did Apple ever have the balls to acknowledge their issues, much less take the huge step of recalling devices, fixing things, and making their customer whole again?

Additionally, one can HOPE that Samsung make some other unannounced changes/fixes in the next build of the Note 7 (cough, GG5, cough). Look at this as an opportunity.

Finally, if you were one of those who wound up not liking the Note 7, this is a free "reset" for you!

Oh yeah, and I'm totally laughing that the couple of folks in this thread who were all "it only affects the Koreans, sucks to be them, not us, blah, blah, blah." Sorry no, you're not immune too.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] turilo:
Wonder how this will work for the ones that got the international Exynos models imported to Canada or US
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] AllGamer:
wow, that's is going to be a lot of headache for you guys that got the international models :p

sorry to hear that man
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] turilo:
True but mine's had no heating issues whatsoever. So I think I'm good to be honest
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
How do you know it's got no heating problems? There doesn't seem to be a way to tell.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] joaodrp:
Mine gets pretty hot while charging, so much that I've turned fast charging off, but it still gets more than warm. Also, it gets warm when being used.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
I have no heating issues at all, my phone is always cool?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ooMoo:
Same here though exynos models do stay cooler. My uk one has never gotten hot even with 3 hours on vr
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kat3k:
It's still on the Verizon site, but gone from the Best Buy one.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] les_garten:
Lithium Batteries may not give any warning signs before they vent.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrBaltazar:
I have no issues with my Verizon unit so far. If it blows I'll just have Samsung replace it since it's a known issue. Has anyone on XDA had a Note 7 blow up on them?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PsiPhiDan:
So we're all getting new phones it seems... What happens to the old ones? Man, this is going to cost Sammy a LOOOOT of money. Maybe a billion dollars, roughly?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Muzzy011:
Even before I get to know about recall, I tried charging my Note 7 in fast car charger (declared 2..5A, and it is really fast for a lot of devices I tried), and both on original samsung USB C cable supplied with phone, and my USB cable with samsung USB C converter on it, it wont charge? So obviously phone have protection of overcharging current - while charged at home, phone temp is lower than what I had on previous phone, Note 2.

Also, while working, specially when using GPS, Cell towers and WiFi for navigation, it is way cooler than Note 2.

I guess, but i am not expert in that field, that for battery explosion, chemical reaction in battery have to be ignited, happend after some part of battery melted because of charging overheating and mixing ingredients inside of battery - means, without heat, no initial battery melting, no mixing chemicals inside of battery, no explosion.

So, if phone is decently cool while charging/working, there is no way for battery to explode. Overheating is 1st sign of possibility of exploding, without that, no explosion.

Can someone who knows more about possible chemical reaction inside LiIon or LiIonPolymer to suppoert my thoughts?

I got mine 2 days ago, charged it twice, second time in car on way home, with gps navigation on, and phone was, at most, warm - maybe 35-40C (100-110F)
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
It was caused by the anode to cathode coming into contact, apparently a rare manufacturing fault....

http://www.samsung.com/uk/news/local/uk-statement-regarding-galaxy-note7
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Muzzy011:
That means that battery can explode even not being charged? Going through the posts in this thread, I got impression that is happening only while charging?

That can be nasty then..

But then, Anode and Cathode are always in contact inside of battery.. they probably meant they come to short circuit.

They are saying that there was 17 cases in USA out of 35 in the whole world - how come I didnt found even a single article about some case in USA?

I am just on-line with Sprint representative, they dont have any clue..
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cornelito:
I bought mine on Ebay here in UK. What is the procedure of returning my device ? Should i get in contact with EBay seller or go directly to Samsung UK ? Ta
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] les_garten:
You're going to have to give them the old hand granade, errr phone I meant...

Wish they would replace the Gorilla Glass along with the Battery...
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Muzzy011:
I just finished talk with Sprint representative - as I got phone at Best Buy, I can go there, return phone, they will give me something to use in mean time, and when issue is resolved, I will get new Note 7. Also, if I feel more comfortable to deal directly with Sprint, they can schedule me appointment in some of their stores, and will do the same.

Sound about right I must say - Anyway, I will go there after Labor day, on Tuesday.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] les_garten:
You're not really correct on that.

The phone can be dead cool and then burn up.

Read about Lithium ion/Polymer Battery "venting"
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Malik828:
I bought from eBay how I go about returning
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] les_garten:
Hmmm, wonder if you can believe that...

If you can, they got severely hosed with batteries that internally short automagically.

I wouldn't want to be around for one of those.

I buy a lot of LiION batteries and overpay to assure I only get cells from a reputable company that is selling a reputable product and has assured that they are not selling counterfeit batteries.

There are a lot of counterfeit LiION batteries out there that are basically incendiary bombs waiting to go off.

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Anode and cathode are separated be the electronic circuit and a protection circuit.

All LiION batteries can spontaneously vent/combust.

Leaving then on a shelf and letting them drain down can do it.

Probably the most dangerous thing in somebodies house is a cell phone.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Muzzy011:
Wow, thanks for info! I didn't know about that.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hackdrag0n:
The store I purchased it from just called me. Full recall in my county. Dang what a **** up.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] judy.baby2013:
so its a causious procedure

dont you agree that a phone with an explosive battery would show symptoms ?

I mean it would overhreat or cause lagging , fast battery draining etc

or a perfectly healthy unit might just explode out of nowhere ??
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KungFuCharlieInASealHat:
Being a vaper, I already knew that.

Cousins house burnt down a few years ago. They lost 2 kids under 7 from it happening.

Worst part was the people on talk back radio saying they had killed them. The bodies werent even cold, but no it couldnt be a phone.

Im just picturing Russel Crowe now. Whada mean I cant get on a plane coz I gotta Samsung.

Fight fight fight
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Muzzy011:
Samsung Establishes U.S. Product Exchange Program for Galaxy Note7

http://news.samsung.com/us/2016/09/02/samsung-establishes-u-s-product-exchange-program-galaxy-note7/
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] wozzels:
Samsung New Zealand

http://www.samsung.com/nz/note7/owner-information/
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] NIKKOTUASON:
So this occurrence has no symptoms and just happens? Spontaneous combustion like?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Easy.

Im not returning mine lol.

Well unless i get a call from the retailer i bought mine telling me i need to return it....and even then i may not bother.

Ill wait it out and see what happens ..not overly concerned honestly...im not someone to get aĺl freaked out over things...especially overblown crap the media pimps lol.

Less than a 100 devices out of how many million? Not an epidemic by any means...yes it should be zero...but crap happens.

sent from my Note 7 or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DANOFDANGER:
It can do yes, if the manufacturing defect is a short circuit type. Then the occurence of the fault can happen spontanously. Its been said that its more common from devices under charge, it may be that the charging incourages the defect to happen due to heat.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Why would you not ask Ebay or your seller?

sent from my Note 7 or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] turilo:
Yep I agree, mine doesn't seem to get very warm while charging and is one without any issues with pixels etc. Knowing my luck I'll get back a refurb or messed up display.

So you get your international model yet ?

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I actually messaged my seller never-msrp and his response was he'll see how things go in 2 ton3 weeks time.

Almost probably trying to avoid it.

We'd most likely have to go direct with Samsung
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Yeah ive had my FD since monday...Zero issues.

Just had it Ghost armored today...

sent from my Note 7 or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] turilo:
Nice! Where do you get it ghost armored?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mhill1986:
Straight from Sprint: you have the option to get a new Note 7 or exchange for any Sprint device.

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-update-on-samsung-galaxy-note-7-exchange.htm
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpbl1976:
It's not worth it. In 10 months' time, there'll be an even better Note 8 (or sooner -- you can bet the first thing the suits did when they realized they'd probably have to write-off the Note 7 in their comps is "how soon can we get the Note 8 out?") without the danger of an exploding battery... in the meantime, just get a Google Pixel XL :D

Seriously, the fact that there were already 35 cases of this (as Sammy itself mentioned in its press release) is concerning. 35 cases already yet there are long waits for the device because of shortages and some markets don't have general availability yet. Heck, I only just got back to the US from a long business trip and haven't gotten mine yet -- and probably won't now (but I'm pretty sure it's part of the 'millions sold' media copy because I pre-ordered).

It's one thing if it's been a year and someone's iPhone caught fire like in all those YouTube videos... and in those cases, people were really careless about their devices. The Note 7 has been out for like a month and all these incidents have already emerged... and that's with major markets like the UK not having had their official launch yet.

More importantly, what's the incidence of the Note 7's hardware failure (or whatever you choose to call it) compared to other devices at this point after their launch?

It's unprecedented that a device this high-profile (and one that's so gadget-lust worthy) is being recalled. This is the first major one in the smartphone space, I believe. A lot of smartphone media hype gets covered on sites like the Verge (I hate the Verge), Engadget, Android Police, 9to5, etc but when mainstream news channels like Reuters and CNN are putting it in their breaking news alerts, you know it's serious. Best not to downplay it.

That being said, I wonder if, at some point in the future, whether Malcolm Gladwell will have an episode of Revisionist History where he reveals that this was all user error?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Scarborough town center, close to my inlaws house where i was headed so worked out nice.

I did the front and back

sent from my Note 7 or S6
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Msb2017:
I am using anker micro usb cable with samsung supplied adapter and converter for the past 3 days. So far so good. i left it over night too. I used the anker cable cause it is much longer then the orignal one so i can comfortably use it while on my bed xd
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ljaaya1946:
Just spoke with Samsung here at the call centre in Vietnam. Its a holiday here now, she said to go to my local Samsung warranty centre in the town i live and they will replace my phone. Would be interesting if they already have phones in stock in Vietnam to replace the battery problematic ones. I'll find out on Monday. The other point on my mind is my phone works so well, I really wonder if it is worthwhile getting another one that maybe doesn't work as well. On the other side of the coin also i have a gold FD model. i wanted a black or blue at the time i bought but they only had two boxed phones both gold. When i asked about a black one, the guy told me they were being held back because of getting to hot. This was back on August 24, i wonder if Samsung saw the issue then. Also is the battery issue possibly isolated to the black phones? How many others out here that have a really good working note 7, now are mixed about handing them in for a unknown one. It would be better if Samsung identified the specific phones with the faulty batteries, surly they have records of what batteries went into what phones......
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gotti109:
Yeah I'm in the same boat.... my phone is perfect. I even don't have a screen protector and I don't have any scratches... just my luck I get a phone with bad battery life and the screen will scratch day one
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] next2devil:
In my house, we have 2 black phones and 2 gold. We had no issues with the black devices. Both the gold handsets have the problem of freezing and rebooting. And one of the gold devices gets quite hot compared to the other gold, during bootloop. We got all the four devices from Samsung website New Zealand. However, I don't think the issue is isolated to a specific color models.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ljaaya1946:
Which do you find looks better to you the Black or Gold? which shows more fingerprints on the back?
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] next2devil:
Answer to both your questions: BLACK.

Personally, black looks stunning to me. I haven't used any cases yet, just the original Samsung screen protector. But at the same time, fingerprints are more visible on black.

One more thing that I missed to mention; the only difference between the black and gold users in my house was... the gold girls had activated/used the secure folder option. And we, the black users, didn't. I don't know if using secure folder thing triggered the freezing and rebooting issue. But then again... we factory reset multiples times and avoided the secure folder thingy in gold devices, however that didn't stop the random reboots.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ljaaya1946:
I have gold phone and been using secure folder. I haven't had any issues with restarts on my phone or any issues at all. Its a fantastic phone. I even after a week changed my stock rom to the australian version and changed country code and modem to Australian firmware, and all works well. I plan to return to Australia in mid Nov.

Well if i can change my phone i will ask them for a black one.:)
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] alltaken123:
Interesting you should mention this; in another thread, users have discovered that encryption is causing bootloops on some devices.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] notefreak:
In my country there has been no anouncment, no instructions no nothing!! If someone by Samsung is reading these, in Slovenia nothing has been done, not a statement, not even a word, it is shameful and you should do something about it!!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] californiarailroader:
I completely agree! That's crazy no word at all there, stay safe and I hope they get Slovenia addressed soon!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] notefreak:
Thanks for the support. News articles are acting like there aren't any people in possesion of this phone here yet!! My mobile provider is not respondning and neither is Samsung Slovenia!!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] navdra:
Talked with Samsung shop in Croatia where I got it and they told me that they'll have official instructions on Monday. I guess you can xpect similar in Slovenia
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] les_garten:
I go a text message last night from AT&T to go to this webpage

www.att.com/note7
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] californiarailroader:
I haven't received anything from Verizon, message or email.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Msb2017:
Mine is black Canadian version nd it works perfect so far. I even used it with anker microsusb cable still no problem. Left ir over night charging still ok.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jah:
And my phone doesn't even get warm when charging. Seriously thinking of keeping mine.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Msb2017:
Metoo plus i m goin on trip on 23rd nd want to take my phone with me to dominican for a week. If send it now God knows when will i get my replacement lol.
[Moto G4 Play Questions & Answers] Sukram2014:
Hay out there,

Link removed. ;)

Sukram.
[Moto G4 Play Questions & Answers] Rotkaeqpchen:
This tool is total scam, please remove the link for safety reasons ;)
[Moto G4 Play Questions & Answers] Sukram2014:
Done, but you should remove it from your quote, too :angel:
[Sony Xperia ZR] Fuchsia:
Hi all,

I have a big problem with my phone.

I wanted to try out Resurrection Remix on my phone.

I installed twrp-3.0.2-0-dogo.img with fastboot.

After reboot i saw the Teamwin logo and then i did a full wipe of everything, except SD Card (like i always do when i install a custom rom)

Then i installed Resurrection Remix M v.5.7.3.zip from sd and gapps, then wiped cache and pressed reboot.

No error with flashing, when the phone booted and i saw some logo's, took like 2-3 minutes and then the phone went off and started to reboot and reboot, had to take the battery off to let it stop.

Since then my phone isn't working properly, i tried to flash different kinds of stock roms with flash tool including wipe options.

No errors with flashing, but the phone still doesn't boot or it goes off after Sony logo then i leave the battery out for 10 mins or so then it starts and it looks normal, i can install aps, i can call, but the first time when i reboot my phone with this new install it's back to rebooting. I tried to leave my battery out for 10 hours but it doesn't help.

I tried to relock my bootloader and then unlock it again.

If i tried to install twrp-3.0.2-0-dogo.img it's going to reboot also, i tried airless or evomix kernel, then recovery starts but when i try to install a custom rom zip, and try to flash it my phone reboots after 5 seconds.

And now i don't know what to do anymore, so please anyone? help?

Thanks in advance!
[Sony Xperia ZR] falptekin:
did you try installing stock rom with flashtool ?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Røbin:
What was your android version when you first flash TWRP 3.0.2 recovery?If you are coming from stock lollipop then you should flash TWRP 3.0.2 (.228).Make sure you unlocked phone bootloader.Use advance clean in the recovery,select all except sd card and clean all.Then try flashing RR Rom again.Do wipe cache/Delvik after flashing RR Rom and before flashing GAPPS.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Fuchsia:
Yes, i tried atleast :

C5503_10.1.1.A.1.310_GLOBAL-LTE.ftf

C5503_10.6.A.0.454_HK.ftf

C5503_10.7.A.0.228_TR.ftf

And used all wipe options.

I used Emma tool, after that i removed the battery from the phone for 48 hours, then it booted the second time. I charged the battery and i left it like this for a few hours, then i tried to reboot but it went off after 20 seconds, tried to boot again but it goes off after Sony logo.