[Note 7 Questions & Answers] BarryH_GEG:
I understand the ideology; I've fought for principles and appreciate others who do. What I don't understand is how the amount of effort it's going to take to cling to the Note7 is in anyway equal to or worth the payback. I'm guessing for many here it's their "rebel without a cause" side that's prompting their behavior.

The Note7 is/was just a phone. The S7 Edge is identical with the exception of the iris scanner, S Pen, and USB C. The iris scanner is, at least for now, a parlor trick. If someone needs S Pen they can temporarily downgrade to a Note5 or, like I did, pick up a Tab A 8.0 with S Pen for on-the-go note taking. USB C in its current state of roll-out is certainly not do or die. The Nougat update for the S7 which I'm sure is now accelerated will bring the S7-series up to the Note7's s/w platform. For people that aren't dependent on Samsung's ecosystem or just use web, social, mail, and entertainment there are plenty of newly released choices that meet or exceed the Note7's standard.

No one "needs" to keep their Note7. If it wasn't released the smartphone world wouldn't have come to a screeching halt and people would have kept what they were using or found something else if they wanted to upgrade. While I don't get why those that keep fighting the good fight made their decision, their decision is none of my business. If that crowd just accepted the opinions of those that don't see the logic of that decision or don't agree with it these threads would be half as long. Instead both camps beat the crap out of each other without a single opinion changed until a mod closes the thread. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Here's an article from Android Central which includes a quote from Samsung. Both the article and quote make perfect sense. At least to the outside world.

85% of U.S. Note 7s have been returned, battery-limiting update arriving for the stragglers

No, seriously, return your Note 7 already.

In a statement provided to Android Central, Samsung claims that a "majority" of Note 7 returns have opted to receive a replacements Samsung phone instead of a refund, which isn't quite as cavalier as previous statements claiming high rates of like-for-like Samsung swaps surrounding the first recall. It's not surprising that following a second full-scale recall even the most dedicated of Samsung fanes may have waned in their support and chose to put their refund toward a different company's phone.

The full statement from Samsung:

“As of today, nearly 85 percent of all recalled Galaxy Note7 devices have been replaced through the U.S. Note7 Refund and Exchange Program, with the majority of the participants opting to receive another Samsung smartphone. We remain focused on collecting the outstanding Galaxy Note7 phones in the market. To further drive participation, we will be releasing a software update in the coming days that will limit the phone's ability to charge beyond 60 percent, as well as issue a reminder pop-up notification every time a consumer charges, reboots or turns on the screen of their Note7 device. Any Galaxy Note7 owner who has not yet participated in the U.S. Note7 Refund and Exchange Program should immediately power down their phone and contact their carrier or retailer today."

You have to wonder what took Samsung so long to issue this 60% battery limitation update, even with the understanding that its other initiatives have reclaimed 85% of units out there. This update really should have been issued sooner, and further actions such as stopping the phones from accessing cellular networks altogether would really put the screws to the remaining owners to return their phone. There's no downside for Samsung at this point to doing everything in its power to reclaim remaining Note 7s.

http://www.androidcentral.com/85-us...d-battery-limiting-update-arriving-stragglers​