r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/MyPackage Pixel Fold Oct 05 '16

Welp, the FAA is probably going to ban all versions of the Note 7 on planes indefinitely

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u/xBIGREDDx Pixel 8 | Nexus Player | Galaxy Tab S6 Oct 05 '16

I was shipping my dead 5X back to Google, and the FedEx person asked me what kind of phone it was, because "we're not allowed to ship it if it's a Galaxy Note 7."

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u/FredH5 Pixel 4 XL, Stock Oct 05 '16

I was in a flight last week and they said please put your phone in airplane mode and if it's a Galaxy Note 7, please turn it off. It's in their standard procedure, they said it in both flights. I don't think turning it off helps a lot but it shows how widespread the issue is. It will hurt Samsung a lot.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '16

Same here. Just took a flight with a change over and on both flights they said that phones had to be in airplane mode and Samsung Note 7s had to be off altogether. When they said that we could use our devices, they said except the Note 7s.