Software update will completely disable Samsung Galaxy Note7

Only one carrier’s not going along with Samsung’s plans to brick remaining Galaxy Note 7s.

Update, 12:58PM EST: Verizon, the largest mobile carrier in the USA, is refusing to release an update to Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices that would render the devices unusable.

Samsung announced on Friday it would disable its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the USA market to force remaining owners to stop using the devices, which were recalled for safety reasons.

93% of the Galaxy Note7 units sold in the U.S. have been returned so far, and this move is meant to make the owners of the remaining 7% finally take their personal safety seriously.

At least one major US carrier says it will not follow through with Samsung’s update, however.

In October, Samsung announced a voluntary recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 when it was discovered that all available devices could overheat and pose a safety risk to customers.

Anyone still using a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has ten days to return their device for a refund before Sammy kills the handset for good. The company had just begun to regain its swagger after stumbling the previous year with lackluster products.

Across the pond, Samsung are taking a different approach by limiting the charging ability of European devices to 30 percent to encourage the 10 percent of Note 7 consumers to return their smartphones.

The move, which was announced Friday, comes months after the company chose to stop making the phone amid reports that it might overheat and explode.

The company had already issued on update which stopped the phones charging beyond 60%, which was supposed to prevent them bursting into flames. And in many areas, the Note 7 is no longer able to connect with cellular networks.

“They need to put Note 7 to rest to get ready for the next devices, S8 and Note 8”, tech analyst Jack Gold says. Obviously Samsung wouldn’t be doing itself any favors by releasing another phone with a defect, but beyond that, it would do well to bring something new and exciting to the Galaxy family. And with this next update meant to basically kill the device for good, Samsung will ramp up communication with customers still holding onto them for some reason.