Samsung Galaxy Note 7 gets a temporary fix

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 turned from a new flagship with a great potential into one of Samsung's greatest nightmares so far. After a few initial reports that made everyone believe some handsets are facing battery problems due to defective third party charging cables and adapters, the company revealed that the problem is serious and decided to recall all units sold. Now, a software workaround for the problem has been just issued.

According to SamMobile, Samsung "published an advertisement in Korean newspaper The Seoul Shinmun that it will be rolling out a software update to the Galaxy Note 7 that will prevent the device from charging beyond 60 percent." The same source reveals the update will roll out starting next week - on September 20, to be more accurate.

The main reason for this update is that South Korean customers are celebrating a major holiday this week, and so most are choosing to ignore Samsung's warnings and not to return their new phablets for the time being. Obviously, this software workaround is just a temporary measure that would prevent the Galaxy Note 7 units in use to blow up, but all should have their batteries replaced sooner or later.