Done with Samsung (not for the reasons you might think)

[TexandroidSS]

The obvious would be because of how they handled the Note 7 's issues and having the Note 7 issues to begin with. You'd think that the device would be better tested, but I guess with every manufacturer being so quick to get their product to market, Samsung cut a few corners in the process and now they're going to pay for it. I can't help wonder though, would Samsung be allowed to fall as hard if they were a U.S. based company? My guess is the U.S. government would invest resources in trying to find out where in the supply chain the issue needs to be addressed.

The reason I'm done with Samsung however is my Note 4 just received an update and at first I thought, "Finally I'm getting upgraded to the next Google O/S.". Not the case, I found out just a few days ago what the update entailed. I was driving with my phone mounted to my car mount in direct sunlight. It was a decent 70 degrees in the cabin (per the climate control) but the Note 4 threw out an error message stating that it noticed that it was running hot and thus some of the functions were being disabled. If the idiots at Samsung had their $@*% together, then my device wouldn't have been force-fed some nannified-bloatware. My guess is that a lot of phones are going to get this update, thanks a lot Samsung you've made your mark on the cell phone market.

 

[treedabl]

The obvious would be because of how they handled the Note 7 's issues and having the Note 7 issues to begin with. You'd think that the device would be better tested, but I guess with every manufacturer being so quick to get their product to market, Samsung cut a few corners in the process and now they're going to pay for it. I can't help wonder though, would Samsung be allowed to fall as hard if they were a U.S. based company? My guess is the U.S. government would invest resources in trying to find out where in the supply chain the issue needs to be addressed.

The reason I'm done with Samsung however is my Note 4 just received an update and at first I thought, "Finally I'm getting upgraded to the next Google O/S.". Not the case, I found out just a few days ago what the update entailed. I was driving with my phone mounted to my car mount in direct sunlight. It was a decent 70 degrees in the cabin (per the climate control) but the Note 4 threw out an error message stating that it noticed that it was running hot and thus some of the functions were being disabled. If the idiots at Samsung had their $@*% together, then my device wouldn't have been force-fed some nannified-bloatware. My guess is that a lot of phones are going to get this update, thanks a lot Samsung you've made your mark on the cell phone market.

This is not new. My Note 4 had this two years ago when I first got it.

 

[johnpjackson]

This is not new. My Note 4 had this two years ago when I first got it.

My Note 3 does that too.

 

[dude81869]

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[toptobottom]

I was driving with my phone mounted to my car mount in direct sunlight. It was a decent 70 degrees in the cabin (per the climate control) but the Note 4 threw out an error message stating that it noticed that it was running hot and thus some of the functions were being disabled. If the idiots at Samsung had their $@*% together, then my device wouldn't have been force-fed some nannified-bloatware.

I don't get it, isn't that a good thing? Regardless of what the ambient temperature was inside the car, your Note may have been absorbing alot of Solar gain which could have been temperature critical. Don't you think that most manufacturers are going to follow suit to protect their asses. How would you possibly know if any update from any other manufacturer contains this kind of coding?

I have mistakenly left my N3 on my console many times (unintentionally) in direct sun and found it so hot that it could cook a 2 inch thick steak. I get scared that it could erupt into a ball of fire. Putting a fail-safe into these time-bombs is what Martha Stewart would call "A Good Thing".

 

[TexandroidSS]

Mine never did it in the 2+ years I've had it unless I was using my VR for more than a few minutes. The update most likely lowered the threshold considerably so now I get this obnoxiously large window that blocks the entire screen to tell me that it's running hot. I've never seen a warning when using any of my map apps in the car.


I personally don't think it's a good thing. I think it's more of a knee-jerk reaction to the Note 7's issue. I just hate being nannied.