Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

Re:Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on S... by richardw on Thursday October 06, 2016 @02:43AM (#12650663)

And this thing was supposedly off when it started smoking:

"Green said that he had powered down the phone as requested by the flight crew and put it in his pocket when it began smoking."

What's the remedy here? All Galaxy Notes in the airtight metal box until we land?

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Re:Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on S... by retox on Thursday October 06, 2016 @03:49AM (#12650856)

Removable batteries. A quaint little feature we've had since the first 'portable' brick phones. No one needs a device to be razor thin.

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Re:Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on S... by simonh on Friday October 07, 2016 @05:04AM (#12659161)

If the phone was powered down, it looks like this might be a chemical reaction in the batteries. Taking it out might just remove barriers between the source of combustion and flamables in the environment.

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Re:Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on S... by tajen on Thursday October 06, 2016 @04:08AM (#12650905)

First I'm surprised Al Queda doesn't use a special OS or a virus to make phones explode on a plane. Second, it could be competitors who specifically target the Note 7 with a 0-day attack to harm Samsung's reputation.

All phones with a battery are a fire hazard if they get the wrong OS.

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Re:Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on S... by Jonnax on Thursday October 06, 2016 @05:15AM (#12651122)

The battery itself has a controller to prevent overcharging. I very much doubt the OS can override that.

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Re:Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on S... by pjc50 on Thursday October 06, 2016 @05:37AM (#12651219)

This is dangerously wrong.

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