Samsung just caused chaos with its update. It’s not too common, but every now and then a patch or something new comes along that doesn’t work too well for certain phones. What goes further today is because it forces factory reset on some of the company’s smartphones. And, as you understand, this action can do lose all data stored on your mobile phoneincluding apps, contacts, photos or your files. All.
What’s happening? So, yesterday, October 2, Samsung deployed Update the SmartThings app on a global level, which didn’t sit well with some of the company’s phones. In fact, this causes restart the cycle it cannot be stopped and prevents access to any function of the phone.
The only way to end the situation is forced reboot factory ones from the terminal buttons. That is, return it to its original state. after deleting absolutely all data that it was stored. And no, if the SmartThings app has been updated and your phone starts rebooting, there is no other way to stop it.
As you understand, this situation wreaking havoc around the worldas thousands of users see their phones entering an endless loop from which they can only get out by deleting all their storage and with no option to backup or move it to another terminal.
Luckily, not all Samsungs are affected.
Fortunately, not the entire Samsung catalog is affected. And thank God that this is so, otherwise the company could have faced one of the most serious crises in its history. Thanks to Reddit We know that only some older models suffer from this issue after updating the SmartThings app.
- Galaxy Note 10 series
- Galaxy S10 Series
- Galaxy A90
- Galaxy A51
Be careful, these are devices what some users reported on Redditbut there is no official confirmation ruling out other new models. Moreover, the problem is not concentrated in one region, it affects users in the USA, EuropeSouth Korea and almost the entire globe.
Don’t let this happen to your mobile phone
If you are not experiencing a problem and even if your model is not listed, It’s best to avoid updating the SmartThings app. from the Galaxy store. This is very easy to do: just go to the Samsung store and disable automatic updates.
This way, you’ll prevent the app from updating itself and creating chaos that could ruin your day, week, and year. And even if you don’t use this app in your daily life, don’t think you’re unaware, because depending on your device configuration, it may continue to receive updates even if it hasn’t been used in years.
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