After Samsung Galaxy Note 7 came into waste due to exploding batteries, the tech company is now turning its one-year-old Galaxy Note 5 into a Note 7. Can it compensate for the Note 7 mishap?
Samsung has decided to completely halt the production of its latest device Galaxy Note 7 and recall all items sold. The move came after several reports of Galaxy Note 7 catching fire in different parts of the world. Following the pullout, Samsung aggressively pushed the sale of its other flagship device, Galaxy S7.
However, the Galaxy S7 lacks one of the most liked features of a Galaxy Note, which is a built-in stylus. With that, Samsung has started to roll out a Galaxy Note 7 software to the Galaxy Note 5, as reported by SamMobile. Right now, it is only limited to Korea Telecom-branded variant in South Korea, and no news yet on whether the company would roll out the update to other countries.
The Galaxy Note 7 software update for the Galaxy Note 5 brings in some features including the Grace user interface, which comes with Wide Selfie, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Smart Manager, Blue Light Filter and Game Tools. Unfortunately, Grace UX is heavily based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, so users should not expect to receive the Android 7.0 Nougat with it.
Users should also note that, as usual, the software rollout comes in stages, so some Galaxy Note 5 users might not yet receive the Galaxy Note 7 software update yet, which has a firmware version KKU2CPI1.
Meanwhile, Samsung is yet to issue an official statement regarding the real cause of the exploding batteries in it Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Previous reports reveal that the company could not duplicate the error and therefore was not able to identify the root of the flaw.
But now, according to BGR, Samsung can be expected to release the final results of its probe by the end of this year. Depending on the results, the company may sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 if the problems have been fixed.
