US aviation regulator: turn off Note 7 during flight

The American aviation regulator FAA wants people on the plane to turn off their Note 7 during flights. Samsung recalled the devices last week, because a few dozen of the units sold so far exploded due to a battery defect.

The FAA advises passengers to keep the Note 7 turned off, not to charge it and not to put it in checked baggage. The advice comes after some American airlines had already taken measures against the use of the telephone on their flights. The Note 7 has not yet been released in the Benelux and the rest of Europe, but has been available on the American market.

Samsung last week organized a recall for the device due to 35 cases of exploded batteries. A manufacturing defect caused the cathode and anode to come into contact, causing the explosions.

Although reports of exploding batteries are more common, it is rare for a manufacturer to receive dozens of reports in a short period of time and then organize a recall. Samsung uses batteries from several suppliers in the Note 7, including from its own battery branch SDI.