It's not a good time to be Samsung right now, nor a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 user. By this time, it's very well known that the phablet had shipped with very severe battery problems causing it to explode almost indiscriminately. It's even gotten to the point where the phone is now officially banned from a number of airlines and airplanes, forcing Samsung to go back to the drawing board and figure out a way to bounce back from this crisis.
It's getting even worse for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, as there are now even reports of Samsung limiting the maximum battery charge for the phablet to only 30%. TechRadar is reporting that the company is restricting the battery remotely via a software update; while it's already dropped the limit to as low as 60% this way in the UK, US, and Australia, this would be the first time it would take it down this low. This is because Samsung really wants people to stop using the phone already and decrease whatever liability it has from exploding Note 7s.
Other rumors surrounding the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 update say that the software will not lower the maximum charge of the battery, but instead stop the phone from charging its battery altogether. A rumor from Android Authority claims that this update will arrive in the US next week, December 15. It has to be noted, however, that network US Cellular issued the announcement, not Samsung, which means people will have to take it with a grain of salt.
Samsung already has a Galaxy Note 7 Replacement Program in place, and the new software update is also to encourage users to switch their models for new ones that are apparently safer. 90% of European Samsung Galaxy Note 7 users have already exchanged their phones, according to the company, and so far the news of exploding phones seems to have slowed since.