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UPDATE: Tech founder denied airplane boarding after smart ring battery swells up and gets stuck on his finger: 'This is... not good'

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    Ahhh...this is...not good. My Samsung Galaxy Ring's battery started swelling. While it's on my finger And while I'm about to board a flight
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    Now I cannot take it off and this thing hurts. Any quick suggestions @SamsungUK @SamsungMobileUS?
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    Man's finger wearing smart ring with swelling battery
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    Man's pointed index finger wearing smart ring with swelling battery
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    Closeup. You can see the battery expanding. Not great for something that's now stuck to my finger
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    Closeup of swollen smart ring battery
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    Update: - I was denied boarding due to this (been travelling for ~47h straight so this is really nice ). Need to pay for a hotel for the night now and get back home tomorrow
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    - was sent to the hospital, as an emergency - ring got removed You can see the battery all swollen. Won't be wearing a smart ring ever again.
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    Update #2 Finally got home after way over 50h of flying/travelling =
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    Samsung reached out to me: - refunded me for my overnight hotel - booked me a car to get me home this morning - collected the ring from me, for further investigation
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    My finger is also doing well, aside from some small marks that I'm sure will heal in a few days.
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    Man in suit touching rings on fingers, with white airplane and blue sky in background
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    Some extra things to mention: - the battery of my ring has been acting very weird for many months (stopped lasting for more than 1-1.5 days and at one point, didn't even power on after being charged for a full day, until I charged it for 2 days)
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    - when this swelling incident happened, it wasn't even charged - many other users have been experiencing similar battery life issues -
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    - one user also reported battery swelling, a few months ago
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    Personally, I think there's something going on with the battery inside many (if not most) Galaxy Rings. According to these posts on Reddit, Samsung has been offering free replacements but even these ended up having the same issue, later on.
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    That's a frightful result!

    Two fingers holding smart ring with swollen battery
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    Samsung told me they'll inform me of the investigation findings, so will keep you guys posted! Hopefully they diagnose the issue and permanently replace all the affected units.
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    Max Ja... @MaxJmb Thanks for the update! Hopefully this turns out to be an isolated case and Samsung can resolve it quickly. It would be a shame if the product line had to be discontinued over this. Glad to hear your finger is recovering!
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    White airplane with blue sky and clouds in background
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    Vince Varga @vincevargadev new fear unlocked
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    Ltt @ltt_ta Someone remind me why do we as a human need smart- rings again? Also hope the guy is ok

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