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Samsung admits a bad software update has been bricking its soundbars
The confirmation comes straight from Jim Kiczek, the head of audio at Samsung Electronics America. In a statement to The Verge, Kiczek called it a "software update...
The company has admitted that a crappy software update has managed to brick "certain" models from last year's soundbar lineup, turning them into pricey paperweights. For some context, reports started flooding in last week about Samsung's flagship HW-Q990D soundbar going haywire after a firmware update. Many of Samsung's high-end soundbars were set to install it automatically, which is why the issue spread so rapidly across multiple countries like the US, Austria, Malaysia, and beyond.
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