<p>Samsung Galaxy phone users worldwide received a mysterious notification on Wednesday on their phone from the company's My Mobile app. The alert, which several users reported on social media, simply reads "1" with another "1" written in the text area.</p>

<p>Hours later, the company explained that it was sent by mistake while it was conducting an internal test.</p>

<p>Several users tapped on alert which took them nowhere. It only closed the notification shade.</p>

<p>The mysterious notification immediately made people freak out as Samsung's Find My Mobile service allows owners of Samsung devices to remotely locate or lock their device.</p>

<p>The app also lets users back up data stored on the devices to Samsung Cloud, delete local data, and block access to Samsung Pay. Guess the panic was justified.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Freaking hell! I've changed all my passwords before reading this!!!</p>
— Lize Testa (@LizeTesta) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizeTesta/status/1230420348820238339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">No one:<br />
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Samsung Find My Mobile: 11<br />
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Samsung users: <a href="https://t.co/Ns0ccPPX5o">pic.twitter.com/Ns0ccPPX5o</a></p>
— #24 (@Biwx313) <a href="https://twitter.com/Biwx313/status/1230433096312467456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dear Samsung,<br />
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I got your confession letter but unfortunately, I'm going to have to decline your offer of 1 date as I have a girlfriend <a href="https://t.co/hqUCwGxkSY">pic.twitter.com/hqUCwGxkSY</a></p>
— Ty, Northern Lights CEO (@trxnslunar) <a href="https://twitter.com/trxnslunar/status/1230471512903372800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Find My Mobile<br />
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1<br />
1<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Samsung?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Samsung</a> <a href="https://t.co/EUe2IVgmOP">pic.twitter.com/EUe2IVgmOP</a></p>
— Edward Elizabeth Hitler (@Edward_Hitler1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Edward_Hitler1/status/1230444541985148930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ok so I was talking to Samsung Support about this. Apparently we did not get hacked by the 1 (1) Find My Mobile notification, and the battery drainage is probably a software glitch.<br />
They are investigating at high levels apparently.<br />
..<br />
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Everyone in Samsung Support HQ: <a href="https://t.co/NZH8fUDpWS">pic.twitter.com/NZH8fUDpWS</a></p>
— Matthew Joyce (@Matty_J2912) <a href="https://twitter.com/Matty_J2912/status/1230431824528236545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Samsung Galaxy phone users worldwide received a mysterious notification on Wednesday on their phone from the company's My Mobile app. The alert, which several users reported on social media, simply reads "1" with another "1" written in the text area.

Samsung Galaxy phone users worldwide received a mysterious notification on Wednesday on their phone from the company's My Mobile app. The alert, which several users reported on social media, simply reads "1" with another "1" written in the text area. Hours later, the company explained that it was sent by mistake while it was conducting an internal test. Several users tapped on alert which took them nowhere. It only closed the notification shade. The mysterious notification immediately made people freak out as Samsung's Find My Mobile service allows owners of Samsung devices to remotely locate or lock their device. The app also lets users back up data stored on the devices to Samsung Cloud, delete local data, and block access to Samsung Pay. Guess the panic was justified. Freaking hell! I've changed all my passwords before reading this!!! — Lize Testa (@LizeTesta) February 20, 2020 × No one: Samsung Find My Mobile: 11 Samsung users: pic.twitter.com/Ns0ccPPX5o — #24 (@Biwx313) February 20, 2020 × Dear Samsung, I got your confession letter but unfortunately, I'm going to have to decline your offer of 1 date as I have a girlfriend pic.twitter.com/hqUCwGxkSY — Ty, Northern Lights CEO (@trxnslunar) February 20, 2020 × Find My Mobile 1 1#Samsung pic.twitter.com/EUe2IVgmOP — Edward Elizabeth Hitler (@Edward_Hitler1) February 20, 2020 × Ok so I was talking to Samsung Support about this. Apparently we did not get hacked by the 1 (1) Find My Mobile notification, and the battery drainage is probably a software glitch. They are investigating at high levels apparently. .. Everyone in Samsung Support HQ: pic.twitter.com/NZH8fUDpWS — Matthew Joyce (@Matty_J2912) February 20, 2020 ×

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<p>US officials on Friday banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from airplanes under an emergency order after reports of the device catching fire.</p>

<p>The ban will be effective from Saturday noon, said US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx. Anyone in violation of the ban will be fined and have the phone confiscated. They may also be subject to a criminal prosecution,&nbsp;the transport department said in a press statement, Reuters reported.</p>

<p>&quot;We recognise that banning these phones from airlines will inconvenience some passengers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft must take priority,&quot; Foxx said in a statement.</p>

<p>&quot;We are taking this additional step because even one fire incident inflight poses a high risk of severe personal injury and puts many lives at risk.&quot;</p>

<p>Passengers will be barred from carrying the Note 7 on planes, in hand luggage or in checked baggage on domestic flights and international flights to or from the United States, the agency said.</p>

<p>The agency said Samsung had received reports of at least 96 of the US handsets overheating, with 13 reports of burn injuries and 47 incidents of property damage, AFP reported.</p>

<p>On Monday, US mobile carriers AT&amp;T and T-mobile both&nbsp;said in separate statements they were temporarily halting the exchange of Note 7 smartphones citing safety concerns.</p>

<p>The technology giant has permanently halted the production of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone nearly two months after its launch following reports of batteries catching fire. In September, it had announced a global recall of at least 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in 10 markets including the&nbsp;US due to faulty batteries causing explosions and fires.</p>

<p>(WION with inputs from agencies)</p>


The ban on carrying Samsung's faulty devices on US airlines will be effective from Saturday noon and those in violation will be fined

US officials on Friday banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from airplanes under an emergency order after reports of the device catching fire. The ban will be effective from Saturday noon, said US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx. Anyone in violation of the ban will be fined and have the phone confiscated. They may also be subject to a criminal prosecution, the transport department said in a press statement, Reuters reported. "We recognise that banning these phones from airlines will inconvenience some passengers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft must take priority," Foxx said in a statement. "We are taking this additional step because even one fire incident inflight poses a high risk of severe personal injury and puts many lives at risk." Passengers will be barred from carrying the Note 7 on planes, in hand luggage or in checked baggage on domestic flights and international flights to or from the United States, the agency said. The agency said Samsung had received reports of at least 96 of the US handsets overheating, with 13 reports of burn injuries and 47 incidents of property damage, AFP reported. On Monday, US mobile carriers AT&T and T-mobile both said in separate statements they were temporarily halting the exchange of Note 7 smartphones citing safety concerns. The technology giant has permanently halted the production of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone nearly two months after its launch following reports of batteries catching fire. In September, it had announced a global recall of at least 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in 10 markets including the US due to faulty batteries causing explosions and fires. (WION with inputs from agencies)

Samsung Note 7 phones banned from US airplanes