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- 1Samsung firmware update bricks smart fridges, spoiling food▼Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
A firmware update has reportedly bricked Samsung smart fridges, leaving owners with non-functioning appliances and refrigerators full of spoiled food. Affected users are venting online and mourning their lost groceries, with frustration focused on how a routine software push could disable a major household appliance outright. The incident is fuelling fresh criticism of connected appliances and manufacturers' control over devices through over-the-air updates.