Samsung Note Line Evolves From Note 7 Recall to End of Updates

You definitely Galaxy Note 7 story. In 2016 Samsung ran into a real problem. The Note 7 started overheating and in some cases it even caught fire. As a result Samsung had to stop all sales and production of the phone completely. Recalling compaign started worldwide and recalled around 2.5 million devices. This whole episode shook consumer trust and cost the company billions.

Note 7 recall and halt

On October 11, 2016 Samsung company announced the permanent discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7. The decision followed with reports that replacement devices still caught fire. The move marked one of the costliest product safety failures in tech history.

And as a result the recall compaign hit Samsung’s finances hard. Investors got nervous, company’s value dropped quickly and sales went down in different parts of the world.

End of the Note era and shift to S Ultra

By 2022 the Note series as a separate device line was basically gone. Instead Samsung brought the S Pen to the Galaxy S22 Ultra model making it the logical successor to the Note. Company made it clear: the future is all about the Galaxy S Ultra and foldable phones also.

2025 year put the final period on the Note story. The last Note 20 series phones got their final software updates in August and by September support was over. That’s five years of updates, and then - nothing more.

Now Galaxy S Ultra is a Samsung main focus. Foldable phones too. The Note series is just a piece of history at this point. No new Note devices have come out since the Note 20.