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Samsung's latest software update may be bricking older phones (www.engadget.com)
submitted 1 month ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not bricked.

Still bad, and you lose your data, but if the phone can get to recovery mode and install an OS again, it isn't bricked.