Samsung's AI fridges shut down and stop chilling food after a bad update
A host of fridge owners are saying that after an update in SmartThings, their appliances almost immediately stopped working. No interior light, no touch pad functionality, and no refrigeration.It looks as though the Bespoke AI 4-Door Refrigerator model is the one most affected by the serious glitch, and according to ZDNET Korea, an internal testing software version was rolled out by mistake. Samsung has acknowledged the error, paused the update, and is promising to send out engineers over the holiday break.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: However, users are reporting they're only able to book engineers for after Chuseok ends, on Saturday, September 26.
- ▪A host of fridge owners are saying that after an update in SmartThings, their appliances almost immediately stopped working.
- ▪No interior light, no touch pad functionality, and no refrigeration.It looks as though the Bespoke AI 4-Door Refrigerator model is the one most affected by the serious glitch, and according to ZDNET Korea, an internal testing software versi
- ▪Samsung has acknowledged the error, paused the update, and is promising to send out engineers over the holiday break.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: However, users are reporting they're only able to book engineers for afte
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Home Smart Home The problem with smart appliances: some of Samsung's AI fridges have shut down and lost their cool after a bad update was accidentally pushed to them News By David Nield Published 23 September 2026 And right before a national holiday too When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Users in South Korea have been having fridge issues (Image credit: Samsung) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Samsung AI fridges are failing in South Korea ahead of a national holidayIt doesn't just shut down the smart display, it stops them from keeping things coldA broken…
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