Recently, there are news all over tech websites highlighting issues with the October 2022 official update bricking Galaxty Watch 4 after updating and then doing a reboot/battery runs out.
Happened to my Galaxy Watch 4 Classic end of October when I tried to reboot as the watch was a bit sluggish which I do most of the time periodically. It was the first time I rebooted after updating.
It was fresh from charging at 100% but it just refused to turn on after turning it off.
Brought it to service centre for a check and was only told likely to be mainboard issue and needed to pay estimated $200-$300 for the repair as warranty just expired 1 week ago.
Fast forward to 3 days ago, read so many articles on the software update issue and decide to go to the service centre again to check will Samsung be repairing the watch for free since the problem is caused by their official update and not user problem.
The reply is a cold, pay up or no repair since there is no more warranty. Nice. Well done!
So fellow watch users, please pray that your watch does not run of of power or don't turn off your watch. Good luck!
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Update:
Samsung Singapore finally released an official announcement on 14 Nov 2022 on the issue to provide replacement services for those affected.
Managed to send the watch in on 15 Nov 2022. Waiting for the results.
Update 2:
Watch is repaired. FOC.