Thu. 04/18 - Why The Galaxy Folds Are Breaking

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🗓️ 18 April 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Thursday, April 18th, 2019. I'm Brian McCullough.
0:08.8	Today Samsung responds to the Galaxy Fold Review Unit issues, Google and Amazon and their
0:14.7	streaming video spat, Pinterest and Zoom have their IPOs, and could the Chinese
0:19.9	web end up being more popular than the open web. Here's what you miss today in the world of
0:25.2	tech.
0:29.2	Samsung has responded to those reports late yesterday of display issues on the Galaxy Fold review
0:35.2	units that some journalists were reporting as M.G. Seagler tweeted, don't say you're folding
0:41.4	it wrong. Don't say you're folding it wrong. Don't actually Samsung said this.
0:46.0	A limited number of early Galaxy Fold samples were provided to media for review.
0:51.0	We have received a few reports regarding the main
0:54.0	display on the samples provided. We will thoroughly inspect these units in
0:57.8	person to determine the cause of the matter. Separately a few reviewers reported having removed the top layer of the display causing damage to the screen.
1:07.0	The main display in the Galaxy Fold features a top protective layer, which is part of the display structure designed to protect the
1:14.4	screen from unintended scratches. Removing the protective layer or adding adhesives
1:19.1	to the main display may cause damage. We will ensure this information is clearly delivered to
1:24.8	our customers." End quote. So that protective layer, that is apparently what
1:30.1	bricked Mark Germin's phone because as he provided pictures of on Twitter he
1:37.7	peeled that layer off apparently the screens come with a thin protective
1:42.3	plastic layer on them that kind of looks like that thin
1:46.7	plastic protective layer that most new phones have right out of the box.
1:54.0	German figured this was that and peeled it off.
1:57.0	Apparently you do not peel that off.
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