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TL;DR A specific webpage is triggering instant reboots on Samsung phones with Exynos chips.
The culprit appears to be a Fairphone Gen 6 OS-related webpage that consistently crashes affected devices.
Reports include the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy A56, and even the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE.
Opening a webpage should be easy, not something that restarts your phone. But that’s what some Samsung users are facing right now, which is making people question how stable Exynos chips really are.
The issue first gained traction through a Reddit post involving a two-week-old Galaxy S24 (Exynos variant). The user shared a video showing the phone rebooting instantly after loading a specific webpage (via PiunikaWeb).
The post says that a certain webpage related to Fairphone’s Gen 6 OS is causing Galaxy phones with Exynos chips to reboot instantly. If you tap the link, the phone just shuts down and restarts, with no warning or error message.
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This isn’t just a one-off glitch. Reports show that several devices are affected, like the Samsung Galaxy S24, Galaxy S25 Ultra, and even midrange phones such as the Galaxy A56. Tablets like the Galaxy Tab S10 FE are also showing the same issue.
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