GoKawiilSamsung admits botched update disabled Bespoke AI smart fridges in South Korea
Samsung confirmed that a firmware update pushed through its SmartThings app this week caused many Bespoke AI Family Hub refrigerators in South Korea to lose power and go offline, showing an update error on their screens. The company said the update was mistakenly released during internal testing and has since halted its distribution while preparing a fix. Affected owners reported spoiled groceries, with some losing large amounts of food during the Chuseok holiday period.
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The timing amplified the damage, since Chuseok is a major Korean holiday when households stock up heavily on fresh food, meaning even a short outage could cause significant losses. The incident highlights the risks of connected 'smart' appliances that depend on remote software updates, where a single faulty push can disable essential hardware like refrigeration. It could also prompt scrutiny of Samsung's update testing and rollout procedures for IoT devices going forward.
- A faulty SmartThings firmware update disabled some Samsung Bespoke AI smart fridges in South Korea.
- Samsung says the update was accidentally released during internal testing and has since been stopped.
- Affected users reported spoiled food, with losses worsened by the timing during the Chuseok holiday.
Source: techspot.com — Kishalaya Kundu, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “Samsung confirms faulty update bricked its smart refrigerators, promises an emergency fix”
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