 Verizon later announced that it would redirect all outgoing calls (excluding emergency calls) made on unreturned Galaxy Note 7 devices to a service hotline demanding that they be returned, and threatened to charge customers a fee equaling the total retail cost of the phone if they refused to comply.On 9 January 2017, Samsung released another update in South Korea, blocking the device from being charged beyond 15%.On 24 March 2017, Samsung released yet another update for South Korea users, barring charging of the Galaxy Note 7.