Samsung India has issued a statement saying that the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India has lifted the restrictions on in-flight use of new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices purchased after 15 September 2016.
Samsung states that the safe Galaxy Note 7 devices will feature a green battery status indicator and that these devices are safe for use on flights. Samsung is also quick to point out that the phone hasn’t actually launched in India and that when it will, the units sold will only be the safe units.
“We recognize the inconvenience this has caused to customers, flyers and airline authorities, and remain committed towards customer safety,” said Samsung, in its statement.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been at the centre of a global controversy these past few weeks. Reports of at least 35 Note 7 devices blowing up at random forced Samsung to issue a worldwide recall of the devices.
Samsung is expecting to process at least 2.5 million affected devices. It’s important to note that Chinese Note 7 devices were unaffected by the recall since those devices used a battery from a different manufacturer. The replacement Note 7 devices will host batteries made by that same manufacturer.