Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 has been banned on US flights

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The US government has banned Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 on domestic flights, Bloomberg reports.

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The Note 7 has been formally recalled following reports that the device continues to overheat, even after Samsung said replacement devices were safe to use. Last week, a Southwest Airlines flight had to be evacuated after a Note 7 started smoking before the flight took off.

Before now, passengers on US flights have been told to power down the Note 7 before takeoff. However, they were still allowed on planes.

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