I've had my TMo S7 for a couple of weeks. I was lucky enough to get it when the first wave of them shipped out. I got my Gear VR set today. I figured I'd check it out. I connected it and followed all the instructions. I created an Oculus account and let it download everything it needed, including a software update to the Oculus app. I left the phone on my desk to go take care of some stuff. I come back a few minutes later and my phone is rocket hot and 100% dead. It responds to no commands, no chargers, or being connected to my PC. It's an ex-phone.
TMo is replacing it with zero issues and I have a back-up phone, so I'm not terribly upset. I am curious, though, to see if anyone has seen a problem with either the phone dying after using the Gear VR or getting so insanely hot. FWIW, I did have download booster enabled, which I know tended to get my S5 a little warm. I'd love tips to avoid this in the future. I also gotta say, I'm a little caught off-guard. I've had a few issues with Samsung devices before (a certain washing machine comes to mind), but I've never had a piece of hardware from them just absolutely stop working.
TMo is replacing it with zero issues and I have a back-up phone, so I'm not terribly upset. I am curious, though, to see if anyone has seen a problem with either the phone dying after using the Gear VR or getting so insanely hot. FWIW, I did have download booster enabled, which I know tended to get my S5 a little warm. I'd love tips to avoid this in the future. I also gotta say, I'm a little caught off-guard. I've had a few issues with Samsung devices before (a certain washing machine comes to mind), but I've never had a piece of hardware from them just absolutely stop working.
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