Recently, Stole Several Tvs From Samsung Warehouses And Retail Stores In South Africa. According To Samsung, With The Television Block Function Feature, The Device Will Shut Down As Soon As The Stolen Tvs Connect To The Internet.

According to Sammobile, Samsung has announced that even its TVs, such as smartphones and tablets, can be turned off remotely. By activating the Television Block Function feature built into Samsung TVs, the company will notice when the device is stolen or illegally purchased by an individual. Several TVs have recently been stolen from warehouses and retail stores in South Africa during the unrest.

The Television Block Function feature is pre-loaded on all Samsung TVs that can connect to the Internet. The Korean giant has indicated that it has enabled this feature on all TVs stolen in South Africa, which will shut down as soon as they connect to the Internet. Samsung plans to offer this feature in other markets if needed.

“Mike Wenger, director of Samsung Consumer Electronics in South Africa,”

To maintain the values ​​and power of technology and solve problems, we will continuously increase the security of our products in the consumer electronics sector in a targeted manner with innovative business tools. New technology will be useful for industry and customers now and in the future.

Samsung has said that it can easily check the serial numbers of stolen TVs and upload them to its servers. As soon as the stolen TVs are connected to the Internet, the device will shut down and will be activated only after presenting the purchase invoice.

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Normal service can restore if you can provide valid proof of purchase and a TV license, Samsung’s South African operation said. The manufacturing giant stressed it is only using TV Block on the kit stolen from its warehouse and not for the other victims of South Africa’s most popular crime.

“In keeping with our values to leverage the power of technology to resolve societal challenges, we will continuously develop and expand strategic products in our consumer electronics division with defense-grade security, purpose-built, with innovative and intuitive business tools designed for a new world,” said Mike Van Lier, director of consumer electronics at Samsung South Africa.

“This technology can have a positive impact at this time and will also be of use to both the industry and customers in the future.”