By Hamish Hector

Copyright techradar

Samsung Galaxy Ring users are reporting battery problemsMost are just seeing significantly reduced battery lifeOne user went to hospital to get the ring removed due to a swollen battery

Yikes! The Samsung Galaxy Ring might have a battery problem, and it got so bad for one user that they had to rush to hospital to have it removed from their finger because the battery was too swollen.

For several months users have been reporting that their Galaxy Rings aren’t holding charge like they used to.

Reddit threads and Samsung’s own forum are full of users complaining about their Galaxy Ring’s battery life dropping from around 5 days to 5 hours (or even less in some cases).

The issue seems so widespread in fact – with many saying they’re taking advantage of their Galaxy Ring still being under warranty – that instead of a repair Samsung reportedly just refunded the full cost of the ring for some after saying that a fix would take a while due to lacking the necessary parts.

The battery issues took on a different form recently too, after ZONEofTECH – a tech content creator – shared photos of a ring with a battery so warped that it couldn’t be removed from his finger.

Because it was causing him pain, instead of boarding a flight he was about to catch ZONEofTECH went to hospital to get the wearable successfully removed.

As for what caused this extreme problem ZONEofTECH isn’t certain, but he provided a few best guesses including: the heat from Hawaii (where he was attending the Snapdragon Summit), exposure to salt water, and a “previously problematic battery” – noting that much like the users I mentioned before his ring’s battery life had been slashed significantly from around a week to about one-and-a-half days.

As a result of the ordeal he also noted that he “Won’t be wearing a smart ring ever again.”

I can definitely understand why.

We reached out to Samsung for comment who said “The safety of our customers is our top priority. This is an extremely rare case, and we are in direct contact with Mr. Rotar to retrieve the product and learn about the concerns.”

As for the battery life issues other users are facing it said it’s “looking into” the matter and will get back to us as soon as possible.

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