# Samsung smart fridge update failure: reliability and rollback matter

> A quick take · Ars Technica, September 23, 2026

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> Some Samsung smart fridges stopped working on Tuesday due to a firmware update.
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> — [Ars Technica · Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/)

Above all, software needs to be reliable. When something goes seriously wrong, there needs to be a way to roll back.