Swollen Galaxy Ring Battery Hospitalized A Particular person After It Acquired Caught

A viral submit on X/Twitter displays a Samsung Galaxy Ring caught on someone’s finger due to a swollen battery, which led to a missed flight and a hospital go to.

Ahhh…that’s…not good.

My Samsung Galaxy Ring’s battery started swelling. Whereas it’s on my finger 😬. And whereas I’m about to board a flight 😬

Now I can’t take it off and this issue hurts.

Any quick suggestions @SamsungUK @SamsungMobileUS? pic.twitter.com/LOO1kSlQUw

— Daniel (@ZONEofTECH) September 29, 2025

@ZONEofTECH (additionally known as Daniel)  posted a lot of images to the platform displaying the ring with the swollen batteries on his finger whereas he was in line to board a flight. Daniel moreover added that he couldn’t take it off and that it harm. “Yikes.”

In order so as to add some context, Lithium-ion batteries can broaden (or puff up) for a lot of causes, along with heat, age, or being overcharged (I cooked a PSP battery by doing that after… whoops). Samsung has confronted challenges with this problem beforehand, as a result of the Galaxy Discover 7′s batteries started growing and catching hearth, ensuing inside the system being banned by the FAA and subsequently recalled and discontinued by Samsung due to the problem.

Shut-up images taken by Daniel current the interior portion of the ring the place the battery is positioned, with the exact battery itself swelling and pushing into Daniel’s finger. Because of the ring itself is made out of sturdy titanium, the battery doesn’t have anyplace to broaden, nor does it bend in case of emergencies like this.

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Lastly obtained dwelling after strategy over 50h of flying/travelling 😅

Samsung reached out to me:
– refunded me for my in a single day resort
– booked me a automotive to get me dwelling this morning
– collected the ring from me, for extra investigation

My finger might be doing correctly, other than… https://t.co/40c7l6MASV pic.twitter.com/xSSDc7Dz7J

— Daniel (@ZONEofTECH) September 30, 2025

A shopper on Reddit who moreover expert battery swelling well-known that the batteries are susceptible to overcharging if left on the charger for a really very long time earlier the aim of being 100 per cent full. Nonetheless, every circumstances of battery swelling happen whereas it’s being worn, so heat may probably be a component.

Daniel moreover talked about that the battery had been performing surprisingly for months, and at one degree, it didn’t even activate when charged.

Clients did degree out that Daniel may in all probability acquire compensation from Samsung for the hospitalization and the ring turning into caught on his finger, nonetheless Daniel well-known that it was a consider unit and that he had returned the system to Samsung. The tech giant refunded him for his in a single day resort hold and booked a automotive to take him dwelling.

Provide: 9to5Google