To combat Corona ... Samsung sterilizes its users phones for free

South Korean company Samsung announced the free UV-sterilization service "Galaxy Sanitizing" using ultraviolet radiation, to its customers in 19 countries, in light of the outbreak of the Corona virus (Covid 19), and officially declaring it a global epidemic.

The new Samsung service aims to help get rid of bacteria, germs and viruses, and can be used to sterilize Galaxy phones, Samsung smart watches, and wireless "Galaxy Buds" headsets, and users can also bring non-Samsung phones.

According to the Arab Portal for Technical News, the company recommends that you do not use chemicals to clean the phone, as this scratches the screen or damages the anti-smudge paint, while using liquid chemicals on non-liquid devices to enter the water that is likely to stop the device from the work.

It takes 30 seconds to sterilize phones, and kills 99.9% of the germs on the device. Samsung says: “It has carefully tested sterilizers to make sure that UV rays do not affect the performance of the phone, but it warns that the results may differ, and may not be done.” Get rid of all bacteria, germs and viruses. "

She explained that although the devices that the company uses will not affect the performance of the phone, "Samsung" cannot guarantee the same if the user tries to sterilize his phone at home or anywhere else with an unsupported sterilization device.

The new service is provided free of charge at Samsung service centers in 19 markets around the world, and it includes Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United States, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

The company plans to expand the service soon to include Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Panama, the Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.