Botched SmartThings Update Killed Cooling in Samsung Bespoke AI Fridges

An accidental SmartThings update pushed internal test code to Samsung Bespoke AI refrigerators in South Korea, disabling cooling, lights and touchscreens. Samsung halted the rollout and sent service engineers with a September 24 repair deadline ahead of Chuseok.

• SmartThings update accidentally installed a test build on Bespoke AI fridges
• Screens went black, interior lights and cooling stopped working
• Samsung halted the rollout and set a September 24 repair deadline
• The glitch was limited to South Korea; international units were unaffected