Samsung to Add Security Chips to Smartphone Batteries

Samsung is working on a new system to improve the safety of the batteries used in its smartphones. The company plans to add special security chips to future smartphone batteries, making it possible to determine whether they are genuine.

The Elec reports that the new system will allow a smartphone to check the installed battery and determine whether it is a Samsung-approved component. In doing so, the company aims in particular to reduce safety risks that could arise from the use of low-quality and non-genuine batteries.

Non-genuine batteries that do not meet the required safety standards may pose risks such as overheating, fire and, in some cases, explosion. Identifying such components through a security chip could allow Samsung to warn users or implement certain protective measures. However, detailed information about exactly how the system will work has not yet been released.

Samsung reportedly will not limit the new technology to expensive flagship models. Batteries equipped with the security chip are planned for use in the high-selling Galaxy A series, as well as in more affordable models.

There is no information yet about which Samsung models will use the new system or when it will be introduced.