According to the CPSC, 92 reports of batteries overheating in the United States have been received. Go to www.samsung.com for more details.

Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the USA, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, including fires in cars and a garage.

Samsung also said it would limit the batteries of the Note 7 to 60% of their capacity via a software update.

USA aviation safety officials also have taken the unusual step of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge the phone during flights, or put them in checked bags.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the voluntary recall Thursday, which covers about 1 million devices. The company said customers who exchange their device for another Samsung product will also receive a $25 gift card.

Here, Samsung has advised customers to return their Note 7 to the store where they bought it to organise a replacement or refund, or visit Samsung's website if they purchased online.

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The U.S. government on Thursday moved to recall Samsung's highest-end smartphone - an unprecedented move for the smartphone industry and one that delivers a severe blow to Samsung in its pursuit to become the world's premium smartphone maker.

For replacements, consumers can choose another Note 7 or a Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, with a refund of the price difference. Before that, the FAA warned to avoid turning on or charging Note 7s in airplanes.

Outside the U.S., Samsung has offered other solutions to consumers. "But I'm scared it's going to explode", said Franco.

Samsung is facing a nightmare with its recall of the Galaxy Note 7, working night and day to keep the situation under control.

Hector Abruña, director of the Energy Materials Center at Cornell University and an expert on lithium ion batteries, says Samsung is to blame for trying to create what he calls a thinner "club sandwich" - a layer of electrodes stacked in the phone's battery - to give its devices a sleek design. About 97 percent of phones sold in the USA are being recalled.