Can someone please enlightened me how will you know if your phone has been prohibited from charging to 100%?? I tried google but can't seems to find the answer, perhaps wrong choice of words in search bar?

Thus the most ideal situation would be manually update and pause it forever?

I had the same thoughts as you, but my phone betrayed me yesterday I probably approved the update accidentally while having my phone in my pocket at 2.30am..my battery cant charge beyond 60% anymore

I just decided to cancel my contract and opt for refund in the meantime downgrade my plan. I will buy a P9lite as my temporarily phone until my next phone with S-Pen launched.

Will send the phone soon I guess.

TBH, i was OT in office yesterday till late night. I have read your post along with others. I was thinking of following the sifu that pausing the updates. Since it has been 2.30am and i was ready to leave my office and no updates was send to my phone, I thought I was safe. Somehow, when I was busy closing and lock the office, I notice my phone screen were lighted (I did not activate any screen lock) and my hands were full of documents and keys and stuff thus I did not check my phone immediately. By the time I get into my car, the phone was already start installing the software update which is too late to turn it off.

Haha..I am kinda noob, i can follow the steps 1 by 1 if there is an instruction given. is this correct?

Step 1: Free download KingoRoot.apk. ...
Step 2: Install KingoRoot.apk on your device. ...
Step 3: Launch "Kingo ROOT" app and start rooting. ...
Step 4: Waiting for a few seconds till the result screen appear.
Step 5: Succeeded or Failed.

Serious, I am going to if successful!!

Are you planning to sell the S7edge once you got the Note8?

Assuming Note 8 launch in March 2017, and a BIGGER assumed we can get an upgrade at 50% cost, here are my options:
A.
Cancel my contract with Maxis, downgrade my contract from 158 to 98 and purchase a P9lite for 5 months usage.
My cost = RM970 (P9lite) - RM60*5(savings per month) = RM670.00
@ approximately RM134.00 per month

B.
Take a replacement S7e from Maxis. Continue my contract with Maxis @ RM101 per month. Upgrade to Note 8 when available:
My cost: RM101.00*5 = RM505.00, Upgrade to Note 8 (assuming RM3199.00) @ 50% cost = RM1600.00
Additional expenses: RM1,600.00 for the new phone

The calculations based on:
You take up S7e exchange and continue your plan with Maxis then pay RM1,600.00 extras for the new phone in March 2017 and "return" your S7edge.


* "Upgrade" usually means you have to return the S7edge~~they won't let you keep the phone and sell as 2nd hand.
* Samsung livechat CS Max said there's no such offers and it is just pure rumors.

So I will go for option 1

Will join you in the pre-order club.

Somehow the Maxis staff told me if I am in overseas, I can return the phone in any airport and get a letter to demand for refund in Malaysia.