As bad as it is to have the cancelled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 explode on a plane or in your hand , having the phone catch fire in a small, glass-filled case mere inches from your eyes seems like a particularly bad scenario. Oculus and Samsung have obviously realized this and has pushed out an update preventing the volatile phone from working with the Gear VR headset.

Trying to download or use the Oculus app (which powers Gear VR) on a Galaxy Note 7 now results in the following message (as confirmed by Android Central):

“Customer safety is Oculus’ top priority,” reads the message. “Oculus is removing support for all Note7 devices on the Oculus platform. Until further notice, Note7 devices will not be compatible with the Gear VR. For more information regarding the Note7 please contact Samsung directly.”

We have yet to hear any reports of Note 7 phones catastrophically failing while inside a Gear VR, and it's definitely for the best that Samsung and Oculus do what they can to prevent the possibility. And as Samsung does everything in its power to get every last Note 7 off the market, literally throwing these words directly in the faces of potential Gear VR users seems like a smart move.

Gear VR still works with other phones in the Samsung Galaxy line, from the Galaxy Note 5 onward.