Filed a BBB complaint. Samsung support called thr next day, offered a one-time free repair for my bricked Watch4.

All of that trouble to get them to fix something they broke. 🤦‍♂️
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@bmlzootown wow, interesting to be responsive to BBB. Great.
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@33MHz It was actually something someone on Reddit mentioned. They said their repair was free, out of warranty, but that they had filed a complaint, so I figured I'd try as well. Lo and behold, it actually worked. Very odd, but results are results.
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