Samsung says that nearly 85 percent of Note 7s have now been returned in the US, meaning there are around 285,000 phones still unaccounted for.

To get those remaining phones back, Samsung basically plans to annoy customers into returning them. It’s issuing a software update that will make a recall message pop up every time someone “turns on the screen of their Note 7.”

The update will also limit the phone’s battery life to 60 percent. It’s not clear if that’s a preventative measure to reduce the likelihood of the phone catching fire as well, but it’ll certainly make the phone less desirable to hang onto.

It sounds as though the update will be going out across all US carriers. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile have all confirmed that they’ll be…

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