The first advisory was issued after smoke arose from a Samsung phone device leading to evacuation of a Southwest flight 994 in the US.

The restrictions do not apply to "Samsung Galaxy Note 7 purchased after September 15, 2016, which have green battery charge indication.

The earlier advisory by DGCA had asked airlines to allow phones with 'green battery indicator' to be carried on flights in switch on mode.

As part of its ongoing probe into the incident, which happened during landing of a Chennai-bound aircraft from Singapore on September 23.

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Recently, the DGCA and regulators across the world had banned carrying of Galaxy 7 phone in switch on mode on flights in India.

Samsung is expediting the launch of the new Note 7, which may hit the Indian market around September 28-30.

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The unusual warning adds to the headache for Samsung, as it scrambles to replace millions of Note 7 phones around the world.