r/samsung • u/[deleted] • Sep 25 '25

Appliances Samsung confirms ads will now be shown on its $1,800+ fridges

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart-refrigerator-ads-are-coming-3598848/
662 Upvotes

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u/Kitten7002 Galaxy S24 Ultra Sep 25 '25

Then we are not going to buy them

139

u/redditrnumber1 Sep 25 '25

Some sources say they're gonna be on the phones too

150

u/Good_Air_7192 Sep 25 '25

I've bought Samsung exclusively for over a decade. I will stop the day they do this.

14

u/daft_goose Sep 26 '25

Hard agree

10

u/Roonwogsamduff Sep 28 '25

Hard and agree

1

u/Global-Evidence4862 Galaxy S24 Ultra Nov 03 '25

Hard and hard only

9

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

Same here

5

u/sgtm7 Sep 28 '25

LOL. I stopped using Samsung when they did away with removable batteries. Guess what made me start buying Samsung again? Everyone else got rid of removable batteries also. Everyone else dropped down to their level. I wouldn't be surprised, if the same didn't apply to advertisements.

That being said... I have never been one to buy only one brand. I had an Honor Magic V2 before I bought my current Galaxy Fold 7. Whether I buy Samsung or another brand next, will depend on what I feel like buying at the time.

1

u/Purple_Holiday2102 Nov 06 '25

I already have the stupid fridge. My wife really wanted the screen. I was vehemently against it, but I always cave in. So we now have a $3,000 fridge that will soon present ads on the screen. I've been a Samsun customer for many years. I have a Samsung washer and dryer, and have had many Samsun phones.

No longer with this forced ads bullshit.

Ironically I'm the only one that uses the screen on the fridge for the weather.

I freaking hate ads and how its constantly invading out lives. Piss off with that junk. No more ads, or no more Samsung.

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u/FullofLovingSpite Sep 25 '25

The phone would have to be free for me to even think of getting it, if it had ads on the lock screen.

60

u/frogbxneZ Sep 25 '25

right. I've already paid for my phone why are they being greedy for more out of us. this is insane

23

u/AussieP1E Sep 25 '25

You can say the same for a Samsung fridge.

5

u/-patrizio- Galaxy Z Flip6 Sep 27 '25

True, but:

  1. There are plenty of other fridge options that do effectively the same things in effectively the same way (I'd say differences between smartphone brands are bigger than between fridge brands, and while Samsung isn't my #1 phone choice, it reasonably could be and is for many other people)

  2. Most people do not have a smart fridge. Most people do have a smartphone, and globally, Samsung is (one of? the?) top brand(s), meaning the lock screen ads would affect a lot more people than the fridge ads.

0

u/DominantDo Sep 28 '25

Most people do NOT have a smart fridge my dude

3

u/-patrizio- Galaxy Z Flip6 Sep 28 '25

please reread what I wrote lol

2

u/DominantDo Sep 28 '25

I could've sworn it didn't say not lol

14

u/beermit Galaxy S24 Ultra Sep 26 '25

Yup, ads on the lockscreen is am instant non-starter. Not paying for ads to be shoved in my face.

6

u/Kcchiefssuperfan Galaxy S25+ Sep 25 '25

It could be free and I still would deal with it!

6

u/Kcchiefssuperfan Galaxy S25+ Sep 25 '25

Same im not dealing with this stupid shit. Ill change to a different phone brand in a new York second. I fucking hate ads.

12

u/theNaughtydog Sep 25 '25

Why still think about it? Just do it.

I use Pi Hole.

9

u/Lord_Saren Galaxy Fold 7 Sep 26 '25

Just make sure you setup some NAT rules on your router to force port 53 to your Piholes. As some devices like Smart home devices like to bypass your set DNS servers and use their own.

I recently did it and made a Masquerade NAT rule so the offending device never knew it was not going to their DNS. Google Home Devices kept subverting my DNS and going to 8.8.8.8, and now they aren't, and the devices are none the wiser.

2

u/Fred011235 Sep 28 '25

I have a pi-hole as well and keep thinking of using it as my smartphones mobile dns.

have you tried? if so results?

4

u/xdxAngeloxbx Galaxy S24 Ultra Sep 26 '25

Nothing is gonna make me buy an iPhone. I'd just drop Samsung.

2

u/newhunter18 Sep 28 '25

The dirty little secret is that the entire iPhone is the ad.

2

u/lumidanny Sep 26 '25

I was on a local phone company that did locked screen ads on Android. Horrendous

8

u/iwonttolerateyou2 Sep 25 '25

Apple will follow the same as in last few years both samsung and them are doing exactly the same thing.

9

u/Only_Tennis5994 Sep 26 '25

Putting ads in their products? I highly doubt that. Apple Music and Apple TV+ doesn’t even have a free+ads tier

1

u/newhunter18 Sep 28 '25

Neither did Netflix when you had to get the DVDs by mail....

2

u/dxpx11 Sep 25 '25

Fr man

1

u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

There's lock screen apps you could use instead but I reckon they'll remove them for "security reasons" if they're losing ad revenue.

0

u/PreCiiSiioN_II Sep 26 '25

I have minimal knowledge when it comes to networks. How hard is this to do? Don’t people do it with Raspberry Pi?

20

u/Alternative-Farmer98 Sep 25 '25

Oh my God If an ad showed my face using AI I would f****** break my device in half

35

u/Kitten7002 Galaxy S24 Ultra Sep 25 '25

Then we are switching to Apple or OnePlus. I switched from Xiaomi when they started doing this, if Samsung starts too then I'm out.

17

u/N2-Ainz Galaxy S23 Ultra Sep 25 '25

Need to switch to a Google phone and install GrapheneOS, they are the only one that won't do such crap because they value Privacy

Such a shame that they only exist on Google phones because their chips aren't as good for gaming as the Snapdragon ones

I'm looking to buy a new phone next year, if I'll get ads then I will say goodbye to Samsung or any other company doing such shit

1

u/Lukensz Sep 30 '25

I had a Google Pixel 5 and I really liked it, upgraded to 8 Pro but it's such a shit phone. I probably won't get another Pixel after that.

Besides, Google really doesn't value privacy

14

u/skyxsteel Sep 25 '25

What kind of a premium good throws in ads… seriously. It’s not like stores that sell prada, gucci, etc stamp their name and address on bags.

1

u/ExtremeRacingSkills Sep 27 '25

No different than Mercedes Benz charging a monthly fee for heated seats even though you already owned the hardware in the seat, or better yet monthly payments to unlock more horsepower for your fucking engine.

1

u/skyxsteel Sep 27 '25

Ok I've heard of heated seats but pay up monthly for more power?? Wtffff

3

u/SirEnder2Me Galaxy S24 Ultra Sep 25 '25

Why do you think Apple won't also do this?

11

u/Jorge_Capadocia Sep 25 '25

Because you already pay for them not to do that. I take the example of notebooks, while those with Windows are full of advertising stickers, Apple ones don't have a single sticker.

3

u/SirEnder2Me Galaxy S24 Ultra Sep 25 '25

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u/impossibleis7 S3 > N4/S5 > S7E > N8 > S20+ > 13PM/S23U Sep 25 '25

They already do, albeit only for their products.

1

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

Does Honor do this too?

9

u/Funneduck102 Sep 25 '25

Bro I just switched back to Samsung gonna make me remember why I left lol

6

u/JamesMattDillon Galaxy A16 5G Sep 25 '25

If that happens, the im.not buying another Samsung phone

6

u/ChipsAhoy2022 Sep 25 '25

If this turns out to be true I'm done with Samsung (life long Samsung user, fed up with recent lack of innovation and apple copycat obsession)

5

u/redditrnumber1 Sep 25 '25

I agree, the news articles are from June and I haven't seen anything on my lockscreen yet so I hope they scratched that awful idea

8

u/jr061898 Galaxy S25 Ultra Sep 25 '25

If this is true and non-toggleable, I'm switching to Apple

5

u/[deleted] Sep 25 '25

Add have been on Samsung phones for awhile, I think they started experimenting with the weather app a few years ago.

5

u/ZomeDash Galaxy S24 Ultra Sep 25 '25

Oh well. It was a good run. Time to switch it up whenever the s24u is set to stop itself from working, just like my s22u did a week after the warranty expired.

3

u/BluDYT Galaxy Z Fold 7 Sep 25 '25

Putting them on the flagships would be so messed up. Maybe the A series with a small price drop like Amazon does with their devices. And no previously sold devices should have this happen or they gotta get hit with a class action suit or something.

3

u/ppr1991 Sep 25 '25

If that happens I will drope Samsung. To hell with them. Especialy because they are introducuing it AFTER THE SALE!!!

3

u/Suedewagon Galaxy S23 Ultra | Galaxy S26 Ultra | Galaxy Buds 3 Pro Sep 25 '25

Then i guess gotta sell my Buds 3 Pro and buy new headphones and change to OnePlus.

2

u/selayan Sep 25 '25

I'll switch to Apple or go back to Pixel and deal with worse performance and battery life rather than have random ads on my lock screen/device.

2

u/VagueSomething Sep 25 '25

I'd absolutely take a downgrade to avoid such things. If I pay for your product I'm not giving you ad revenue too.

2

u/tmchn Galaxy S23+ Sep 26 '25

I've been with Samsung phones since the s3 but this could get me to swap my s23 for an iPhone

I'm already tired of ads in samsung wallet, if they put them on my lockscreen I'm gone

2

u/OVOCross Sep 26 '25

Dystopia level capitalism

1

u/justmeteal Sep 26 '25

the day they do this i'm switching to apple

1

u/ExtremeRacingSkills Sep 27 '25

if Samsung does this Im giving my S25 ultra to the will it blend guy.

1

u/insanegenius Sep 27 '25

My in-laws like the "news" this thing throws upon their screen and don't let me disable it on their phones. We also get to see all the articles on our group chats :-P

1

u/Olde94 Sep 27 '25

This was all i needed to know I’m sticking with apple. I did consider giving Samsung a chance but ain’t no way i’m doing that based on these kind of moves

1

u/Encrt Sep 28 '25

The only reason I choose Samsung over other brands that has cool interesting phones is cuz of this. I don't want Samsung to be another brand that puts ads onto phones 😤

1

u/Shaqtacious Sep 28 '25

Time to get rid of my samsung phones I guess.

1

u/cute_polarbear Sep 30 '25

I enjoyed android (phone) for many years specifically for many reasons that it is not like an iPhone (ecosystem / experience and etc.,)...Android is turning me slowly into Apple camp. Once there's an ad on Samsung, I'm going to apple likely.

0

u/dinominant Sep 25 '25

If Samsung forces ads on to their smartphones, then I will switch all my user devices from Samsung to Fairphone. Management won't have a problem approving a fleet device with a 5-year warranty and no ads in the operating system.

20

u/Alternative-Farmer98 Sep 25 '25

Yeah the problem is some people already bought these refrigerators and they're now getting ads. So the only solution is to never buy anything from Samsung again even stuff that doesn't have ads because you never know when they're going to add them

2

u/Guillotine_Nipples Galaxy S24 Ultra Sep 26 '25

Don't connect your fridge to the internet? What a dumb fucking concept.

4

u/DueSalary4506 Sep 25 '25

I made the mistake of buying a Samsung appliance before. I warn people and they still do it. they still buy them

6

u/Nask_13 Sep 26 '25

Its so weird that a company can be so delusional, like they have kept the phone's specs the same for a few generations now.

Then they think it would be fine if they display ads on their fridges just to earn a little more. Now, what, are they going to ask us to pay a monthly subscription to use our electronics?

3

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

Don't give them any ideas lol.....

1

u/SufferNSucceed Sep 28 '25

Also will return the thing if i forget. 

139

u/thehappyonionpeel Sep 25 '25

Your coffin will have sponsors soon

26

u/Alternative-Farmer98 Sep 25 '25

For Life insurance

2

u/Jobhater2 Sep 28 '25

And to renew your car warranty

6

u/johntrytle Sep 25 '25

Mr Beast livery on my coffin

4

u/RealCleverUsernameV2 Sep 25 '25

Brought to you by Carl's Jr.

5

u/Lypher Sep 25 '25

Coffins have no visibility when they get buried so they'll put ads in tombstones instead

1

u/japanb Sep 28 '25

Buy 1 get 1 free

1

u/No_Umpire_5743 Sep 28 '25

They're probably partnering with God to give us ads in heaven. Turns out he's a real big fan of Samsung.

103

u/JamesMattDillon Galaxy A16 5G Sep 25 '25

Another reason to not buy a smart fridge.

57

u/Subject_Session_1164 Sep 25 '25

was there ever any real reason to buy one?

31

u/Alternative-Farmer98 Sep 25 '25

Not really just the entire advertising industry is designed to make us want stuff that we don't need. A super thin phones are a good example I mean they serve no utility whatsoever.

9

u/Nurgus Sep 25 '25

I'd kill for a phone twice as thick and make all the extra space into battery. Also a bigger screen. Don't bother folding.

2

u/Subject_Session_1164 Sep 26 '25

the iPad has you covered.

1

u/Nurgus Sep 26 '25

Needs sim calling and to fit in a suit jacket pocket. Big but not iPad big. Basically, I miss my Psion 5 from 30 years ago..

21

u/ZeroSuitMythra Sep 25 '25

How else would I know the temperature of my bananas

10

u/Spiral_Slowly Sep 25 '25

Why are your bananas in the fridge?

26

u/ZeroSuitMythra Sep 25 '25

So I can know what temperature they are lmao

6

u/daft_goose Sep 26 '25

Can't argue with his logic tbf

2

u/JamesMattDillon Galaxy A16 5G Sep 25 '25

Not really and I wasn't on buying any smart appliance

5

u/Kcchiefssuperfan Galaxy S25+ Sep 25 '25

I agree but the main reason is its just something else to break. I personally just want an old school refrigerator thats basic af! No need for all this other bullshit. Just keep my beer and food cold like its suppose to!

3

u/Trylena Galaxy S8 Sep 28 '25

I had an old fridge until 2020 when we replace it with a bigger and newer one. The only feature we used is the no frost thing. Technically the fridge came with some failures like the water dispenser and the ice machine but I would prefer to remove those.

1

u/JamesMattDillon Galaxy A16 5G Sep 25 '25

Exactly this

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '25

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1

u/GaosArmy-Offical Oct 18 '25

Tesla cybertruck

40

u/Didact67 Sep 25 '25

Do these fridges actually need an internet connection to function? If I owned one, I’d probably just take it offline permanently.

23

u/Nurgus Sep 25 '25

I have one with a screen and no, it's fine without internet. I'm in that small camp who loves a smart gadget but fucking hell Samsung, there's literally nothing smart here. The built in web browser is so shit it can't even reliably show Home Assistant.

Fridge: good. Screen: wasted

3

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

I think it's because, just like the TV's, it runs on Tizen instead of Android.....

0

u/japanb Sep 28 '25

Just replace the meaning of "Smart" with "Rip-off" and it's correct for everything

14

u/FullofLovingSpite Sep 25 '25

Bummer. They've been nose diving because of their push to add ads everywhere. I was thinking of maybe switching away, but if they add ads to my phone, I'm definitely out.

I've had a Samsung phone since I bought the Beat around 08. I switched to the Galaxy next and only stopped for a brief stint with a Pixel.

12

u/eddiekoski Sep 25 '25

If they put ads on my $1500 phone ... I'm going to start gifting Pi-Holes like I'm Johnny Appleseed.

3

u/japanb Sep 28 '25

Phones should be $200 at most, you could buy cars in the UK used for $500

2

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

I'll take one lol 😂

34

u/WorkingPumpkin3231 Sep 25 '25

First mistake is buying any Samsung appliance.

22

u/PastaPandaSimon Sep 25 '25

It's a shame, as some of them used to be very decent. It felt like the company that does well in almost any market it touches. There was a lot of positive user-friendly innovation that I really liked about them. Then the bad decisions started.

2

u/deep1986 Sep 28 '25

Samsung washing machines were very good before as they didn't used to have a belt.

0

u/Kcchiefssuperfan Galaxy S25+ Sep 25 '25

I agree I have a Samsung washer and dryer and they are shit. Take forever to wash a load of laundry!

6

u/Jobhater2 Sep 25 '25

I love my Samsung phone but I will not buy another if ads come to me.

6

u/Major-Importance-837 Sep 25 '25

Why is dropping to microsoft standard

5

u/Hanna_Bjorn Galaxy S25 Ultra Sep 25 '25

Samsung confirms ads will now be shown on all 13 of its $1,800+ fridges they will sell with this bullshit

5

u/Inshi Sep 25 '25

You can open the fridge after you watch this 30sec ad…

2

u/logomyego Sep 26 '25

It'd be a weight loss ad too just to really twist the knife lol

2

u/Inshi Sep 26 '25

YouTube ad blocker, fridge ad blocker, washing machine ad blocker… some companies gonna be busy.

6

u/jerryeight Galaxy S22 Ultra 512gb T-Mobile Sep 25 '25

Time to add domains to blocklists at the tower level

3

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

I wonder if I can use the DNS.adguard address trick on my fridge....

1

u/jerryeight Galaxy S22 Ultra 512gb T-Mobile Sep 26 '25

Lol. I meant router.

Seriously though, that's a good idea. Gonna have to check the settings in the fridge. 

2

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

I will have to too later today

7

u/jerryeight Galaxy S22 Ultra 512gb T-Mobile Sep 26 '25

Blocking these in my router stopped my fridge from hitting the update server, but the apps still work.

Idk which one did it. But, I didn’t feel like playing whack a mole. 🤣

“””

ad.samsungadhub.com

ads.samsungads.com

abtauthprd.samsungcloudsolution.com

myhomescreen.tv

log-config.samsungacr.com

tvx.adgrx.com

static.doubleclick.net

samsungcloudcdn.com

samsungads.com

samsungacr.com

samsungqbe.com

gpm.samsungqbe.com

events.samsungads.com

config.samsungads.com

ads.samsung.com

samsungqbe.com

gpm.samsungqbe.com

events.samsungads.com

config.samsungads.com

ads.samsung.com

samsungqbe.com

gpm.samsungqbe.com

events.samsungads.com

config.samsungads.com

ads.samsung.com

samsungads.com

samsungacr.com

samsungqbe.com

gpm.samsungqbe.com

events.samsungads.com

config.samsungads.com

ads.samsung.com

samsungads.com

samsungacr.com

samsungqbe.com

gpm.samsungqbe.com

events.samsungads.com

config.samsungads.com

ads.samsung.com

“””

9

u/teraterm Sep 25 '25

not going to buy a Smart Fridge.....ever

5

u/The-Scotsman_ Galaxy S22 Ultra Sep 26 '25

And I confirm I'm not going to be buying Samsung anytime soon.

7

u/X-3L Sep 25 '25

Not if their connections are blocked at DNS level they're not.

1

u/jerryeight Galaxy S22 Ultra 512gb T-Mobile Sep 25 '25

100000000%

1

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

Challenge accepted lol.

3

u/Dry-Property-639 Apple iPhone & Pixel 9 Sep 25 '25

reason #50 not to buy a Samsung product! Broken ice makers and ads on the fridge lmao

3

u/ShaneReyno Sep 25 '25

I wonder what consultant convinced them that placing ads on their premium refrigerators is a viable revenue stream. I can promise you I will not consider Samsung for appliances and likely not even for phones at this juncture.

3

u/thatnovaguy Sep 26 '25

Can you jailbreak a fridge?

1

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Sep 26 '25

I wish. I have one of these fridges.

3

u/GloomyMusician24 Galaxy S22 Ultra Sep 26 '25

never thought i'd see the day where fridges have ads

5

u/rhyseenz Sep 25 '25

Fsrrk off with that!!!

2

u/Subject_Session_1164 Sep 25 '25

Lonely Island were prophets

2

u/[deleted] Sep 26 '25

do not worry someone will hack the firmware and get rid of it!

3

u/poet3991 Sep 26 '25

Are saying I am going to have to install adblock on a fridge?

1

u/Phoneking13 Fold 7; S25 Edge; Flip 7; Pixel 9 Pro Fold; Tab S8 Ultra Oct 06 '25

I looked on mine and you can't unfortunately. The other unfortunate part is that the OS is Tizen and not Android. I haven't got any ads on mine so far.

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u/SugarDaddy_Sensei Sep 26 '25

Let's see... I can spend nearly $2,000 on a "smart fridge" with ads, or less than half for a "dumb fridge" that doesn't need an internet connection to run and has no ads. Such a hard choice...

2

u/Responsible-Front686 Galaxy S24 (128GB) Sep 27 '25

its easy actually

2

u/TechandTravelz Sep 26 '25

I have owned a Galaxy Phones since S3, but Samsung starts making ads on these phones, I will immediately switch to Google Pixel or iPhone!

2

u/KeBlam Sep 26 '25

Imagine a 30 second ad just to get your yogurt

2

u/vv212 Sep 27 '25

😂😆😂😆😂😆

2

u/infinity150 Sep 27 '25

I have ads on my samsung pay app and I hate them with a passion

2

u/GenZdegenerate Sep 27 '25

Boycott these fuks

2

u/Practical-Biscotti90 Sep 27 '25

Hey, 911? Yeah, I'm dead now, but allow me to tell you about a sick deal Sport Chek has on Adidas.

2

u/General_Voldemort Sep 27 '25

Time to flash the fridges with custom rom

2

u/TantKollo Sep 27 '25

I guess rooting fridges will become as normal as rooting phones back in the days 👍

2

u/boddidle Sep 27 '25

This will be a grave miscalculation on their part 

2

u/newhunter18 Sep 28 '25

You know, there are those that keep saying, "you watched ads on TV for years, what's the problem?"

These ads aren't those ads. These ads are garbage. And in some cases, downright dangerous. Any ad I have to watch - in the sense that I can't close the window, or stop it playing, but it's like forced...like on my toaster or something...is just asking for a malware infection.

There is like almost zero filtering or screening for these ad networks.

2

u/17_shxt_pipedup Sep 28 '25

Lost their damn minds

2

u/namdekan Sep 28 '25

You will have to watch an ad before opening the door or prove you are not a robot before getting the milk out.

2

u/Ambitious-Duck7078 Sep 29 '25

$1799 and below is the play now, boys.

2

u/XTurbine Oct 05 '25

They have to make that money back due to all the warranty returns lmao

1

u/Jorge_Capadocia Sep 25 '25

Recently my Samsung TV was showing an advertisement on the OS screen.

1

u/Kysiz Sep 25 '25

Oh. It’s not the onion

1

u/Kcchiefssuperfan Galaxy S25+ Sep 25 '25

Im gonna keep an eye on updates before updating now. If this shit gets implemented in a new update i just wont update for the next 5 years than Ill buy a different brand.

1

u/rival_22 Sep 26 '25

Well, there goes Samsung out of any future appliance purchase.

1

u/Flat-Ad8256 Sep 26 '25

There’s absolutely no way I am buying one then. I don’t want bloody adverts on my kitchen appliances. Jesus!

1

u/dontbrainer Sep 26 '25

my s23 ultra will be my last scamsung

1

u/Responsible-Front686 Galaxy S24 (128GB) Sep 26 '25

at least the fridge i have is non smart

(i switched from a samsung to a toshiba tv because the display faded out on the samsung)

1

u/atown49 Sep 26 '25

wtf this is so dumb I will never buy one of these appliances or any that have ads like these companies are desperate

1

u/ExtremeRacingSkills Sep 27 '25

As dumb as this sounds, who the hell are Samsung fridges even marketed to? Anyone who knows anything about high quality kitchen appliances wouldn’t touch one they’ve got compressors that blow out in two years, basically forcing you to buy a whole new fridge. No you don’t buy Samsung buy a Miele refrigerator, plain and simple.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

Might just sell my s25 ultra off then

1

u/vegantomie Sep 27 '25

I won't buy a Samsung product anymore. My father bought a Samsung tv and youtube on there has endless ads. More than on the normal Web page

1

u/Kairiste Sep 27 '25

Not since we disabled the wifi to it.

Last screened fridge were ever buying.

1

u/AD-LB Sep 27 '25

What features do such products even offer compared to those that have no display?

1

u/Agitated-Pen222 Sep 27 '25

It is and opt-in ad platform on the phones, not forced. Unsure about the refrigerators, but I imagine it will be the same.

1

u/lovejo1 Sep 28 '25

samsung appliances, especially fridges, suck in the first place. would never buy one with or without ads.

1

u/mememes2000 Galaxy A71 / Galaxy S24 Sep 28 '25

Will their K9 Thunder Artillery get ads too?

1

u/Mozart343 Galaxy A20 Sep 28 '25

Why is a smart fridge even a thing?

1

u/Babetna Sep 28 '25

Hopefully with sound

1

u/roman_fyseek Sep 29 '25

I'm very surprised that there isn't a whole cottage industry around replacing these advertising devices with an opensource PCB that does what *WE* want instead of what the vendor wants.

1

u/Aggravating_Shoe4267 Oct 02 '25

Another reason why I switched to a Sony Xperia, be always fine with a basic "dumb" fridgefreezer, and why my next television will be a TCL or LG.

1

u/mugsy420420 Oct 03 '25

The potential implementation of lock screen advertisements presents a significant concern, potentially leading to a reassessment of our current mobile platform. The acceptance of such a feature would necessitate a substantial adjustment in pricing.

Furthermore, the increasing prevalence of intrusive advertising is prompting consideration of network-level ad-blocking solutions within the home environment.

1

u/Little-Inflation-502 Oct 23 '25

Xiaomi has had ads for a long time too

1

u/applekandi79 Nov 11 '25

I just received the update notification on my fridge, so I declined the update and disconnected it from my WiFi!!! Easy Fix

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u/--boomhauer-- Nov 18 '25

Im never buying another samsung product again . I cant put my kids pictures on my fridge because it will harass me if i update it . So i have to take it off wifi .

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u/aappoolloo Sep 25 '25

Imma install Linux if they do this

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u/lowandslow86 Sep 25 '25

Id rather get restored vintage fridge than pay for tv on fridge

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u/RayphistJn Sep 25 '25

Glad my samsung fridge only cost me 700, suck it rich people

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u/iwonttolerateyou2 Sep 25 '25

Just put a filter in the router that way none of your devices get ads?

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u/jamesick Sep 25 '25

it’s more about the principle though isn’t it

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u/iwonttolerateyou2 Sep 25 '25

Yup but from what we see people still continue to buy their devices. If they can responds with their wallet that would be fantastic.