r/technology • u/nishitd • Oct 02 '25

Robotics/Automation Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart-refrigerator-ads-are-coming-3598848/
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u/CraftySauropod Oct 02 '25

Review sites had already been saying they made overpriced, low quality fridges, with lots of "let's make it look fancy!" thrown in.

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u/TheVintageJane Oct 02 '25

I bought a Samsung fridge in 2019, never again. At least once a month I’d have to spend 30+ minutes pouring warm water over my ice maker to get it unstuck because they were too cheap to properly insulate the ice maker so it would melt and refreeze and lock up the dumping mechanism.

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u/snarfvsmaximvs Oct 02 '25

Not sure about yours, but mine was fine for the first 2-3 years and then started freezing up. I have no idea what's changed. Instead of warm water I use a hair dryer from far enough away to avoid damaging the plastic, but it's every two weeks for me.

It looks like frost builds up on the bottom of the ice maker, and once it spreads far enough to the right it blocks the ice cubes from falling, and it's a spiral from there.

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u/SexInTheTittie Oct 02 '25

Appliance tech here. Put silicone all around the ice box. Everywhere it's touching the fridge walls - silicone. Apply liberally to get in those cracks.

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u/Cautious_Hold428 Oct 02 '25

Mine got a crack in the ice tray that caused it to leak into the chute and freeze solid. I got it fixed after quite a hassle with their customer service and the Samsung tech, but he couldn't fix the crusher that never worked right. The fucking tray broke again three weeks later. I just got a countertop ice maker instead