Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming software update

Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by sylvainr65 on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @04:09PM (#45738432)

Apparently, you can turn off ads quite simply.

* How to turn off ads on your Family Hub The widget will appear by default on the fridges as part of the software update. However, Samsung is giving users the option to turn off ads. To do this, go to the Settings page on the fridge, scroll to Advertisements, select it, and you’ll be taken to a screen where you can toggle off ads.

This will remove the widget entirely. If you think you might actually like the widget’s other features (calendar, weather, and news), you can “X” out a particular ad, and it won’t pop up again. But then you’ll get another ad.

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by kalaksi on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @04:13PM (#45738487)

For now.

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @04:56PM (#45739065)

I wonder how many ads are coming down the pipeline; can I remove all of them if I sit in front of my fridge for 15 minutes?

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by dmitrygr on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:12PM (#45739267)

Cmon. You know better than that.

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by ncr100 on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:31PM (#45739491)

I would call that flow "complex." So, I disagree with you.

Simple would be for the "X" button to offer to turn off Ads completely, do you disagree?

(Disclaimer: I'm a pro / lifelong tech and both are "simple" to me. And to clarify my opinion, my Mom, who is a pro musician, would NOT discover / know how to find that option.)

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by beerandt on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:31PM (#45739497)

Samsung marketplace on the phone used to have this- now it's just 'don't show this again today' button.

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by driverdan on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:32PM (#45739506)

The simplest way is to not connect a refrigerator to the internet.

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by roskelld on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:51PM (#45739699)

That button will soon become "Show fewer ads" if it doesn't just get removed at all.

Just like how Youtube won't let you switch off Shorts, but will let you click "Show fewer" which lasts for a few weeks.

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