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Samsung to Add Ads to 2024 Family Hub Fridges in Software Update Next Week

Users can disable the placements at the cost of losing widget features.

Overview

  • Samsung announced a software update that introduces contextual, non‑personal ads to the refrigerator’s touchscreen.
  • Ads will appear in the Cover Screen widget rotation alongside calendar, news, and weather, cycling roughly every ten seconds.
  • A second placement sits on the new Daily Board, where one of six tiles displays an unobtrusive promotion.
  • Initial promotions will feature Samsung products only, with the company indicating third‑party ads could follow based on feedback.
  • Ads can be turned off via the Advertisements setting, which disables the widgets, or dismissed per campaign by tapping the X.