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Here’s how to opt out.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20251027141201/https://www.theverge.com/report/806797/samsung-family-hub-smart-fridge-ads-opt-out
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Opt out is not real.
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.
Why do you need a screen on a fridge? It’s literally just a cold box.
It could be really useful. I would love to have the weather and maybe a to do list on the fridge.
The problem is when companies reach there hand into the software. I want to have full control of a smart appliance.
Get a magnetic case for a tablet and stick it to the fridge. If it starts showing ads, you can take it off, put it through the wood chipper and the fridge will still work fine.
Why would I need to do that?
I think it is reasonable for me to expect that the high end fridge I bought and paid for will not turn against me. It is crazy what these companies get away with.
Even if the smart fridge doesn’t become enshittified, the smart features will likely become obsolete long before the fridge its self is worn out. Just try using a phone or tablet that’s 10-15 years old. It probably won’t be able to open an https website, let alone install new apps.
I don’t think it is unreasonable to use a tech product for 10 years
The tech industry sucks
anyone paying $25K for a fridge doesn’t work for a living anyway.
$2000 fridges with ads; $3000 beds searing you because the cloud was unreachable; capitalism sure is nice.
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Even the writers of that show would not have predicted the path of tech bros today.
lol
I do not, and will never, own a $2,000 Samsung smart fridge. Anybody who intentionally buys one of these things has an iffy brain. You do not need the tiktok fridge. It is okay to not be drowning in digital sounds and images for a scant few minutes of your day. Spend thirty seconds alone with your thoughts while you fetch a yoghurt from the fridge. You do not need an internet fridge. It will not keep your carrots any colder.
I refuse to buy any smart appliances.
That’s fair
The issue here isn’t smart appliances. It is Samsung being a jerk.
I can see genuine reason for a fridge to be smart.
Check what’s in whilst shopping, automatic recipe suggestions, notifications for product potentially going out of date…
All of that would be nice, if fully automated, but that would require a ton of cameras and sensors, and frankly doesn’t seem worth it yet for the prices that would yield, even assuming the integration is good and offers local-only option (for proxying or vpns).
