Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

arstechnica.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

81–90 of 535 posts

Re: Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

#81

Post by embedding-shape »

steve_avery wrote: post #51

Why would I ever connect my fridge to the internet? I cannot fathom any feature on a fridge that would incline me towards giving it the wifi credentials.

> I cannot fathom

That's probably because you're a developer, and as developers it's really easy for us to develop tunnel-vision for some reason, and really hard to see the perspective from a "regular person", the sort of person who a salesperson can say "You can now get alerted when you're low on eggs, no matter where you are!" and the person will think that's a cool feature with no drawbacks.

Re: Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

#82

Post by kalaksi »

sylvainr65 wrote: post #80

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…

For now.

Re: Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

#83

Post by grepfru_it »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #28
kstrauser wrote: post #12

This guarantees I'll never buy a Samsung appliance. If they're this willing to screw with their customers today, they'll do it again tomorrow. Sadly, I'm including their TVs in this. I have one today, displaying the output of an Apple TV and not directly connected to the Internet because hah, no way, but I'll be shopping around when it comes time to replace it. Pity. They make nice stuff. Not nice enough that I'm wil…

I've bought GE recently with good luck (GSS25IYNFSS, specifically). No affiliation, just someone who buys a lot of appliances that need to last and be simple for longevity (housing provider). My kingdom for someone who could build the old, reliable tanks of yesteryear. https://ncph.org/history-at-work/rethinking-the-refrigerator... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerator

Crap crap and more crap. The quality control on GE fridges is absolutely the worst of all worst. It's possible because you are working with the economy of scale that you don't see the typical problems that individuals run into. But I went through 5 in a row and every single one had a problem. Switched to LG and never looked back

Re: Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

#84

Post by tracker1 »

maerF0x0 wrote: post #59
thesuitonym wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They won't. Smart devices tend to be cheap because the manufacturer is double-dipping by selling telemetry and advertising.

Just wait till you have to watch N adds before the door will unlock. And good luck getting it open in a power/internet outage :lol:

We noticed you have Coca-Cola in your refrigerator... please enjoy this Pepsi ad and this QR code for 25% off your next purchase.

Re: Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

#86

Post by kstrauser »

leblancfg wrote: post #33
kstrauser wrote: post #12

This guarantees I'll never buy a Samsung appliance. If they're this willing to screw with their customers today, they'll do it again tomorrow. Sadly, I'm including their TVs in this. I have one today, displaying the output of an Apple TV and not directly connected to the Internet because hah, no way, but I'll be shopping around when it comes time to replace it. Pity. They make nice stuff. Not nice enough that I'm wil…

My Samsung computer monitor is also the stuff of nightmares. Same story: useless "smart" UI features. I'm told I can use it as a dozen different things. But it sucks as a computer monitor. Not cheap either!

That makes me sad. Many, many years ago I had a 17" Samsung CRT. It broke within the warranty period. I called their support and explained the problem. They asked for my receipt. I didn't have one, but I told them that the sticker on the back said it had only been manufactured 9 months ago, so it had to still be under warranty. Their support person agreed. They checked their inventory and found that they were out of stock on that model, and asked if I'd be OK with them upgrading me to a 19" CRT. Sure!

I was fiercely loyal to them for a lot of years after that experience.

Re: Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

#87

Post by throwacct »

This is stupid. Companies are really trying to get people to hate everything tech related. From "smart" beds, to "smart" fridges, and with the "looming" job displacement due to "AI" and robotics, I could see how a "human-centric" economy or new wave of businesses and startups with a "human-centric" approach could develop in few years.

Re: Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

#89

Post by kristjansson »

perihelions wrote: post #9

> "Didn't you have ads in the 20th century?" > "Well, sure, but not in our dreams. Only on TV and radio, and in magazines, and movies, and at ball games, and on buses, and milk cartons, and T-shirts, and bananas, and written on the sky... But not in dreams."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Mansion_(film)

Re: Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update

#90

Post by microflash »

At this point, anything from Samsung is a vehicle for ads, and anything with the word “smart” from Samsung is most likely a spyware. The amount of garbage I had to remove from a recently encountered Galaxy phone is on par with Windows 11 levels and some.

Unfortunately, the entire industry is racing toward this behavior. Recent LGs have also started slapping “AI” stickers on their products. I’ve been visiting Rossman’s Consumer Wiki[1] more often than I’d like before making a purchase.

[1]: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page

Post reply on HN