Ads have been popping up for Samsung users in the One UI and they are not happy, as reported by Android Police. Samsung updated the One UI recently but users are clearly not impressed with the ads that are popping up in the built-in apps.
Even apps such as Weather are not immune to the unwanted advertising. Most of us have grown accustomed to advertising on websites but there are some places which customers still object to it. A Samsung subreddit has highlighted the problem and demonstrated customers discontent.
Samsung Users Find Ads Obnoxious
The ads which users are finding egregious are not just small text-based ads. Users have found large image ads which take up around a third of the apps real estate. Customers have found this most offensive when it comes to the most fundamental of apps such as the Weather or Health app.
This problem has not hit everyone, with some users not reporting such ads. The scattered approach to the One UI update has been shown in the past with confusion around whether the Galaxy 9 was going to receive the update.
Samsung is not the only company that engages in such behavior surrounding advertising. Xiaomi is notorious for pushing ads to customers on its apps. However, this is more of a budget phone which in some senses makes it more acceptable. On the higher-end Samsung products though this sort of advertising is perceived to be much less reasonable.
Unacceptable Behavior from Samsung
In the lead up to the update, rumors suggested that it may even include lock screen ads. Although this turned out not be to true in itself, the ads that are being shown makes it seem believable.
Samsung does have form for this sort of behavior so perhaps we should not be surprised. Last year phones were bombarded with notifications for the Note 10. Even back in 2015, Samsung pushed advertising to users for certain apps.
This is therefore not necessarily a massive shock. However, from such a large and reputable brand this sort of behavior is never acceptable. Even though rumors about this sort of advertising have been circulating for some time this does not make it ok.
However, many seem to let this sort of advertising pass by. Especially when it comes to such central apps and the sorts of advertising that are being pushed. Hopefully, Samsung will heed this feedback from customers and make changes in the future.