Samsung advertising new phone in my notifications

That’s really good anti-advertising.

Pretty much. How to guarantee I will never buy your brand ever again. Not that I would ever buy a Samsung anyway. Or anything preloaded with Facebook for that matter.
I think you haven't seen how notification bar of a typical android user over 40 looks like. It's usually 3 meters of random application bloat, music/movie/audiobook ads and three different weather widgets.

Digital hygiene is something only a very small percentage of users follow, so such ad might as well work while surrounded by 5 other ads

Bro you're doing good, only 9993 steps to go

At 11am. What a life.

Samsung pushed an app in an update that plastered ads for charities all over my lock screen. Disabled that shit and my next phone isn't going to be a Samsung.

Disabled that shit and my next phone isn’t going to be a Samsung.

You won't be able to disable that sort of things in most other phones, though. It's not like China crap won't push ads and Samsung has second best Android support after Fairphone.
- How about pixel?

I like Android but man Samsung's version has always sucked

And they wonder why they can't compete with the iPhone
- And they wonder why they can’t compete with the iPhone
  
  Samsung is ahead of Apple in almost every market.

I'll literally never buy a Samsung phone again if these fuckers push ads to my device.

I'm desperately trying to find a new phone that isn't a Samsung. I switched by force from LG to Samsung and even though the Samsung was 3 years newer, it was a downgrade.

It pushes so many notifications I have given up. I'm going to have to spend $1400 on a Sony just to retain my SD card slot and get rid of the bloatware.

Since starting my hunt, my garbage s20 is pushing so many s24 ads. Guess how many phones have an SD card slot and a FHD+ screen?

Nine. 4 of them are made by Sony.

Edit: I forgot to mention that my samsung phone also gave me a notification Ad for the S24. I didn't think to screenshot it because my notifications are so aggressive that I have become brain dead to this bullshit. I can clear a wall of 15 and within 3 minutes have another wall of 10.
- The fairphone 5 has an SD slot, oled FHD and replaceable battery to boot
- I'd definitely recommend Sony for the features I value: battery life, MicroSD slot, and headphone jack. They're the only manufacturer doing this with their high end phones. I'd go with the $1000 Xperia 5 V if I was looking for a flagship. It has a headphone jack, MicroSD slot, great performance, and outstanding battery life.
  
  If you're on a budget in the US, go with the Motorola G Stylus 5G (2023). Adequate performance, good battery life, headphone jack, MicroSD slot, lots of internal storage, 120hz FHD+ screen, for $250-$300.
- Haha yeah I spent £200 on a Xiaomi something or another and it's totally fine.
- I got a Samsung midrange with expandable storage and I'm realizing all those features the galaxy has exclusively I never used or cared for in the long term
Samsung: "So you're going to go with Motorola.... Sony... Or......Apple?? That's what I thought."

They know they have the android market share cornered and can essentially do what they want

Why the hell do you think they removed expandable storage on their flag$hip line?.…
- Im 100% going Sony this year because I prefer s9 features to the giant telescope cam and ai BS that expires on jan 1 2025

my previous samsung TV plastered a huge Doom Eternal AD into my settings panel...

my new samsung TV is not connected to the net, lol.

My PLex, Yotutube, Netflix goes through my NVidia shield.

TV comes from a box through a HDMI cable.

and Playstation is playstation.

0 need to connect that shit to the net

Samsung Smart TV owner here. Connected to Internet for steam link and found out app is no longer available to download.

I realized then my fast input section at the home screen was replaced with TV apps and In order to change inputs, I had to go to another sub category of "connected devices" nstead of being able to do it from home with the shortcuts

I reset the TV, connected to the Internet but did NOT agree to smart hub this time.... Now my quick input selection is back
- It's awful that it got changed like that, was there no setting at all to change it back?
I have my TV on a VLAN that doesn't have internet access. I don't want it to be able to access the internet, but still want to be able to control it using Home Assistant.

And that's why you only buy phones where you can install a custom ROM, and then kick any poisonous bloatware and google shit off before starting to use it.

Edit2: I learned about GSI roms and DSU Sideloading is a thing https://github.com/VegaBobo/DSU-Sideloader

Yeah unfortunately that Custom ROM scene is dying out, I see that plenty of older phones are still supported (e.g. Galaxy Note 3, Samsung S5, kind of all Xiaomis) but newer phones are just a handful of models which its bootloader can be unlocked, and then some of these have support for Magisk and TWRP but sadly no custom ROMs.

Edit: still the ability to root these and unbloat them is better than nothing.
- it's extremely ironic that pixels are some of the best phones for installing lineage on
- Yeah! Whatever he said!!
- Yeah unfortunately that Custom ROM scene is dying out
  
  I feel like recent Android has gotten good enough for me that I don't really need custom ROMs anymore. As long as I can still root the stock ROM and install AdAway, I'm fine.
*buy phones that you can own.
And that’s why you only buy phones where you can install a custom ROM

Info update request. What is the current/best/uptodate websites to go to in 2024 to see that list of devices?

Also to such a thing also exist for tablets?

Thanks in advance.
- Check for LineageOS supported devices, that's a good start. Some tablets can run ubuntu touch, I believe.

I experienced this on my Galaxy Tab A7 (in India), a few years ago. Using Universal Android Debloater got rid of this.

This is so weird, I don't see ads anywher-

remembers that NextDNS is installed

Oh. Right.

I know this is completely unrelated, but I think I'd actually find it impossible to get to 11:50 in the day with only 7 steps. That's a one way trip to the toilet...

Maybe they're one of those weirdos that doesn't bring their phone everywhere
Wake up at 11, swipe on your phone for an hour, finally get up and go to the toilet, pull out your phone again and take this screenshot. Voilà :)
Gonna have a rough time hitting that 10k goal
Hangover maybe?
- On a thursday, no less x)

One way to make me consider a different brand then.

Samsung is like the Internet in the pop up ads days. Free yourself from that garbage.

You literally have four different fonts in one screenshot. At least use a weather app that is less horrendous to look at, like Breezy Weather if you insist on open source.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8f7d5fbb-8574-4019-9817-76131bb65536.png
- That is an old screenshot. Besides, what does that have to do with Samsung pushing ads to its users?

Custom ROMs FTW... no, seriously, most samsung phones have support for at least some custom ROMs and GSIs so it might be worth it to take a look at the options available for your device

I have a OnePlus 9 pro and I love lineageos but the camera... The camera is just way better on stock :(
What about the camera? That's the only real problem for me.
- It's alright, not as good as stock by default (unless you're using ncx which is oneui but not sh!t) but there are ways to improve it (using a custom version of gcam)

Only 7 steps?

This was my favorite part too. I like to imagine the 11 is pm too.

But I have no room to talk, I've had entire days where I left my house at 830am and got home at midnight but somehow walked fewer than 1,000 steps. Sometimes your ass just doesn't get a break.
Ho many steps should it be?
- 8, you have to use both feet the same amount.

Yeah, South Korea is awful. I don't mean the people. They are getting the brunt of it, in fact.

Yeah, Samsung charges more for their products here than they do in other, even richer countries because they can. Korea's economy is super protectionist. Understandably so since Hyundai, Samsung, LG, et al basically run the country.

I really like Samsung phones, but oh boy, they are so bloated on default install it's unbearable. When I got my Samsung Galaxy A52, there were like 10 different things that wanted my attention on first boot, and I uninstalled most uninstallable Samsung apps straight away.

You sure this is coming from Samsung and not from a malicious app you have?

This sort of thing is what keeps me away from Samsung phones.

Samsung used to be so great, at least in my opinion but they've really changed a lot over the years.

Awful... Should be illegal.

Is there a phone manufacturer that doesn't use their devices to shove more ads in your face? Google pushing Google One or Apple's preinstallwd watch app also come to mind

Motorola's pretty decent in this respect, ime.
Sony has been very chill, vanilla Android, amazing hardware, no ads
Can’t say I’ve ever had anything shoved in my face on iPhone. At least, nothing I didn’t cause myself with third party apps or whatever.
- Work gave me an iPhone, it has been pestering me with "ACTIVATE YOUR FREE 3 MONTHS OF APPLE TV PLUS" once a week since new, and the same for iCloud storage, and the games service, and apple music.
  
  I got 4 notifications a week at random times of the day from the system itself telling me to make sure I signed up for their free trial with my credit card before the 3 month period where the deal was available is over.
  
  This has never happened on a Pixel for me, sure they pester you about Google One plans etc on first setup, but they shut the fuck up after you say no.
- Are you a fan of U2?
The Nokia branded phones (made by HMD Global).
I use a pixel 7a running calyx os
I recently got a (Xiaomi) Redmin Note 12 because my old One Plus was way too old, and overrode the installed Android with the MIUI version (same one without their pre-loaded apps and customizations). The worst they do to try and make you give up on doing it is to make you wait 1 week between requesting enabling unlocking of that phone and actually being able to unlock the phone, after which it's pretty straightforward (they do make you go through 2 "are you sure" checks, which I found funny).

No Ads whatsoever.

So I went and bought another one of the same model as a Christmas present and did the same for it.

The crap intrusive pre-installed software of the Samsung and being impossible to unlock it and install a clean OS version is exactly why I did NOT get a Samsung instead.
- Is xiaomi sold in the US? In every other country you can unlock Samsung phones

Samsung has gone full HP since about 5-10 years ago. They used to have awesome products, now it's just bloatware crap riding on customer goodwill that they built up over decades

Which products do you have?
- remember the s5? ir blaster, waterproof, headphone jack, removable battery, lots of custom roms
  
  now look at their recent devices

If you don't want/can't flash a custom rom: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=samsung+adb+debloat but better search for a list for your modell and first disable before uninstall. Maybe need to install some main Apps first, like a launcher, use adb install app.apk otherwise.

Btw: https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater

Ugh I hate those ads. I had a OnePlus for a few years and forgot about all the bloat you get with a Samsung phone. Recently decided to go for a Samsung phone as the other options didn't seem much better. But now I keep getting ads from Google and Samsung in my notifications. I THINK I managed to disable some of it but it still keeps popping up once in a while.

Universal Android Debloater baby
- Thanks for the tip! Checking it out right now. Does it also work if my mobile carrier isn't on the list?

Not justifying this in any way but the S9 hasn't received security updates in ages. It's the phone equivalent to still running Windows XP, it's a major security risk. You should upgrade to some newer phone. Personally I like the Pixels since you can run GrapheneOS which definitely doesn't have any ads and the newest models get updates for 7 years.

Lineage runs just fine on it. If you have a international version. Im saying this from my starlte SMG-960f running lineage os running android 13 running on the October security update..... Which I know has been updated since I just haven't taken the time to update yet.
- I feel like a broken record at this point, but putting LineageOS on it still doesn’t fix the issue of no driver and firmware updates and you sacrifice secure boot, which makes the whole thing not worth it imo.
  
  At least go for DivestOS which does support secure boot whenever possible. Even then, there’s no making an end of life phone secure. You can only do harm reduction.
Hm ages seems to mean two years https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-march-2022-update-3134582/ but fair point.
- Two years worth of known security vulnerabilities is VERY significant. That's literally hundereds of them, at least.
- Same conclusion, perhaps look into putting lineage OS on it
  
  https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/starlte/
- That's a long time

Samsung peaked at the S7

I think you mean S5
- I mean S7. Never owned an S5 :(
Isn't that the generation with the battery issue that burned down people's cars and homes?
- That was the Note 7. Same brand, different series of phone.
- Note 7.
The S8 is pretty nice, but only the Exynos variant. I hated the glass back, though. Shattered mine two times, one time the phone just fell 30 centimeters out of bed. Gorilla Glass only in the front was a deliberate decision by these bastards.
- I thought the Exynos variant was the worst one.

I just use adguard's DNS in my VPN on my phone.

you consented to them while setting up the phone.
also prompt to enable them is only present in the us and korea.

Wow, first the tv now the phone, i'm not surprised when someone come saying their fridge and washing machine is doing this too.

Trash company, throw it on the pile with all the other ad companies.

I'm happy that I never connected my TV to the internet.

Quite sure this is going to be Korea thing

I haven't seen that on my S10e; my carrier texts me about twice a year wanting me to upgrade because of course.

Hello fellow s10e enjoyer.
- Perfectly cromulent phone; I don't want a new one, I want them to keep supporting this one.

That's not new, they have been doing this for a while now. 1st noticed when the S10 series was launched.

Glad I bought a cheaper and older phone then. I don't have this fortunately
- It's so incredibly easy to disable, I'm not sure how people are justifying their phone choice based on the apps they have installed. It's not part of the OS.

I've been using the Galaxy A52s for a couple of years now. Never seen ads outside the Samsung apps. SEA region.

SEA? As in Seattle?
- I'm guessing south east Asia
  Not everything is in the us my friend
- South East Asia
- Even "the sea" would've been a better guess, haha.

Weird....I have been using Samsung phones for the past 4 years. I have never got such ads. I think you turned on the customization service or some other ad related thing. And ofcourse you can always debloat it. Ideally they should turn off customization service as default but since we live in a world of enshittification one can only dream.

Depends on the region. If Korea: can bet your sweet momma your government is there to Gargle on that Samsung D

YOUR PHONE WILL SELF DESTRUCT IN 10..9..8

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Have you got the customisation service turned on in settings? I've never seen an ad in my notifications and until recently I was using a Samsung of similar age.

U lazy. U more walk. U no get ads anymore. Samsung just discipline u.

Wow. That would make me rage so hard. But I have had galaxy phones since the 6, on 21 ultra now. I've never seen an ad there.

Same, been on galaxy phones since 5 (not every model), and have never seen it either. Then again, I have been running Adguard on my phones the whole time.

Edit: Wow, this comment showed up 3 times....

Maybe it's because I don't have a flagship Samsung model, but I'm lucky enough not to get ads for their products in my notifications. That, or it's because my service provider doesn't want Samsung advertising new phones, which is a very fat chance that's true.

It's a setting. I believe it's under security and privacy. Mines been off since forever, but I'm not sure if I turned it off right away or if it came like that.
- That could also be it since I almost never do deep dives into settings after the initial setup and after the first day or two.
I have an unlocked Galaxy S21 that I bought off Amazon, and I've never seen an ad for a new phone in my notifications.

My first thought was maybe the ad was from OP's service provider, not Samsung, but it definitely looks Samsung-generated. Not that the providers wouldn't do the same thing...

lineageos

I don't know about how well it supports Korean language though.

Would work great if samsung actually let people unlock the bootloader. Afaik you can't do it in certain regions like North America.
- really? I was able to unlock and root my tab a7 lite fine. I did move though to a lenovo running a gsi though.

Man.. I tried to hit clear after looking at this for a second...

한국 문화

Agreed. I'm no cultural expert, but it really does seem like they put our oligarchy to shame with their level of roughshod running.

Possibly related
- "No more Karoshi" protest spreading soon.

I gave up on Samsung after the exploding phone thing. I got enough problems

There was once a man named Sam, who lived in a town named Samsville - ironic, I know. Well, Sam was a really good singer, so good that he became famous and began touring the world. On Sam's tour, he was singing, like any ordinary song, and then, suddenly, he sung a note so perfect it could melt hearts. A member of the audience who happened to be a Father of a church cried out that he knew what that was; a holy note. He explained that a holy note was extremely rare, and could only be sung by the most talented of singers. Now that it was known that Sam was able to sing holy notes, his tours became infinitely times more popular. As he toured the world, Sam sung holy notes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and then his tour was over. After the tour, Sam decided to go back o his home town of Samsville for one last show to the people he knew and loved. He performed the show in their local church which was oddly large, and the mayor of the town attended. About halfway during the performance, Sam sung a note so horrible that it sounded like a cross between a loud metal fork being scraped across a dinner plate and a demon screeching. After he sung this note, Sam burst into flames and melted to the ground in a puddle of human goo. Everyone was so shocked, the whole church was silent. After a moment, the mayor questioned what just happened. The Father of the church looked at the mayor with a sad look and said, "don't you know mayor... Sam sung Note 7..."