2016 ran when we were amazed at The huge screen Samsung had integrated into one of his refrigerators. Since then, they have become a classic in the highest range refrigerators than Sometimes they cost thousands of euros. On the screen we can see time, receive notifications, see recipes, see the content of the refrigerator and now also see ads.
Neverera ads. It has happened in the United States. Some refrigerator users of the Family Hub range have received an unexpected update. The news came first through This user in Reddit that attached an image with the update screen where it indicates the novelties it includes. He says: “To improve our service and offer additional content to users, advertisements on the home screen will be displayed.” At the moment they have not transcended images of how those ads are.
A pilot program. In a statement sent to Android AuthoritySamsung has confirmed that it is a pilot program for some refrigerators of the Family Hub range in the United States, with which they will show ads when the screen is inactive. This is the full statement:
Samsung is committed to innovation and improving the value for our appliance customers every day. As part of our continuous efforts to strengthen that value, we are carrying out a pilot program to offer promotions and announcements selected in certain Samsung Family Hub refrigerator models in the US market.
As part of this pilot program, the Family Hub refrigerators of the US will receive a software update through the network (OTN) with the terms of service (T&C) and the privacy notice (PN). Advertising will appear on certain cover screens of Family Hub. The cover screen appears when the Family Hub screen is inactive. The announcement design format can change depending on the family customization options for the deck screen, and advertising will not appear when the cover screen shows the ART or photo albums mode.
The ads can be discarded on the deck screens where they are shown, which means that the specific ads will not appear during the campaign period.
Screens everywhere. In April, Samsung announced his new range of bispoke ai appliances, All with touch screens. In The Verge They asked the R&D person if Your initiative “screens everywhere” It would end up translating in “ads everywhere.” Samsung said he was not in his plans, but this movement with his refrigerators seems to indicate that the plans have changed, at least in the United States.
Calm. As we said, for the moment it is a pilot program aimed at a few users in the United States. In addition, according to the statement, this option could easily be deactivated if we put the ‘art mode’ or photo albums when the screen is inactive. We have asked Samsung if there are plans to bring advertisements to appliances in Spain and we will update this text when we have an answer.
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