As of yesterday, Samsung has stopped filling their stock One UI apps with ads after years of serving them. The apps include Samsung Pay, Weather, and Samsung Health.
Users had earlier shared their observations on the Samsung Community forums about the disappeared ads. And an investigation from TizenHelp (via: 9to5Google) led to a statement from a Samsung employee confirming that the ads were indeed gone for good.
“This is the Samsung Health Operation Manager. Please note that the banner at the top of the Samsung Health app will not be provided from October 1,” they said.
Samsung seems to have acknowledged the change only for South Korea, but reports confirm that the ads have gone from locations like the United States as well. The company had earlier this year announced that it will be removing ads.
Prior to this move, Samsung Pay had a large banner ad on its Pay tab which has now vanished. There is still a “Featured” section on the “Home” tab that may contain offers but it isn’t as intrusive as the ads shown before.
Samsung Health has also been updated, seemingly server-side, to remove a banner ad that appeared at the top of the app. While this section often highlighted workout tips, it also promoted products including Samsung’s smartwatches.
A banner ad positioned atop in Samsung Health has also been removed, presumably due to a server-side upgrade. While this section frequently featured workout tips, it also advertised Samsung’s smartwatches.
Finally, it appears that Samsung Weather has ceased serving ads in its top banner, with the app now simply displaying the temperature and forecast at the top. The Galaxy Themes app also seems to have removed its ad banner, as promised.
In case the aforementioned Samsung apps are still showing ads for you, a force stop or cache clear of the concerned should fix it.
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