Samsung Decides to Drop Ads From Its Default Apps

Samsung’s inclusion of ads in its default apps like Samsung Weather and Samsung Pay has been an irritation for many who had just spent hundreds of dollars on a new phone. It seems Samsung has taken this to heart. In a recent company town hall, as reported by Yonhap News, mobile chief Roh Tae-moon stated that he wants ads gone from from native apps.

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Samsung hasn’t specifically said it’s going to remove ads for every default app, though that does seem to be the implication. In a statement given to The Verge, the company called out a couple of specific examples, such as Samsung Pay and Samsung Weather.

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