Samsung finally remembers you actually paid for your phone and starts pulling ads from its apps

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Health, wages and weather are the first

We’ve been complaining about ads on Samsung smartphones for some time now, and we’re far from the only ones. A business selling devices that are priced well over the four-digit mark shouldn’t clutter your screen, especially in system-level services like the dialer. Thankfully, ads are finally starting to disappear from devices, starting with some of the company’s worst-hit apps.

In August, we learned that Samsung was planning to completely ditch ads in its apps and services, in large part thanks to complaints from unhappy employees that their software was filled with spam. While it’s frustrating to learn that user complaints – of which there are so many – weren’t enough to push one of the top-performing phone makers to improve the end-user experience, it is is a relief to learn that something is being done anyway.

According to TizenHelp, a Samsung community forums manager in South Korea confirmed that the ads have been removed from their Health app. Despite the localized ad, it appears the ads are disappearing in other regions as well, including the US and UK. The banners previously visible in Samsung Pay and Weather have also disappeared from their respective applications.

That’s a big change for a company that not even a year ago asked users to opt for location tracking to improve in-app ads. Hopefully all of Samsung’s apps that still have ads will follow in the coming months. Smartphones – even budget devices – are far too expensive for users to have to put up with a poor experience.

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Will has been an Android enthusiast since getting his first smartphone in 2011. He loves watching movies, has an endless backlog of video games, and produces a comedy podcast in his spare time. He lives in Buffalo, NY and is ready to give you chicken wing recommendations anytime. You just have to ask.