Samsung smartphones—despite being premium devices—often come preloaded with ads in native apps like Samsung Weather, Samsung Pay (now Samsung Wallet), Samsung Themes, and Galaxy Store. These ads typically appear as banner promotions, pop-ups, or notification suggestions. While they don’t always interfere with functionality, they can be intrusive and frustrating for users expecting a cleaner experience. Fortunately, there are multiple ways to disable or limit these ads across Samsung apps.
📱 Why Do Samsung Apps Show Ads?
Samsung includes ads and promotional content in its apps as part of a strategy to generate revenue, even from premium device users. These ads may be:
- Personalized based on your activity.
- Displayed as notifications from Samsung Push Service.
- Triggered by app usage (e.g., Weather or Themes app).
While you can’t remove the ad framework entirely without rooting your device, you can disable ad permissions and notification channels to stop most of them.
🔧 Disable Personalized Ads from Samsung Account Settings
Your Samsung account settings allow you to opt out of marketing and targeted content.
Steps:
- Go to Settings > Samsung account > Privacy.
- Turn OFF the toggle for “Receive marketing information”.
- Now go to Settings > Security and privacy > Privacy > Customization Service.
- Disable Customized ads and direct marketing.
✅ This stops Samsung from using your data to serve personalized ads.
📲Disable Ads in Samsung Pay (Samsung Wallet)
Samsung Pay often displays promotional notifications and offers.
Steps:
- Open Samsung Wallet.
- Tap the menu icon (≡) in the top-left corner.
- Go to Settings > Notifications.
- Disable Marketing and Promotional notifications.
Alternative via system settings:
- Go to Settings > Notifications > App notifications > Samsung Wallet.
- Toggle OFF all promotional and offer-related categories.
🌦️ Disable Ads in Samsung Weather App
Samsung Weather may show promotional cards, tips, or ads on the main screen.
Steps:
- Open the Samsung Weather app.
- Tap the menu icon (☰) or three-dot menu, depending on your version.
- Go to Settings.
- Turn off any Promotional content or Tips and information toggles.
Optional:
- Go to Settings > Apps > Weather > Notifications.
- Disable categories such as Marketing, Recommendations, or Promotions.
🎨 Turn Off Ads in Samsung Themes
Samsung Themes often promotes paid themes, wallpapers, and more.
Steps:
- Open the Samsung Themes app.
- Tap the three-line menu (≡) in the top-left corner.
- Tap Settings.
- Disable Promotional content.
Or:
- Go to Settings > Notifications > Themes.
- Toggle off any marketing or promotional categories.
🛒Disable Ads in Galaxy Store
Galaxy Store notifications often promote apps, themes, and Samsung deals.
Steps:
- Open the Galaxy Store.
- Tap Menu > Settings.
- Turn off Marketing notifications.
You can also disable it from system settings:
- Settings > Notifications > Galaxy Store
- Disable Promotions, Recommendations, or any ad-related toggles.
📬Block Samsung Push Service Notifications
Samsung Push Service is responsible for pushing promotional content system-wide.
Steps:
- Go to Settings > Apps > Samsung Push Service > Notifications.
- Turn off Promotional notifications or all categories entirely.
🧰Remove or Restrict Ad Permissions in System Settings
To control broader ad behavior across apps:
- Settings > Privacy > Ads
- Tap Delete advertising ID (Android 13+)
- Disable Ad Personalization if available.
- Settings > Apps > [Specific App] > Permissions > Notifications
- Disable non-essential or promotional categories.
🧪Use Samsung Members App to Report Intrusive Ads
If ads persist despite disabling notifications, you can report them:
- Open Samsung Members app.
- Go to Support > Error reports.
- Describe the issue, attach screenshots, and send feedback to Samsung.
✅ Quick Reference Table
| Samsung App | Where to Disable Ads |
| Samsung Pay | Wallet > Settings > Notifications > Disable Marketing |
| Samsung Weather | App Settings > Turn off “Tips,” “Promotions” |
| Samsung Themes | Menu > Settings > Promotional Content OFF |
| Galaxy Store | Store > Menu > Settings > Marketing Notifications OFF |
| Push Service | Settings > Apps > Push Service > Notifications OFF |
| Samsung Account | Settings > Samsung account > Privacy > Opt out of marketing |
| Customization | Settings > Privacy > Customization Service > Disable ad personalization |
⚠️ Additional Tips to Stay Ad-Free
- Don’t grant unnecessary notification permissions to apps.
- Review Apps > Special Access > Notification access regularly.
- Avoid using themes or launchers that inject ads or affiliate links.
- Update Samsung apps only via Galaxy Store to avoid third-party adware.
📌 Conclusion
Ads in Samsung apps like Weather, Samsung Wallet, and Themes are part of Samsung’s system-wide monetization, but you can disable them with a few steps. Start by opting out of Samsung’s marketing permissions, then go app-by-app to turn off promotional notifications. Once you’ve configured your settings properly, your Galaxy device should feel cleaner, quieter, and more user-friendly.
