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Addition of forced obsolescence regarding Samsung SmartSwitch software's incompatibility with older phones models. |
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A continuous torch light in photo mode has various uses such adjusting camera settings such as focus and exposure in close-up shots in darkness, QR code scanning in darkness with no external light source, and higher eye comfort compared to the short flash. Xiaomi smartphones have had this feature since the 2010s.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.11.03-081938/https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s24-serie/taschenlampe-soll-brennen-wenn-ein-foto-geschossen-wird/td-p/10439198 Taschenlampe soll brennen wenn ein Foto geschossen wird]</ref> | A continuous torch light in photo mode has various uses such adjusting camera settings such as focus and exposure in close-up shots in darkness, QR code scanning in darkness with no external light source, and higher eye comfort compared to the short flash. Xiaomi smartphones have had this feature since the 2010s.<ref>[https://archive.today/2025.11.03-081938/https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s24-serie/taschenlampe-soll-brennen-wenn-ein-foto-geschossen-wird/td-p/10439198 Taschenlampe soll brennen wenn ein Foto geschossen wird]</ref> | ||
SmartSwitch for PC is now only available via the Windows Store. This updated version is not compatible with older Samsung phones thus syncing with Outlook is no longer possible. Samsung's response to this is that this user's phone is "old and unreliable" despite the fact that it was syncing perfectly just prior to the update of SmartSwitch for PC. When asked if an older version of SmartSwitch can be provided their reponse is "We can't do that." So, yet another example of attempts to force obsolescence of working hardware. | |||
===Arbitrary restrictions=== | ===Arbitrary restrictions=== | ||
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Despite Samsung's dubious claim that "quality" was the reason for pulling support for Gear smartwatches on newer devices, several users found the inability for the watches to connect is merely a software-level restriction that can be circumvented by installing an older version of the Galaxy Wearable app and installing additional plugins if necessary.<ref>https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-get-the-gear-s-working-with-new-galaxy-phones.4701475/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/GearS3/comments/1ae2x2c/anyone_gotten_this_to_work_on_s24/</ref> | Despite Samsung's dubious claim that "quality" was the reason for pulling support for Gear smartwatches on newer devices, several users found the inability for the watches to connect is merely a software-level restriction that can be circumvented by installing an older version of the Galaxy Wearable app and installing additional plugins if necessary.<ref>https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-get-the-gear-s-working-with-new-galaxy-phones.4701475/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/GearS3/comments/1ae2x2c/anyone_gotten_this_to_work_on_s24/</ref> | ||
=== Ads in Family Hub refrigerators (''2025.09.16 - Present'') === | ===Ads in Family Hub refrigerators (''2025.09.16 - Present'')=== | ||
{{Main|Samsung ads in refrigerators}} | {{Main|Samsung ads in refrigerators}} | ||
On September 16, 2025, [[Reddit]] user <code>u/angrycatmeowmeow</code> posted screenshots of a software update changelog for their Samsung Family Hub refrigerator that explicitly mentioned the addition of advertisements to the Cover Screen display.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-09-16 |title=Now ads are coming to your Samsung refrigerator |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-smart-refrigerators-ads-3598564/ |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=Android Authority}}</ref> The update was delivered through an over-the-network (OTN) software update that users could not decline without losing smart functionality.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-09-17 |title=Samsung Rolls Out Ads to Family Hub Fridges |url=https://thespoon.tech/samsung-rolls-out-ads-to-family-hub-fridges/ |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=The Spoon}}</ref> | On September 16, 2025, [[Reddit]] user <code>u/angrycatmeowmeow</code> posted screenshots of a software update changelog for their Samsung Family Hub refrigerator that explicitly mentioned the addition of advertisements to the Cover Screen display.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-09-16 |title=Now ads are coming to your Samsung refrigerator |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-smart-refrigerators-ads-3598564/ |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=Android Authority}}</ref> The update was delivered through an over-the-network (OTN) software update that users could not decline without losing smart functionality.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-09-17 |title=Samsung Rolls Out Ads to Family Hub Fridges |url=https://thespoon.tech/samsung-rolls-out-ads-to-family-hub-fridges/ |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=The Spoon}}</ref> | ||