How to stop ads from popping up on your Samsung S22 phone

New Samsung smartphone users might be in for an unpleasant surprise, especially after spending good cash on the latest and greatest Galaxy S22 series phone. It seems Samsung isn’t convinced you see enough ads on your apps, browser, videos, and other content. It has also decided to throw in its advertising to all Samsung smartphone users. We know these Samsung ads can get very annoying really soon, so we’ve put together a guide on stopping ads from popping up on your Samsung phone.

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Editor’s note: All steps in this article were put together using a Samsung Galaxy S22 running Android 12. Depending on your Samsung hardware and software version, some steps might be different for you.

What is Samsung Push Service?

Samsung Push Service is an important application for users invested in the Samsung ecosystem. This handy service makes it possible to receive real-time notifications even when not using a Samsung app. Push notifications are the same technology used by pretty much all apps that send notifications when you get a message or activity signal. In this case, Samsung Push Service handles push notifications for all Samsung services. These include Samsung Pay, Link, Messages, Galaxy Store, Pass, Email, Internet, and others.

Sadly, it’s also what makes it possible for Samsung to throw unnecessary ads at you, clogging up your screen, notification area, and more. Samsung Push Service also has the fame of being a resource hog, depleting batteries faster while working really hard in the background. It’s time to keep it in check.

How to disable Samsung Push Service notifications

Is it worth getting rid of Samsung Push Service? Sadly, you probably shouldn’t if you rely on Samsung services and apps heavily, as you’ll also lose push notifications from other apps you need. We’ll show you how it’s done if you don’t care much for Samsung’s native apps, though.

• Open the Settings app.
• Tap on Notifications.
• Select More.
• Go into Show System Apps.
• Toggle off the Show notifications option.

Samsung Push Service is only one of the company’s ways to get advertising to your device. It might still find ways to bug you with other ads, so let’s help you get rid of them. Here’s how to stop ads from popping up on your Samsung from other apps.

Disable Samsung Pay deals and offers

• Open the Settings app.
• Go into Apps.
• Find Samsung Pay and select it.
• Tap on Notifications.
• Toggle off the Show notifications option. You can also choose which ones you want on or off if you go into Notification categories.

Disable Samsung Galaxy Themes deals and offers

• Open the Settings app.
• Go into Apps.
• Find Galaxy Themes and select it.
• Tap on Notifications.
• Toggle off the Show notifications option. You can also pick and choose which ones you want on/off.

Disable Galaxy Store deals and offers

• Open the Settings app.
• Go into Apps.
• Find Galaxy Store and select it.
• Tap on Notifications.
• Toggle off the Show notifications option. You can also pick and choose which ones you want on/off.

Disable personalized Samsung ads

• Open the Settings app.
• Go into Privacy.
• Select Customization Service.
• Toggle off the Customized ads and direct marketing option.

While Samsung is one of the main culprits causing your excessive screen ads, it isn’t the only one. Make sure to also learn how to block ads on Android and apps like YouTube.