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Samsung's One UI 8.5 Blocks Annoying Ad Notifications

12/3/2025

Summary

Story summary

Samsung Electronics' One UI 8.5 introduces a feature to block apps that send excessive ad notifications, reducing spam.
The feature, in Device Care, offers two modes: Basic blocking for known ad-heavy apps and Intelligent blocking that analyzes notifications.
Problem apps enter a 'deep sleep' state, preventing notifications and background activity.
The One UI 8.5 beta is expected to launch soon ahead of the Galaxy S26 series release in February 2026.

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Story summary

Samsung Electronics' One UI 8.5 introduces a feature to block apps that send excessive ad notifications, reducing spam.
The feature, in Device Care, offers two modes: Basic blocking for known ad-heavy apps and Intelligent blocking that analyzes notifications.
Problem apps enter a 'deep sleep' state, preventing notifications and background activity.
The One UI 8.5 beta is expected to launch soon ahead of the Galaxy S26 series release in February 2026.