Another **Shift to Paid Models:**

Devices & Integrations Connected Things
1

End of Service Announcement for the Ambient Service

Dear Samsung users of the Ambient Service,

Thank you for using Samsung Ambient Service.

Unfortunately, Ambient Service will be terminated after 2026-08-01

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Sincerely, The Ambient Service Team.

2

I saw this in the app also.

What is/was The Ambient Service…?

3

I was hoping someone would ask as I don’t know either. I’ve heard of Ambient Mode in the context of Samsung TVs, and I believe that was being moved under Art Mode, but I’ve no idea if that is what they are talking about.

4

Yes, they are moving it to the Art mode. But all the free part like my Photos are being removed, and they are putting it behind a pay wall so to use the functionality I bought the TV for in the first place I now have to subscribe.

5

Nothing else turning up in searches so I guess that’s it.

6

Any link to the news about this new pay wall?

7

It was a notice in the SmartThings app.

8

Can you post a screenshot? I saw the notice about the termination but I don’t see anything on a paywall.

9

It doesn’t mention the Paywall, but the functionality is now only available in the Paid Version of Art Mode.

I guess we will only find out for sure next month. Like the API notification