Persistent Ads in iOS Settings
The ‘ads’ in question appear in the Settings app in iOS. They can be found near the top of the iPhone’s display and promote several products to the user, including paid-for iCloud+ storage, free trials for services like Apple Music and Apple TV, and the AppleCare+ extended warranty.
Infuriatingly for iOS users, the only way to disable these promos is to either let them expire — which in many cases could take weeks or even months, leaving a persistent notification badge on the Settings app in the meantime — or pay for the service being offered. There is not always a “dismiss” button to shoo them away for good, and when there is, some people have reported that it doesn’t seem to work.
Previously:
- Advertising Cognitive Dissonance
- Apple Financial Statements: Products vs. Services
- Ads in Apple Maps
- Apple News Scam Ads
- More App Store Ad Spots
- $10 Off at Fandango
- Apple Turnaround
- Ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu and in iOS
- iOS Announcements and Offers
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The Apple Care renewal nag will not go away for me, no matter how many times I select "Don't Show Again"
Add in the OS is about the least Jobs thing I can imagine. It’s a mark of low quality, a clear statement that the user’s experience isn’t the priority
