{"id":38688,"date":"2023-03-06T16:47:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T21:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=38688"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:29:51","slug":"ios-announcements-and-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/06\/ios-announcements-and-offers\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS Announcements and Offers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam Chandler<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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150% of my iPhone 14 Pro Max’s screen on the App Store’s Today screen is occupied by advertisements that aren’t relevant to my interests. Apple’s services team is ruining the experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Mario Guzman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Ugh. I got hit by two Apple ads this morning. What the f is this shit?<\/p>\n

First, some Apple Store ad for Valentines Day.<\/p>\n

Then I open Music to get my day going and this is what I get immediately. An ad for the Super Bowl Halftime Show. 😒<\/p>\n

When did Apple get so freakin’ spammy?!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Mario Guzman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Turn off Apple Store Spam notifications by going to Account > Settings > Notifications and switching off “Announcements and Offers”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Mario Guzman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Earlier I posted about shutting off Spam Notifications from Apple via the Apple Store app.<\/p>\n

Well, apparently it’s worse. If you shut it off, you get this little reminder (that won’t go away unless you re-enable the spam notifications). This is so fucking user hostile.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Christina Warren<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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These sorts of ads in the Apple TV app are so obnoxious.<\/p>\n

The worst part is this is literally when you launch the app. Don’t do this shit! This is a bad, dark pattern! Apple doesn’t get to claim moral high ground when it does stuff like this!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n