alt Hacker NewsApple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy
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A true Microsoft-like moment for Apple.
I didn't realize they were ads.... this is weird
its funny reading an article like this and seeing 5 ads across it
The one I have is also lying to me, it says: "Activate iCloud Storage - An iCloud storage upgrade is ready to be used with your Apple Account "[email protected]". Continue"
I then click "Continue" and it's an upsell decoy, pay to upgrade.
I'm sorry but that message to me reads like I have been granted an upgrade not that I have been blessed with the opportunity to spend my money on more juice.
Really disappointed at this one, I like and use Apple, but this is off brand and has a really bad taste.
But Apple must enshittify all Apple products because it increases shareholder value. Else an activist shareholder will arise and accuse Ternus of dereliction of duty.
True, it’s short-term profits, but that’s all that matters. Nowadays.
> Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy
When you have willingly agreed to live your cyber life exclusively in the inside a golden jail, don't complain when the COs decide to collectively abuse you.
I've suffered the iCloud ads for almost 2 years at this point. You can't dismiss it, or if I can... the badge only disappears for a day and then it's back. I wish I could turn off iCloud completely, I have no use for it and do not want it. It sometimes hijacks files that I wanted to keep local-only.
can we all switch to gemini the protocol not the AI i cant even read this article how did we do this to ourselves
If it wasn’t broken I wouldn’t mind
An article complaining about adds serving me add for their own service scrolling a page down.
Are you fucking kidding me
It's a little disingenuous that I can't toggle notifications for Settings.app off in the Notifications section of Settings.
What are you talking about? Apple users love ads. Dial it up a notch, force users to only watch ads. They'll pay twice as much.
the quotes around the word ads are pretty infuriating.
Enshitificaion!
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Apple promotes other Apple products in Apple products. End of the world. This yellow press is annoying. "Journalism". All this outrage to fullfill daily quota of text output.
And clickbaity title to go with it. As if there are temu ads on the lock screen.
This is clickbait. The way they put "ads" in quotes every time shows they know what they're doing. I've seen some other comments here complaining about ads in Maps (which I've never used and can't speak to), but this article is specifically calling out the long-existing practice of Settings showing a little badge on new devices that says "You're entitled to some free months of Arcade/TV" or whatever. That's not an ad, or an "ad."
This is exactly the moment Elon has been expecting to launch his always connected phone, offer superb quality, with unique features at a price even higher than Apple and I know for sure it will make inroads in their market share. Give devs all the tools and the ecosystem will surpass both iOS and Android, just like Huawei is doing in China
Options is all we need, and tools to customize them. And just like Blackberry or Nokia, they will learn the hard way
I went to Apple to de-Google, 5 years in and I just went to GrapheneOS to de-Apple (and re-Google just a bit too much for comfort but ok).
The Appstore is a cesspool, and now these "ads".
Why does it always happen? I bought Hue Lighting some years ago. It was all lean and nice, and now when open the app I almost always get an ad for some new light they want to sell me. So dirty, so cheap. Is it all just a race to the bottom? I just avoid the app and use Home Assistant now (when there is no button, because I also avoid using my Phone to control the house).
I'm on my Linux laptop now, being productive. It's so clean. Really still love it as much as ever, thanx for staying the same, and clean, and respecting me. I forgive you the horrible battery time ;)