Apple now shoving ADS as notifications to my Lock Screen [MERGED]

[Jumpthesnark]

Didn't get a notification, but I opened Wallet and saw the same ad is in there. Seems like it's alerting some people and not others?

 

[Black_Mage]

As soon as I saw the word Fandango, I deleted the notification. I have never installed or used Fandango, and I have zero interest in it.

 

[macfacts]

This type of behavior would be expected from Google.

expected but doesn't happen with Google. Maybe Samsung.

 

[HouseLannister]

expected but doesn't happen with Google

yeah. And with Blokada on my Pixel, no ads anywhere.

 

[grammatica]

This is Tim Cook's Apple. It's like he wants Apple to get regulated. #NotMyCEO

 

[macfacts]

If this made you as angry as it did for me, make sure you call Apple Support at 1-800-275-2273 and let them know how you feel about them sending you notification spam in violation of their terms of service. Make sure to remind them that you'd love to join a class action lawsuit.

Try sending the EU regulators a note they won't let other app devs send ads, only apple. They will fine apple.

 

[Ctrlos]

Totalitarian platform lock-in? Fine (?)

Lock-screen ad? Hold my beer.

Wait until people find out the logo on the back of all their devices has been giving Apple free advertising for decades. /s

 

[macfacts]

Totalitarian platform lock-in? Fine (?)

Lock-screen ad? Hold my beer.

Wait until people find out the logo on the back of all their devices has been giving Apple free advertising for decades. /s

The dynamic island too

 

[JeMeCasse]

Apple blocking tracking was always because they wanted to own that space themselves. More to come.

 

[uller6]

Yeah, I saw this on my wallet app too this morning. This is insulting to me as a user - I've been paying extra money to Apple for years to prevent this type of shady behavior. But now, Apple is stooping to this level? I think this is indicative of the internal rot slowly creeping through the Apple we once knew and loved.

 

[macfacts]

iPhone sales are probably down, can't blame them, you probably agreed to it. ( Apple wouldn't risk it)

 

[Matsamoto]

I didn’t get any notifications, and i also open the wallet app and there was no ads in there, and I thought it was because I’m living in Europe.

So I asked Google if this was the case and the answer was:
”No, Apple does not show ads within the Wallet app in Europe”.

 

[Allen_Wentz]

Even if this is [hopefully] just an error, just little software glitch, I hope Apple gets the message about how quickly pushing ads even a little causes huge ill will. It certainly offends me.

 

[Allen_Wentz]

Try sending the EU regulators a note they won't let other app devs send ads, only apple. They will fine apple.

But the ads I have seen have been for other entities like Spotify.

 

[Timpetus]

It sounds like a case of poor timing and communication between Apple teams and their customers. There's a toggle coming in iOS 26 that would prevent these ads. Hopefully Apple learns from the backlash (entirely justified) to have those ads off by default when they release.

 

[macfacts]

But the ads I have seen have been for other entities like Spotify.

You're probably using the free option of Spotify

 

[Schnauzer World]

Ads in Maps now.

https://imgur.com/a/i7RnaEC

 

[StumpyBloke]

Ads in Maps now.

https://imgur.com/a/i7RnaEC

Where? That doesn’t look like Apple maps.

 

[Schnauzer World]

Where? That doesn’t look like Apple maps.

https://imgur.com/a/MiComUm

Open maps, click "search maps" box. No need to type anything.

 

[StumpyBloke]

https://imgur.com/a/MiComUm

Open maps, click "search maps" box. No need to type anything.

Oh those. I’ve had them for as long as I can remember. Personally I don’t class those as ads.