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Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy

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Hacker News | Sep 22, 2026 | MC995

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iOS users are seeing ‘ads’ for other Apple products on their iPhonesThe banners promote services like iCloud+, Apple Music and AppleCare+The messages often can’t be dismissed and stick around for weeksIf you were to ask iOS users how they felt about Apple’s decision to insert ads into Apple Maps, it would quickly become obvious that it was not a popular move. So when iPhone fans discovered that Apple has been inserting prompts for its own products into iOS, the reaction was predictably swift and furious. The ‘ads’ in question appear in the Settings app in iOS.

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