‘I wish Apple would just stop that crap': Apple has added persistent ‘ads’ to iOS, and it’s driving users crazy
Phones iPhone ‘I wish Apple would just stop that crap': Apple has added persistent ‘ads’ to iOS, and it’s driving users crazy News By Alex Blake Published 22 September 2026 Way to cheapen the experience, Apple When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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. 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.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: Many people have taken to social media to vent their frustrations with Apple’s actions.
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- ▪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.
- ▪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.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: Many people have taken to social media to vent th
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Phones iPhone ‘I wish Apple would just stop that crap': Apple has added persistent ‘ads’ to iOS, and it’s driving users crazy News By Alex Blake Published 22 September 2026 Way to cheapen the experience, Apple When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock / fizkes) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter 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…
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