Hi, I just unpacked an iPhone and I noticed this weird widget that was pre-added to my home-screen. Looks like it is ads! Is this a new normal behavior for Apple?

When you click on it you get redirected to the app-store to download this ticket app

  • AnagrammadiCodeinaOP
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    1 year ago

    Nope, it’s a ticket company targeting my location through Apple to sell me tickets through their app.

    I don’t care if it can be turned off easily honestly. Where are we drawing the line? Why not inserting easily to remove ads in the setting menu?

    • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s not an ad. It’s a Siri suggestion.

      Siri suggestions are just recommendations from the Siri search engine, based on your input. Since the device was new out of the box, it didn’t have any decent input yet so it just looks like a “random ad”. After using the phone for a while, the Siri suggestions will be more in tune with your habits (like your favorite traffic app for commuting, your upcoming calendar events, etc).

      Apple doesn’t sell advertising space on their Home Screen.

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      1 year ago

      You are misunderstanding the widget and its purpose. You are free to get outraged if you want, but please do so knowing that you are barking up the wrong tree.

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        1 year ago

        Apple placed it there, not me. If it was me I would be fine with that, it’s a new iPhone, I opened, updated and that’s an ad.