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Persistent Ads in iOS Settings

Alex Blake (Hacker News):

The β€˜ads’ in question appear in the Settings app in iOS. They can be found near the top of the iPhone’s display and promote several products to the user, including paid-for iCloud+ storage, free trials for services like Apple Music and Apple TV, and the AppleCare+ extended warranty.

Infuriatingly for iOS users, the only way to disable these promos is to either let them expire β€” which in many cases could take weeks or even months, leaving a persistent notification badge on the Settings app in the meantime β€” or pay for the service being offered. There is not always a β€œdismiss” button to shoo them away for good, and when there is, some people have reported that it doesn’t seem to work.

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