Apple doesn't enforce this. I get push notifications for promotions from major pizza companies and there is no way to opt-out in the app without opting-out of order-related notifications.
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iPhone Users Upset About Apple Promoting F1 Movie With Wallet App Notification
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Yep, Apple is going to go broke if they keep doing this. Haha...You currently get iOS for free with the purchase of an iPhone. That’s clearly not sustainable.
In fairness, this is a complaint because of something widely regarded as obnoxious (unsolicited marketing) and not just a complaint because of 'wanting something for free'.
Combined that it seems to be against Apple's OWN guidelines that everyone else has to follow.
So I think it is a fair complaint.
No, it's not a 'big' thing, but if you don't push back, the next thing will be bigger.
Which taps into the much broader problem of the App Store having unevenly applied rules. I'm sure if some solo developer dared to use push notifications to promote an in-app purchase or something, they'd face a perma-ban. Meanwhile, Apple, or Domino's, or Uber, or whatever large company, can send us marketing push messages as often as they like.
I admit, I did see it and just ignored it, not really paying attention. Until I saw this article this afternoon. lol
Disable Apple Wallet notifications. Maybe even stop using the app altogether. Frankly, one can live without Apple Wallet. Just use your debit/credit card directly, same for the bus pass, and leave your concert tickets on their original app. That's pretty much it. Apple doesn't care much for complaints, but might react if it sees its app's usage decrease.
Other clearly didn't. Its the end of the world that Apple pushed out an Apple Pay promotion.
Do you think people like the swoosh or just ignore it. Sort of like the logo on the front and back of most cars. I think it’s like the grass under people’s feet. They know it’s there but usually don’t pay attention or care about it.
Yes please. I think my case is due to nostalgia. I had a MacBook Pro with the glowing Apple.
I think I would like offers that are relevant but it couldn’t be like spam emails where I got multiple per day.
I think the simple answer is there should be a toggle to turn off whatever it is. I didn’t find a single pop up that happened one time in forever that big of a deal so I would leave it on. If it came every day with random irrelevant stuff I would turn it off.
Looks like Apple is promoting the film in any way possible. Maybe Apple will not do it for future films since many are complaining. Don't know whether it will be good but planning to watch it in IMAX soon.
What's your point? Advertising via inappropriate and unwanted popups is simply not something I'd expect from a quality company.
people keep saying Tim Cook needs to go when the real culprit is Eddy Cue.
Do you think it’s targeted at specific customers or just everyone. I understand the relevance of Apple Wallet to movies because it’s where your movie pass would be. Maybe only people who had movie passes in their wallet got the ad?
Opening areas of vulnerabilities, especially if they start doing third-party ads.
Indeed! Much like I didn't really find value in Apple's email marketing, and there are handy toggles to turn them off. If for some reason I want to start getting them again, it's easy enough to find it and toggle them back on.
There is no toggle to turn off all the other little ways Apple promotes other products or services (or movies) via pre-existing relationships with their customers. To me, that's a problem. To others, not so much. Which is fine, I just wish I had a way to turn it all off.
As an AppleCard user, Apple shouldn't be sending me ads disguised as a notification.
Hmmmm, this is a tricky one...is this a "promotion" for F1 (and thus explicitly against the App Store guidelines) or a notification of a deal available to Apple Pay users (and thus not explicitly against the guidelines)? I think both, but then does a non-infringing purpose negate an alternative, infringing purpose? 🤔
Really, at this point Apple "sheep" are no worse than the chronic Apple whiners that complain when Tim Cook looks right when he should have looked left.
"How dare they offer me discount tickets!! That's it, I'm tossing my iPhone in the ocean and calling my lawyer! Oh, and btw, Apple is doomed! Again!! For real this time!!!"
Ads are only justified if they support a free service. When they start showing up on paid services, we should be looking for a different service.
iPhones are expensive for users, expensive for app developers (fees) and now they even have ads?
Tim going all in on Services revenue was always the camels nose.
Now the camel is inside the tent.
Now the camel is inside the tent.