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Apple's persistent ads in iOS frustrate users

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

Apple has introduced persistent promotional placements inside iOS, including App Store suggestions and prompts that keep reappearing across the system, and many iPhone owners are pushing back. Users complain the ads clutter an interface they pay a premium for, arguing Apple should not promote its own services in system spaces. Tech writers say the move undermines the clean, ad-free experience that long distinguished the iPhone from Android competitors.

Why now: iPhone users are reacting to newly noticeable Apple self-promotion baked into iOS, which conflicts with expectations of an ad-free premium device.

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