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I don't like it any more than you, but my biggest beef is iOS nagging me all the time with modal dialog boxes to sell me apple paid services. It won't be Apple
by cm2187 4y ago
I don't like it any more than you, but my biggest beef is iOS nagging me all the time with modal dialog boxes to sell me apple paid services. It won't be Apple lecturing Microsoft on this topic.
- zmk5 4y agoIt's a pain in Apple Photos that continually nags you about running out of space or buying more. They also have persistent notification badges for settings if you don't turn on iCloud.
- dmannorreys 4y agoIf you are backing your photos up to iCloud and you're running out of space, of course you will get a notification. Just disable Photos sync to iCloud if you rely on another cloud like Google Photos
- WirelessGigabit 4y agoI cannot even use Google Photos in the same way that I use iCloud. With iCloud I can set the system up to only retain low-resolution versions and only fetch high-quality when needed. I can't do that with Google Photos. ANY app that requires me to open a photo opens up with the standard iOS photo viewer which does not allow anything. I can't even write an integration for iOS photos so I can browse my NAS, or Google Photos or DropBox or whatever.
- Toutouxc 4y agoBut doesn’t the nagging make sense if you’re already using iCloud sync for Photos (so you’re obviously interested in the functionality) but running out of the free (trial basically) space? The badges are crap, yes.
- sho_hn 4y agoMy beef is that something about taking my Samsung Bluetooth earphones out of my ears launches Apple's Music/iTunes app, and only that, and after a cursory search, this apparently can't be turned off. Aside from the annoyance itself, pushing a particular app/service is also not what I want an OS to do.
- rscrawfo 4y agoThis drives me crazy ever single day.
- BrotherBisquick 4y agoTaking them out does that? That makes no sense. That sounds more like a bug or oversight than a dark pattern.
- sho_hn 4y agoIt's a bit of both. The intention is probably to start the app when you "plug in" earphones. But something about putting the Galaxy Buds back into their charging case, or sometimes just taking them out, causes a state change (reconnect?) that triggers it. The dark pattern is to start the Music app.
- appleiigs 4y agoOn my Apple Watch 3, when on a run, I would look at my watch for heart rate and pace, but Apple would always show Music first, even though i don’t listen to music when running. Bought a Garmin watch immediately after that.
- solarkraft 4y agoThis hasn't happened to me a few iOS versions ago with the Buds Plus.
- sho_hn 4y agoSorry, I realize I didn't make it clear, but I meant Mac OS (on a MBP).
- squiffsquiff 4y agoMy solution: https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes (i.e. I use this. I did not create it)
- permo-w 4y agoI’m especially easily irritated by this kind of thing and I cannot recall a single example of that in iOS. are you using your device for an unusual case?
- cm2187 4y agoPretty much after every system update I get nagged for using iCloud, apple wallet, the defaults redirects you randomly to apple music when you are trying to play your own music, etc. Perhaps you have given up to all those demands and you don't see them. Otherwise you can't really miss them. To the point that I am deferring system updates as long as I can.
- permo-w 4y agoApple Wallet is free, and does it use modal dialogue boxes anyway? iCloud I can’t really argue haven’t had an Apple Music redirect for years is that constant modal dialogues for paid services? not really
- cm2187 4y agoYou think Apple wallet is a charity? They get a cut on every transaction. Processing fees are charged to the merchant.
- melling 4y agoSorry about any lecturing. We should skip the Apple vs Microsoft debate. It has no value. We all vote with our money.
- n_io 4y agoCue the Microsoft apologists...
- marricks 4y agoWhere and how often? I get a notice every time I update my OS for things I don't care about. But imagining every time I opened my main search interface that I saw an ad... no thanks.
- orev 4y agoFor almost every one of those pop ups, you can click on it, step through the dialog, then cancel the setup and it will clear the badge and not nag you anymore. I agree it is getting irritating on IOS, but on Windows they’re now using things like alert badges on the battery charging status icon, the security status icon, etc. for stuff like “alerting” that you haven’t signed up for cloud backups and somehow this is an urgent security concern.
- croutonwagon 4y ago> For almost every one of those pop ups, you can click on it, step through the dialog, then cancel the setup and it will clear the badge and not nag you anymore. Until the next update.
- mock-possum 4y agoreally? I don't remember seeing any ios nags like that. super weird that you'd be seeing them constantly.
- dmix 4y agoI just got a brand new iPhone 14 and didn't see any of this either even when setting it up fresh. I'm also curious what OP is referring to.