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Before everyone pulls out the pitchforks… 1. Swipe down on your iOS home screen to bring up search. 2. Type the first few letters of a popular app that’s not
by dcow 3y ago
Before everyone pulls out the pitchforks…
1. Swipe down on your iOS home screen to bring up search.
2. Type the first few letters of a popular app that’s not on your phone. For me that’s “tik”.
3. Observe an advertisement from apple’s app store to download the app.
This is what Microsoft is doing. Do I like it? Not really. But there’s precedent and everyone seems fine with this UX on iOS.
- bromuro 3y agoI don’t see any ad from apple , but search results from Notes, Mails, etc.
- stefandesu 3y agoI don't get these. Maybe because I messed with the iOS settings? Even if I type "tiktok" in full, I only get one photo (I guess a screenshot that contains it) as well as a recently accessed website that mentioned it. And the "Search App Store" button, no ad.
- mikl 3y agoAd? Unless you’re seeing something other than what I’m seeing, that’s just a search result from the app store. Apple is not charging the app owner for that. And if you don’t want the search (aka Spotlight) to suggest apps from the App Store, you can disable that in Settings -> Siri & Search -> Content from Apple.
- dcow 3y agoWell yeah this is what TFA is calling an ad. There’s either a clear anti Microsoft slant in the reporting, or this is a relevant useful “ad”.
- timeon 3y agoI have old iOS so I do not have this. Siri is suggesting only installed apps. In which version came this change? I hope it will not come to macOS as well.
- TiredOfLife 3y agoNext you will tell that settings on iOS devices are full of ads for subscription services like music or apple news.