From time to time, technology giants are subjected to nasty criticisms and unflattering comments, especially related to their business model or promotion style. It is not an exception either Apple, which has been facing criticism from almost every side lately and can sometimes be hard to do justice to its critics. This time, the Apple company heard a complaint from a developer working for the American social network Tumblr, according to which iOS It is dangerously close to adware, at least in the way it displays and presents ads.
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"Apple is resorting to increasingly subversive tactics to force people to buy their products. This is mainly through advertisements, of which there are simply too many. What is even sadder is that these advertisements are also built into the services that most customers pay for. In the case of iOS 13 the situation has reached such a point that users are faced with promotional materials from the initial system setup to the entire period of use. Moreover, advertisements cannot be hidden, even through special system functions. Some of them can be hidden or switched to the background, but they are still present even in such platforms as Apple Music or App Store. There is actually one term that describes this type of software perfectly – adware. I hate to say it, but that is what it is. iOS happened. If you don't pay for the service, you have to deal with a flood of ads, some of which are quite annoying. On the one hand, I understand this, but this approach unnecessarily limits the user experience and I'd like to share with you the applications and parts of the system where ads are from Apppermanently installed. Toonec Finally, just reset your phone to factory settings, install iOS 13, register a new oneCloud account and you will see for yourself what I am talking about. Apple of course, he has the right to draw attention to his services with the help of advertisements and try to convince users of their benefits, in many cases you can also disagree with me, but the truth is simply this. While many of the ads aren't that invasive, together they form a tangled web that clearly represents how a company intentionally degrades the user experience for profit. And believe me, the situation will not improve, quite the contrary. Apple continues to expand its services and the adware problem will only get worse. At least until the users stand up for themselves.” commented Steve Streza, a developer for the Tumblr social network in a blog post.
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In his lengthy post, Streza later mentioned services like Apple TV+, news Apple News+, payment card Apple Card or a gaming paradise named Apple Arcade, because according to him, these are the Applein his iOS most "pressed". Whether he is right or not, we will leave it to each of you to judge. From our point of view, however, there is something wrong with Streza's criticism, since some services are discreetly promoted in the system on a relatively large scale and can certainly be disturbing to some. It was also quite interesting recently that, although it has Apple in its rules prohibiting the promotion of hardware products in App Store, himself promoting it on iPhones 11 and 11 Pro smuggled as an app preview Apple StoreSo it's not exactly fair play on his part.
Unfortunately, he's right. Just as we no longer have iPhones for an average of 22 thousand but for 30 thousand, so it is with advertising, various pitfalls, and we are slowly paying a subscription for the Budík application. From Applu becomes a gluttonous juggernaut who always has little and the differences between iOS and Android are getting smaller and smaller. The longer they annoy me, the more I'll look for something else.
Do you have to choose an app with a subscription? There are not many of them anyway? There is no subscription on Android? On Android, there are ads, for example, in google play, etc. are not there? :D
I don't write in my post that I "have to" or that there is no choice. I tried to point out that there are more and more subscription apps (especially the TOP ones) and Apple actively supports it.
As for Android, you are also wrong there. After all, I myself write that "the differences between iOS and Android are getting smaller and smaller". So what are you talking about and why are you asking about ads in GPlay?!
In other words (half-heartedly): It won't take long and iOS + Android will be virtually identical. ProWhy pay 35 thousand for a mobile phone when the same thing with Android will cost 20-25...
Are you pointing out that companies are trying to make money? Apple should they tick the box to make a subscription? God, realize what you write and transfer it to your work. The market is not inflatable, and the application that cost once will not make a profit all the time, while the support is constant. Switching to a subscription is a completely logical step. Or do you do your job for the same profit all your life?
And even if apple offered a ton of ads for their products, AM, ATV+, etc. with the new device, so it's a completely logical step for that company to offer their products. It's not violent that it jumps there every time you turn on the app/phone.
So I'm wondering what the key factor is that makes it worth paying 35 for it now? iphonewhen you can have something similar on Android for 20? :D What is the fundamental difference anyway?
I'm not suggesting that they're trying to make money. I'm suggesting that in some cases it's starting to go too far. Paying more than a thousand crowns a year for a calendar or sleep monitoring is beyond me. There are also appky that are worked on intensively (10 or more updates per year) and then those that are worked on rather rarely (1-3 updates per year).
The fundamental difference is precisely between iOS and Android = optimization, speed, security, official SW support, ads..
I don't have time for such all-day debates. The situation will resolve itself - based on the demand and interest of users. But I definitely wouldn't want them to Apple it turned out like Google, where advertising is on the 1st place.
Don't overdo it. A mobile phone costs 30k even at Samsung. And if 30k seems a lot to you, start earning more.
I don't understand this crying at all. When I skip apps with ads, which ones Apple it has nothing to do with it, so I don't see the mentioned amounts of advertising. What did I miss?
If you read the whole thing, or at least understood it, it won't be so familiar to existing users, anyway you already have several subscriptions activated. Try a new one Apple id on the clean iOS 13 and you will see a massage...
Thank you for the factual answer. :-)
I don't mean to waste time with such nonsense as activating a new one Appleid. It's clear from your answer that you've tried it. So please tell me what the massage looks like from Apple? Thank you in advance.
I would recommend him to try Xiaomi to see what adware looks like in system apps, as well as any Google service. (I have my first iPhone just a few weeks from now Apple I don't pay for any services)
But you have to get a seat with a Chinese ROM.
EU variathere are no ads in the system at all
I switched to iPhone from Xiaomi in the EU variaNo, they have ads everywhere.
Yes, if you don't pay apple services and open the application (music, arcade, TV+) always pops up a banner asking you to pay or try it for a certain period of time. Well with an app like Google, for example, YT, I have it there 5 times a day appto turn it on. In my opinion, it's the same everywhere in general, but China (xiaomi, and the like) are beyond the limit of endurance in this. Pro me.
iOS It will never be like Android, as someone here points out and wrongly so. There is REAL FREEDOM on Android, you can easily uninstall all Google services and use alternatives. On Android, you can tweak, change and adjust everything, just like on a PC!
iOS is the gestapo, they infect you with what is good for you and what you have to do, that's why Jailbreak exists, to free people from their shackles.
We are all different, some prefer limitations and don't solve anything iOS a clear choice, someone else freedom and the fact that Android will sometimes have to adapt things. Anyway, with Android YOU HAVE A CHOICE iOS neither!
But that's just an aside, for the squealing iOves.
btw: I'm íOvce too :-D and I got used to the attitude, à la gestapo….
No….
I couldn't have written it better 👍
And that's exactly right, there are practically no boundaries with Android...
Prothat iOS and Droid are constantly incomprehensibly getting closer, it is obvious that a third person, fresh and unburdened by the fight with the competition, will appear. Apple unfortunately, it is losing its unmistakable distinctiveness and should make a radical cut/turn again. Unfortunately, only Jobs could do that.
They do not converge…
Apple is still and increasingly a bloated company that does not hear and does not see what people really want, that is their main problem. Android is still going its own way, offering a lot of settings including installing applications outside the Play Store, memory cards, Jack on headphones, plays all audio even video formats almost without the need to download players, communication and access to storage between PCs immediately after connecting the cable... etc.
IPhone basically it can't do anything.. it doesn't even have a basic notification LED 🙄.
I have both systems and the difference is simply huge and prim plays Android.
And the comments that Android or applications are crashing?! Just put your cell phone on the ground 😁
The next chapter is battery and endurance, Sony Xperia XZ Pro it lasts 2-3 days and I won't let it go 😜
IPhone I charge the XS every day when I use it half the time 🙄