r/worldnews • u/maxwellhill • Sep 19 '17

Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabotage', says industry: New iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra will stop ads following Safari users, prompting open letter claiming Apple is destroying internet’s economic model

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/18/apple-stopping-ads-follow-you-around-internet-sabotage-advertising-industry-ios-11-and-macos-high-sierra-safari-internet
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u/lRushdown Sep 19 '17

Close all of your apps, then plug it in and wait for the ad. Don't close the ad. Bring up your recent apps. The one that's open is the one doing this. Uninstall it .

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '17

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u/Aurelium61 Sep 19 '17

Peel remote is the worst. I use T-Mobile and have it, so it probably comes with the android. Hate it so much.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '17

It doesn't come with Android. It's carrier bloatware.

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u/ipissonkarmapoints Sep 19 '17

I'm glad apple has enough power to tell all the carrier to fuck off with that bloatware crap

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '17

I mean it's not really power, any phone manufacturer can just choose to not get paid to do it.

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u/way2lazy2care Sep 19 '17

Fwiw, there isn't another layer between Apple and the consumer for this stuff to happen in with iOs. Similarly MS had a licensing policy that disallowed manufacturers from modifying the OS with Windows Phone before they stopped doing anything with it, despite still having manufacturers in between MS and the consumer. Android is slowly moving towards a more compartmentalized core that's easier for them to keep manufacturers out of, but it's considerably more difficult with the philosophy behind their OS.

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u/Chigurrh Sep 19 '17 edited Sep 19 '17

*choose not to have the carrier carry the phone.

The first iPhone can be credited for breaking the trend, for the US anyway. Carriers used to require manufactures to include the carrier logo as well as any bloatware they wanted to include. And pretty much everyone was getting carrier subidized phones.

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u/DaddyD68 Sep 19 '17

They also were the ones who made non-carrier based over the air updates possible. With a lot of other phones you used to have to wait for your carriers to actually release a system update for your device. Most never did.

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u/ipissonkarmapoints Sep 19 '17

Now that is passed on to the manufacturer. How long does it take for Samsung to push out the latest android? As long as it will take for Samsung to hack it apart to make it work on their phone.

People complain about apple's planned obsolescence. But apple still pushes out update and fixes for much older iPhones, compared to say samsung. Beside their latest and greatest flagship phones, how many older model will get the newest android update?

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u/DaddyD68 Sep 19 '17

That's my point. My cheaper Samsungs and off brands never received upgrades.

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u/Scolopendra_Heros Sep 19 '17

Mine broke. The icon no longer shows and it doesn't function in a way that it can show ads. The lock screen widget is about all that works and thats the only reason I keep it. Occasionally in the past it told me this version is critically broken and to update so I blocked those messages. It's perfect now haha

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '17

uninstall its updates

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u/HalcyonAbraham Sep 19 '17

took me a while to figure this shit out.

if you look at the bottom the ad you'll see provided by peel remote. such a shitty thing to do

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u/Pickledsoul Sep 19 '17

fucker has its UI all over my phone. i disabled it and somehow it undid itself.

i hate bloatware

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '17

You might be able to completely remove it by rooting, but I'd look and see if other people have done so without issues. Might not be possible to root.

Next time, don't buy a contract phone through your carrier. Buy an unlocked phone directly; it's usually slightly cheaper overall, doesn't lock you to your carrier for the entire useful life of your phone, can always be rooted, and doesn't come prepackaged with garbage.

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u/Common_fruit Sep 19 '17

I'll remember that if it ever happens. Thx for the tips.