Pixel phones getting ad notifications

8 pointsby explodes5 วันที่ผ่านมา7 comments

My Pixel 9 just showed me an ad in the notifications for device protection.

https://i.imgur.com/rRWexiA.png

I thought I'd never see the day.

6 comments

KomoD4 วันที่ผ่านมา

I haven't seen this before, but I have received ad notifications from the Photos app several times. I can't quite remember what they were advertising, but maybe prints or photo frames?

no-name-here5 วันที่ผ่านมา

I guess the iPhone equivalent is them offering AppleCare for new devices.

“Ad notifications” doesn’t seem like the most illuminating phrase to describe this though - is there a better one?

Clickable version of link from post: https://i.imgur.com/rRWexiA.png

ColdStream5 วันที่ผ่านมา

That is usually the moment when I start looking for alternatives or at least an alternative to their standard apps.

I had an Oppo phone that managed to serve me a single ad in the file manager. I immediately swapped it to the Fossify file manager even though I lost some functionality.

explodes5 วันที่ผ่านมา

It's an ad to spend more money for your pixel, and not an ad for 3rd party services, but will it stop here?

thegrim335 วันที่ผ่านมา

They've already been periodically/rarely doing ads like that for a number of years now, and it's stopped there. It's not a new thing.

Sabinus5 วันที่ผ่านมา

Well, at least there's a robust alternative OS for Pixel phones in GrapheneOS.

k_dev4 วันที่ผ่านมา

When the hardware you paid isn't your anymore. I guess hardware enshittification is creeping into all the devices. Even the PC monitors have started doing this now

link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/967983/lg-monitors-mcafee-adwa...