Hi, I just unpacked an iPhone and I noticed this weird widget that was pre-added to my home-screen. Looks like it is ads! Is this a new normal behavior for Apple?

When you click on it you get redirected to the app-store to download this ticket app

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    1 year ago

    That’s the informed comment I was looking for, thank you. But from my point of view it’s still an ad. I don’t care if Apple thinks is the right thing to do honestly.

    Also what you quoted: “When your App Clip is associated with a specific location, you can register your App Clip to appear on a place card in Maps so people can open it from there. It can also appear as a Siri suggestion and in Spotlight Search as needed.”

    From this prospective looks like it’s something I chose to do, but it’s not, the iPhone was just unpacked, I put the glass-screen and the cover, updated iOS and that’s it. So this behavior is default.

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      1 year ago

      You are correct, this is default behaviour. Siri needs some time to train itself to understand what you want to do with your iPhone, so by default it just gives you random suggestions to see what sticks.

      The text I quoted is directed at the developer of the app. I just used it as proof that AppClips can be suggested by Siri.

      Technically this is not an ad, since as far as I know nobody got paid, but I agree that this is annoying.

      In not too familiar with the App Intents and Siri Kit frameworks, which power these suggestions, so I can’t give you more details.

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        1 year ago

        So it’s more like a “shoutout” ? I see the interest from both to have it there tho. If I purchase a ticket through the suggested app, both Apple and the seller get a cut right?

        Thanks tho, it’s clear.

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          1 year ago

          The 30%/15% apple tax for in-app-purchasers is applied only to software, content or features. Physical purchases, such as a ticket, are Apple-tax free.

          I won’t speculate about Apple’s motivations tho, as I am an Apple fanboy and will be annoying.