iPhone 14/Plus Always on display could be used for always on advertising!

[dogstar]

Just thought of a great idea for Apple to save customers money!

They use that always on display on the iPhone 14 to display ads and in return they give customers a 5-10% discount on their phones.

Sort of like what Amazon does with their Kindles.

With that super accurate gps, the phone could throw up McDonalds ad right as you are about to pass one. Imagine you are pulling into a Burger King and suddenly it displays a $5 off McDonalds coupon which is just next door.

Does that sound like a brilliant idea or what?

 

[NotApplicable]

I don’t think Apple would sully their premium brand with ads in the main OS screens like Amazon and Samsung do

 

[sjperformance]

Never.

 

[BigMcGuire]

I don’t think Apple would sully their premium brand with ads in the main OS screens like Amazon and Samsung do

I avoid ads like the plague. Ads are unsafe, distracting, and if I buy something, there better not be ads on it. The Kindles I got in the past, I paid for the ad-free versions. One reason why I went from Android (back in the days of the Note 3) to Apple was because of forced adware.

I would be pretty unhappy if Apple started forcing ads.

Now ads in an app like Maps? I'm less sensitive about. I won't like it but it won't upset me.

My phone and its Home Screen - hands off! .

 

[dogstar]

But profit!?

 

[5105973]

I can understand maybe some customers want to save money on their iPhone purchase. But having to opt out and babysit settings to avoid ads would annoy the heck out of way too many of us. I’m dealing with that on my Samsung.

 

[azhava]

I'd gladly pay the 5% - 10% extra to not have my phone clogged up with annoying ads.

 

[joeblow7777]

Apple will NEVER do this, unless I've completely misjudged their philosophy as a company.

 

[usmaak]

Just what I need. More advertising. No thanks. The entire internet is nothing but advertising without ad blockers. I hate advertising. I put up with it on my sub $200 Kindle Fire (though you can opt out for something like $15) but no way I’d ever shell out what these companies ask for phones of it was going to be ad supported. I keep hearing the theory of “unobtrusive ads” but all ads are too obtrusive for me.

 

[eyoungren]

Just thought of a great idea for Apple to save customers money!

They use that always on display on the iPhone 14 to display ads and in return they give customers a 5-10% discount on their phones.

Sort of like what Amazon does with their Kindles.

With that super accurate gps, the phone could throw up McDonalds ad right as you are about to pass one. Imagine you are pulling into a Burger King and suddenly it displays a $5 off McDonalds coupon which is just next door.

Does that sound like a brilliant idea or what?

Are you in advertising…or sales/marketing?

 

[Oridus]

Just thought of a great idea for Apple to save customers money!

They use that always on display on the iPhone 14 to display ads and in return they give customers a 5-10% discount on their phones.

Sort of like what Amazon does with their Kindles.

With that super accurate gps, the phone could throw up McDonalds ad right as you are about to pass one. Imagine you are pulling into a Burger King and suddenly it displays a $5 off McDonalds coupon which is just next door.

Does that sound like a brilliant idea or what?

I wouldn’t use any phone that did that.

 

[PirateP]

HARD PASS.

 

[planteater]

Not no, but #&@% no.

 

[Matthew.H]

**** No. I've had Kindle Fire tablets with ads and it fine when the device is under £200 like the Fire tablets are but dealing with ads to save £100 on a £1000+ phone is a horrible idea. Maybe would consider it if you were getting the phone for half price.

 

[dogstar]

Are you in advertising…or sales/marketing?

No but i was thinking Apple is going to have to replace that google search engine gold mine soon apparently and honestly i never thought netflix would resort to ads and end bingeing but the second a poor quarter comes in all corporate morality and integrity seems to go out the door!

 

[Apple_Robert]

I would not buy an iPhone that had ads on the main screen that I had no way to turn off.

 

[BotchQue]

Um, wasn't it reported just a couple days ago (here?) that ads were coming to some Apple aps like Maps and Books? Next year?

 

[RRC]

I think the whole Apple ad thing is being misunderstood…

It will likely be on maps when you are searching for certain places, a bit like when you search on Google for a place and it gives you more information than just an address etc. Basically an advanced version of what is in place now.

 

[myhaksown]

If apple does that I’ll leave the thousands of dollars in software and services I’ve paid for and find a company that won’t show me ads all day. Keep your trackers, ads, and bogware off my stuff. I pay for a vpn that filters that out and read the independent audit reports.

Keep your ****ing ads off my phone.

 

[dojoman]

Wow, one of the most idiotic idea I’m glad you don’t work at Apple. Jesus Christ!!

 

[white_horse]

F! No. No ads on my phone. In apps are one thing but there are apps I have dumped for having too many ads, being too intrusive with ads, etc. start putting ads on my phone and I’ll no longer be a customer.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Amazon used to do this to smartphones, there was a $50 savings if you accepted the smartphone with ads on the lock screen. I remember I bought one before, it was a midrange LG phone and I honestly didn't mind the lock screen ads much. But I rooted and got rid of it anyways. 😂

 

[em245]

If Apple decides to start putting ads on my $1000+ iPhone, I’m out. Feature phone here I come!

 

[planteater]

I don’t see Apple being brash enough to do something like that even for their low end devices. The fallout would be massive and break their brand.

 

[dogstar]

I was also thinking since Apple has that new “bright as sun” display feature for outdoors, they could automatically set the ads to run at 2000nits to really get people’s attention.