Saturday, March 07, 2020

When you thought push-notifications were sacred


Apple has long banned apps from advertising and marketing using notifications, but according to the new App Store review guidelines in iOS, Apple has now enabled app developers to use push notifications for marketing. However, users do need to opt in for this to take place. Even after opting in, there is an option to opt out should you wish to. One of the key reasons behind this development is that Apple had itself been violating its own rule by sending out ad-like push notifications, allowing special treatment for itself. One may think why users would opt in to see ads, but app by app opt in requirement allows users to receive ads from some apps that they like, and not from others.

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