Is this actually true? The "Don’t use a Live Activity to display ads or promotions" recommendation is under "Best practices", which sounds non-compulsory.
> Android users highlight a better system. On that platform, developers must separate promotional, transactional, and service-related notifications into channels. You can silence the ads while keeping delivery alerts or account updates.
> Notifications were designed to inform. Instead, they’ve become another tool to sell. Unless platforms enforce stricter controls or let users fine-tune preferences, the problem will only grow.
https://www.macobserver.com/news/how-notifications-became-ad...
Moreover, Apple needs guidelines to prevent Apple's own apps (Wallet, TV, Fitness, Books, Music...) from pushing intrusive ads via app notifications:
> Apple customers aren’t thrilled they’re getting an ad from the Apple Wallet app promoting the tech giant’s original film “F1 the Movie.”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/24/iphone-customers-upset-by-...
> I get ads in my notifications all the time.
FWIW, I don't get any ads in my notifications except for that one obnoxious F1 movie ad from Apple themselves.
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