{"id":11541,"date":"2025-06-24T19:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/11541\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T19:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:35:10","slug":"apple-pushed-wallet-notifications-with-f1-offer-sparking-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/11541\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple pushed Wallet notifications with F1 offer, sparking backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\"Apple<\/p>\n

Apple has a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster coming to theaters this weekend<\/a>\u2014F1 The Movie\u2014and your iPhone\u2019s Wallet app might have just told you about it. Here\u2019s why this is causing backlash.<\/p>\n

Apple Wallet offer for F1 The Movie prompts advertising complaints<\/p>\n

Apple makes products people love, like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. And the company also now makes film and TV, most of which lives on Apple TV+<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But this weekend, Apple is launching its biggest theatrical swing ever: F1 The Movie.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Apple\u2019s marketing team has been pulling out all the stops to promote F1 in hopes of a successful opening weekend.<\/p>\n

But one recent move took things a step too far for some.<\/p>\n

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Apple\u2019s Wallet app sent push notifications to iPhone users promoting an Apple Pay offer for F1.<\/p>\n

The deal lets you save $10 on purchases or two or more F1 tickets. It\u2019s available through Fandango when using the code APPLEPAYTEN.<\/p>\n

Many users aren\u2019t thrilled to get advertised to through their Wallet app, however.<\/p>\n

TechCrunch documented several examples<\/a> of user complaints, and there are plenty more to be found on social media.<\/p>\n

One of my personal favorites is the meme version of the complaint<\/a> featuring a physical wallet.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the iOS 26 beta includes a new toggle in Wallet for disabling notifications just like this.<\/p>\n

Inside Wallet, there\u2019s a new \u2018Offers & Promotions\u2019 notification type that can be turned off. But that option isn\u2019t included in iOS 18, so it\u2019s only available for the limited number of iOS 26 beta testers.<\/p>\n

Did you get the F1 notification from Apple Wallet? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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