INFECTEDROM What your phone logs, and how to limit it

Turn off Personalised ads from the platform vendor on Apple iOS 17

Advertising

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Default: On

Phones / Apple iOS 17 / Personalised ads from the platform vendor

Platform vendors use your account history and app store habits to decide which advertisements you see inside their own services. Turning this off does not reduce the number of adverts shown.

Goes to
Google, Apple, Samsung
Default
On
Control
Can be switched off
Effort
a few seconds

How to do it

Open Settings, tap Privacy & Security, tap Apple Advertising at the bottom, and turn off Personalised Ads.

Usually found under: Settings > Privacy & Security > Apple Advertising

Menu names may differ by device and version.

What you lose

Ads displayed in Apple apps like the App Store and Apple News will be less relevant.

What is collected

Account profile data, app purchase history, content interactions, demographic estimates.

The system matches promotional messages to a user's inferred interests and past commercial activity.

Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.

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