Apple Wallet app highlights a growing discontent with intrusive marketing strategies employed by tech companies. Specifically, the promotion of the upcoming F1 movie, which included a $10 discount on Fandango tickets, has drawn ire from users who feel that such notifications disrupt their mobile experience . Many have taken to social media to voice their frustrations and seek solutions for disabling these ads, indicating a significant disconnect between consumer expectations and corporate practices.
The notification prompts users to save on movie tickets via Fandango with a promotional code, reading “Save on 2+ tickets to F1 The Movie with APPLEPAYTEN. Ends 6/29. While supplies last. Terms apply.” It looks like Apple’s trying to juice the film’s opening weekend by tempting users into a deal.
iPhones. Then there are the AirPods Max over-ear headphones that Pitt's character, F1 driver Sonny Hayes, sleeps with. The movie might end up being a big hit but iPhone users aren't happy about being forced to view Apple promoting the film on their expensive handset. As one Reddit user wrote, "I did not pay over $1000 for an iPhone to get advertised at."
iOS 26, which is currently in beta testing. While I do not recommend installing the beta at this time, especially not solely for disabling Wallet ads, here's how the setting works: Open the Wallet app, tap the three dots in the top right, then choose Notifications. Here, disable the toggle for Offers & Promotions. That should block these ads from showing up in the future—at least in Wallet.
The addition of the new control toggle in iOS 26 suggests that Apple plans to push more marketing messages and promotions through the Wallet app in the future — something many iPhone users won’t appreciate.
Apple customers are generally averse to advertisements and marketing efforts pushed to their devices without their consent. In the past, they’ve pushed back at ads for Apple’s services in their iOS Settings, for example. And over 10 years later, people are still complaining about the U2 album that automatically appeared in their iTunes music library.
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