Pixel phones getting ad notifications

My Pixel 9 just showed me an ad in the notifications for device protection.

https://i.imgur.com/rRWexiA.png

I thought I'd never see the day.

4 points | by explodes 2 hours ago

4 comments

  • Sabinus 14 minutes ago
    Well, at least there's a robust alternative OS for Pixel phones in GrapheneOS.
  • no-name-here 1 hour ago
    I guess the iPhone equivalent is them offering AppleCare for new devices.

    “Ad notifications” doesn’t seem like the most illuminating phrase to describe this though - is there a better one?

    Clickable version of link from post: https://i.imgur.com/rRWexiA.png

  • ColdStream 2 hours ago
    That is usually the moment when I start looking for alternatives or at least an alternative to their standard apps.

    I had an Oppo phone that managed to serve me a single ad in the file manager. I immediately swapped it to the Fossify file manager even though I lost some functionality.

  • explodes 2 hours ago
    It's an ad to spend more money for your pixel, and not an ad for 3rd party services, but will it stop here?
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    • thegrim33 1 hour ago
      They've already been periodically/rarely doing ads like that for a number of years now, and it's stopped there. It's not a new thing.