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psybøb
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Promotional push-Ins of third-party application.

Do you feel akward when reputed thirdparty applications like Yono, Bhim, Olx, Zepto, Truecaller, Abhibus and other service medias, they don’t provide options to disable promotions and suggestions push-in messages in settings, while there is a app guideline exist in there to against it(4.5.4), I am tired of these much frequent Unessary push-ins, I cannot disable the full notification option due to know about the status and orders i do. What a terrible situation right? Flipkart provides an option to disable it, But not effective

Posted on Oct 21, 2026 2:33 AM

7 replies

Kilgore-Trout
User level: Level 8 (43,363 points)

Oct 21, 2026 8:15 AM in response to psybøb

There isn’t anything the users of this forum can do about this. You can submit feedback to Apple (Product Feedback - Apple), feedback to the individual banks, or take the issue up with the governing body in your government. Or also consider that if the practice in question is as wide-spread and blatant as you describe, you way well be mistaken in you interpretation of the laws and regulations.

MrHoffman
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)

Oct 21, 2026 1:50 PM in response to psybøb

Send vendor feedback, leave reviews in the App Store, send feedback to Apple via the App Store report-a-concern link for the app, and then delete the apps.

Zurarczurx
User level: Level 6 (8,142 points)

Oct 21, 2026 9:53 AM in response to psybøb

psybøb wrote:
App Review Guidelines - Apple Developer
check the 4.5.4 guidelines of appstore instruction for thirdparty applications

Why? There's nothing we can do. Stop using the apps. Complain to the devs. If you are forced to use the apps to use your bank and credit card accounts then complain to the banks or to their regulator. We're just users, like you - what do you expect us to do?

IdrisSeabright
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)

Oct 21, 2026 7:37 AM in response to psybøb

psybøb wrote:
These are top listed Indian third party applications for utility and banking services

So take up the issue with them.

etresoft
User level: Level 9 (60,836 points)

Oct 21, 2026 5:37 AM in response to psybøb

psybøb wrote:
Do you feel akward when reputed thirdparty applications like Yono, Bhim, Olx, Zepto, Truecaller, Abhibus and other service medias, they don’t provide options to disable promotions and suggestions push-in messages in settings

I don't feel awkward at all. I've never heard of any of those apps.


there is a app guideline exist in there to against it(4.5.4), I am tired of these much frequent Unessary push-ins, I cannot disable the full notification option due to know about the status and orders i do. What a terrible situation right? Flipkart provides an option to disable it, But not effective

Just delete the apps.

psybøb Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Oct 21, 2026 6:03 AM in response to etresoft

These are top listed Indian third party applications for utility and banking services

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256380126