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New iPhone Setting Lets Users Shake Off Motion-Sensing Ads

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Apple is testing an iPhone setting for users in China that lets them add apps to a list that prevents them from accessing the device's motion sensors. Apple hasn't explicitly said what the setting is in response to, but Chinese apps sometimes show "shake-to-open" ads on launch, and they can be triggered by merely picking up an iPhone, walking, or going over a bump in a car, resulting in unwanted redirects.



Users in China speculate this is why iOS 27.2 beta 2 includes the new "Restrict Motion

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