Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam

On 2025-06-18 21:03, badgolferman wrote:
> Marion <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:04:01 +0100, Woody wrote :
>>
>>
>>>>> Digging about, I soon found the offensive full-page video activity was
>>>>>    <com.sliide.content.MainActivity> (and yes, that's "sliide")
>>>>>
>>>>> Apparently "Sliide" is a company that advertises directly to phones.
>>>>> It was installed without my express consent, apparently, by T-Mobile.
>>>> Hmmmmm...
>>>>
>>>> I've never had anything like that happen in 15 years of iPhone use.
>>>>
>>>> Weird.
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Note that this mail is sent to three possibly US groups and one UK. Says
>>> it all really?
>>
>> Hi Woody,
>>
>> I'm not sure what your point is, so I'll just say this was NEVER sent by
>> the OP to any Apple newsgroup - it was only sent to the following groups:
>>   Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,alt.cellular,uk.telecom.mobile
>>
>> However, thank you for bringing up a good point that "Sliide" may be active
>> on Apple iPhones also for all we know - but I didn't bring Apple into this.
>>
>> I have a killfile for some Apple posters so I don't know who brought Apple
>> into the discussion - but - the good news is Sliide may applie to iOS.
>>
>> Or it might not.
>>
>> I do not know if Sliide adds their sleazy content to Apple devices as my
>> Apple devices are not signed into the Internet to get that content.
>>
>> Since "someone" else brought Apple into the discussion, it allows us the
>> opportunity to ask the Apple users in the UK, the EU & in the USA
>> (as well as in the 187 countries that Sliide advertises they're in).
>>
>> Q: Does anyone know if carriers are adding "Sliide" content to iOS?
>>
> 
> I have an iPhone, tmobile, and am signed into the Apple mothership yet have
> not seen this behavior.
> 

Hey... ...any chance Arlen gets to slam Apple!