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September 17, 2018 07:22 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/nTUYuWUcaGQ/chinese-phone-maker-xiaomi-is-pushing-ads-in-its-settings-app-users-say
Chinese Phone Maker Xiaomi Is Pushing Ads In Its Settings App, Users Say
Several Xiaomi smartphone users are reporting that they are seeing ads in the Settings app of MIUI, a fork of the Android operating system that the Chinese phone maker ships on most of its smartphones. According to some users, ads started to appear at various locations -- including the lock screen -- on MIUI earlier this year. In a thread on Reddit over the weekend, a user noted that an ad has started to appear in the Settings app as well. The post, which has gleaned over 5,000 upvotes, sees plenty of users corroborate the claim. Xiaomi, known for selling inexpensive but high-quality smartphones, is the fourth largest smartphone vendor in the world. Its handsets are immensely popular in emerging markets such as India, where it has been the largest smartphone maker for the last four quarters. In June this year, a senior executive at the company, the name of which means little rice, stated plans to enter the US market next year.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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