Updated
Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 4
Apple Unveils iPhone 17 Pro Max Privacy Ad, Mocking Android With Safari Tracker Gag
Updated
Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 4

Apple Unveils iPhone 17 Pro Max Privacy Ad, Mocking Android With Safari Tracker Gag

3 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 4

Summary

  • Apple posted a new “Privacy on iPhone” spot showing the iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange while portraying Android handsets as clunky, outdated devices.
  • Safari privacy is the ad’s main pitch: online trackers appear as people peering over users’ shoulders, capped by a pointed “ooh, chrome” joke aimed at rival browsing habits.
  • The Android phone shown is a fictional thick, boxy model with a tiny camera and awkward selfie cutout, making the contrast more caricature than reflection of current devices.
  • The ad fits Apple’s broader “Clingers” privacy campaign, which recently rolled out globally to frame Safari as a shield against web tracking across TV, digital, social and cinema.

Insights

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