unrequested professionial videos are popping up on my home screen when i open the phone

When I routinely turn my phone on I have started seeing unwanted pro videos playing on my home screen.

They seem to be teasers that will end up asking me for something.


iPhone 16 Plus, iOS 18

Posted on Jun 5, 2025 2:36 PM

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Jun 5, 2025 4:00 PM in response to Budman3

Budman3 wrote:

I pick up the phone for any reason... say to make a phone call. When the home screen opens it has a video.... and it can be playing - these are the sorts of things people share, or web sites use to tease you into subscribing to their offering. I will pay a little more attention when it happens again... but the source is not clearly obvious. Today I clicked on the page to see if I could identify the maker/source and it offered me a "suscribe" button to click...

The first thing I'd try is a Forced Restart --> Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


Jun 5, 2025 3:45 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

I pick up the phone for any reason... say to make a phone call. When the home screen opens it has a video.... and it can be playing - these are the sorts of things people share, or web sites use to tease you into subscribing to their offering. I will pay a little more attention when it happens again... but the source is not clearly obvious. Today I clicked on the page to see if I could identify the maker/source and it offered me a "suscribe" button to click...

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