AliExpress shortcuts appear on iPhone without app installed
If I search up any of this on my phone it shows an AliExpress shortcut for whatever.. for the record, I do not have it installed to my phone.
iPhone 16e, iOS 27
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If you search for any item using Spotlight Search on your iPhone and an AliExpress shortcut appears in the search results, even though you have not installed the AliExpress app on your iPhone, it does not necessarily indicate that the app is installed on your device.
These suggestions may be generated by Siri Suggestions and Spotlight's on-device intelligence. Your iPhone can learn from your previous searches, app usage, browsing activity, and interactions with suggested content to provide relevant search results.
For example, if you have previously searched for or interacted with AliExpress-related content, your iPhone may display an AliExpress shortcut or suggestion in Spotlight Search based on that activity.
In other words, the appearance of an AliExpress shortcut in Spotlight Search does not necessarily mean that the AliExpress app is installed on your iPhone. It may simply be a Siri or Spotlight suggestion based on your previous activity.
If you do not wish to see such suggestions, you can review the relevant settings under:
Settings → Search → Suggest Apps → Don't Suggest,