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Can you promote on r/ios?

Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.

iOS - Developed by Apple Inc.

What its rules say about promotion

Promotion and Spam Guidelines
> **Rule 2** Do not self-promote your own youtube channels, videos, or blog posts. Refrain from posting news with minimal/recycled content. This Rule also applies to Developers promoting their own apps. If a Developer wishes to do an AMA/promote your app, please [modmail us](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fios) first. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
Off-Topic.
> **Rule 6** Posts must be discussions about iOS only. For all discussions about Apple, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or any other off-topic discussions, please move the discussion to the relevant subreddits. We don't allow spam or irrelevant self-promotion without authorization from the moderators. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
All 14 rules of r/ios
  1. No hardware support issues. (Software issues allowed)
    > **Rule 7** No hardware support issues, instead go to r/applehelp or r/iphonehelp. Software issues (iOS & iPadOS issues) are permitted. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  2. Civility
    All users that participate in this subreddit are expected to act civilly. We encourage all our users to read [Reddiquette](https://www.reddithelp.com/en/categories/reddit-101/reddit-basics/reddiquette) prior to participating on Reddit. We will not tolerate the following: - Insults, discrimination, or hate speech based on race, gender, age, nationality, sexuality, or religion. - Anything that violates [Reddit’s Content Policy](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy)
  3. Posts must foster reasonable discussions.
    > **Rule 8** All posts must foster reasonable discussion, posts shouldn't just be "Wow x feature is so cool" or "I hate x feature". Posts should have actual content, and shouldn't be rants or "circlejerking" posts. This rule also covers spam and illegitimate/sketchy links. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  4. No speed issues, battery life, beta issue or Siri answers.
    > **Rule 1** No posts highlighting throttling issues, speedtest results, battery life/health/drain except in the [Weekly iOS Battery Support Megathread](http://reddit.com/r/ios/about/sticky?num=2) or hilarious Siri answers >iOS betacontents belong to r/iOSBeta Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below). _________________
  5. Promotion and Spam Guidelines
    > **Rule 2** Do not self-promote your own youtube channels, videos, or blog posts. Refrain from posting news with minimal/recycled content. This Rule also applies to Developers promoting their own apps. If a Developer wishes to do an AMA/promote your app, please [modmail us](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fios) first. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  6. No blog sites with only a summary of another site.
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > **Rule 3** No sites that provide only a brief summary with a link to the full article on someone else's site. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  7. No app codes.
    > **Rule 4** Do not submit photos of codes, or just the codes (from places like Starbucks) themselves. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below). _________________
  8. No photos of app release notes, except for updates to iOS.
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > **Rule 5** No posting of app release notes (funny or otherwise) except for updates to iOS. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below). ___________________
  9. Off-Topic.
    > **Rule 6** Posts must be discussions about iOS only. For all discussions about Apple, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or any other off-topic discussions, please move the discussion to the relevant subreddits. We don't allow spam or irrelevant self-promotion without authorization from the moderators. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  10. No reposts and/or rehosted content.
    > **Rule 9** No reposting and/or rehosted content. For reposts, please check the /new section of the sub to see if the content you want to post has been posted by another user. Rehosting usually means taking the content from the original source and hosting it somewhere. In /r/ios's case, we mean that an article has shared the news that another source originally published.
  11. No low-effort posts.
    > **Rule 10** No low-effort posts such as image macros and single sentence text posts, AI content or posting with caps lock on. Moderators may use discretion to upkeep the quality of the subreddit. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  12. Show your Homescreen/Lockscren iOS Thread
    > **Rule 11** No post about your Homescreen/Lockscren /Control Settings setup, except in the [Show your Homescreen/Lockscren iOS Thread](http://reddit.com/r/ios/about/sticky?num=1) Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  13. Common Question
    **Frequently asked question:** Your submission has been deemed as a question very frequently asked that often does not have a change in answer. Please use our search bar
  14. No iCloud lock posts
    No iCloud lock posts, if you really own it, contact Apple

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