iAd was a mobile advertising platform developed by Apple Inc. for its iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad line of mobile devices allowing third-party developers to directly embed advertisements into their applications. iAd was part of Apple's iOS 4. The platform launched in 2010 and was discontinued in 2016.
Key facts
- Brand.logo
- File:IAd Logo.png
- Brand.name
- iAd
- Brand.type
- Mobile advertising
- Brand.currentowner
- Apple Inc.
- Brand.origin
- United States
- Brand.introduced
- July 1, 2010
- Brand.discontinued
- June 30, 2016
- Brand.markets
- World
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- developer.apple.com/iad
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- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/iad
- discontinuation date
- 2016-06-30
- publication date
- 2010-07-01
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iAd was a mobile advertising platform developed by Apple Inc. for its iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad line of mobile devices allowing third-party developers to directly embed advertisements into their applications. iAd was part of Apple's iOS 4. The platform launched in 2010 and was discontinued in 2016.
== History == iAd was announced on April 8, 2010 during an event previewing iOS 4. It was later released on July 1, 2010. Hosted and sold by Apple, the iAd platform was expected to compete with Google's AdMob mobile advertising service.