An Apple Support post on China’s Weibo social media platform started out as promoting an iPhone feature, but then became an ad for Samsung AI thanks to a Weibo error.
Apple Support says you might like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 — image credit: Samsung
Maybe it’s a little geeky to know all the model numbers of the iPhone and their differences, and surely most members of the public would be forgiven for mixing up an iPhone and an Android one. But an error with Weibo’s backend caused some confusion when it showed a Samsung video on an Apple post.
On July 29, 2025, the official Apple Support account on Weibo posted advice about parental controls on iPhone — and embedded a video in it promoting the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7. It wasn’t even about parental controls, it was about “the treasure in the pocket, AI.”
