Apple Maps has started putting sponsored businesses at the top of search results
Apple says the ads are labeled and will expand over the coming weeks, with no setting to turn them off.
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Apple Maps has ads now
Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple's announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They're appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the "suggested places" section in search, but Apple says they'll also show up at the top of search results. According to 9to5Mac, the ads began rolling out this week, and more users in the US and Canada will start seeing them over the next few weeks. They're marked…
Apple is starting to turn the Maps app into a promotional space for companies by introducing ads into local search results. The new feature is launched initially in the United States and Canada, and will be available gradually in the coming weeks.
Ads have landed in Apple Maps, and they are as bad as expected
When we ran a poll last month, the overwhelming majority of 9to5Mac readers agreed that Apple should exit the ad business. Ads have now landed in Apple Maps in the US and Canada, and my view is that they are every bit as bad as expected …
Typical! Apple Maps gets more like Google Maps in the one way we didn't want it to
Apple Maps has been trying to get closer to Google Maps for close to 15 years now, and has done a pretty good job overall. Some folks even prefer Apple’s option! However, here’s one feature we didn’t want the iPhone-maker to emulate. You guessed it… Ads. God-forsaken ads in Apple Maps on iPhone, iPad and Mac Although we’ve known this was going to happen since March, Apple has now started rolling out ads in Apple Maps, according to a report from …
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