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Apple Maps Is Getting Ads, and There's No Way to Turn Them Off
Apple says the ads are labeled and will expand over the coming weeks, with no setting to turn them off.
- Apple began rolling out sponsored listings in Apple Maps for users in the U.S. and Canada this week, appearing on iPhone and iPad in search results and the Suggested Places section.
- As part of the Apple Business platform for device management and outreach announced in March, the rollout positions Apple to compete with Google Maps through integrated recommendations rather than direct ad-driven placement.
- Sponsored businesses appear in Suggested Places and atop search results, each marked with a blue 'Ad' icon. Only one ad displays per set of search results to maintain clarity.
- Apple maintains that user interactions with Maps ads are not linked to Apple Accounts or shared with third parties; clicking the ad icon reveals the information used to serve each advertisement.
- On Reddit, users expressed frustration over losing Apple Maps' ad-free simplicity, with commenters noting no opt-out setting exists and arguing premium hardware pricing should preclude advertising revenue reliance.
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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…
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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.
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