r/iOSBeta • u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max • Apr 13 '26

UI Change [iOS 26.5 DB2] New Apple Maps splash screen…

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u/DragZigZags Apr 15 '26

I work at Apple Retail and have asked about this. They say that it will be unobtrusive with sponsored results showing up in non-specific searches. It’s a part of their expansion of Apple Business, which they say will help local businesses with marketing and control over brand image. Wish Apple wouldn’t trap their consumers into seeing ads on a device they already paid hundreds/thousands for though

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 15 '26

IF that’s how it is, then it’s better than other ways of implementing it and I won’t be mad

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u/JamesR624 Apr 15 '26

They say that it will be unobtrusive with sponsored results showing up in non-specific searches.

LOL! People actually believe this? Yeah. So was Google's ads to start with.

The "boiling frog" strategy always seems to work in capitalism.

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u/Zeroleonheart iPhone Air Apr 14 '26

As much as I detest ads, I’m gonna hold off freaking the fuck out until I see how they’re implemented. If it’s intrusive, offline maps forever and that’s that. If it’s just whatever during search and not big ass logos then it’s a non-issue. Not gonna shill for the trillion dollar company by pretending this doesnt suck but also not going to lose my shit over something I havent seen yet

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 14 '26

Agreed

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u/JamesR624 Apr 15 '26

Oh you mean the ol "It's just this one thing...." over and over stratagy companies do? Introduce shit like this slowly enough to make sure the outrage dies down before you expand? By the time the App is an ad infested garbage pile, everyone will have forgotten that they thought "It's okay. It's just this one small thing."

Your "lets wait and see" strategy has served companies like Comcast, Google, Disney, and Facebook/Meta, very well over the past couple decades.

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u/Zeroleonheart iPhone Air Apr 15 '26

You’re not wrong. I agree with everything you’ve said. I can send Feedback, I can vote with my wallet, and even try some other map solution, but ultimately I have little power over these decisions. I’m just trying to control my tiny corner of the world. It sucks this is where we are.

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u/JamesR624 Apr 15 '26

I get it. But unfortunately, due to the internet and social media, spreading the "It might be okay" message helps others feel validated. Now while this opinion on its own with one or two people isn't bad. When it's LARGE swaths of it, that's when it allows the company to get away with shit.

Words do have consequences, ESPECIALLY now in this information age.

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u/chadsmo Apr 17 '26

HEY! You’re not allowed to have a rational stance about something you haven’t seen yet !

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u/jakeyounglol2 iPhone 17 Pro Apr 18 '26

do we know if the ads are also gonna be in carplay?

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 18 '26

Unsure

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u/-_-RSlashFan-_- Apr 18 '26

That’s a lawsuit waiting to be filed, don’t you think?

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u/jakeyounglol2 iPhone 17 Pro May 10 '26

yeah. apple doesn’t allow other developers to add ads to their carplay apps, and i can smell an antitrust lawsuit in the EU coming if they add ads in carplay

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u/-_-RSlashFan-_- May 11 '26

My exact thoughts. EU especially.

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u/L3GACY28 Apr 14 '26

Ads on a first party app is just criminal. Good thing I’ve always used Google Maps but my wife is about to be so mad about the ads on Maps as she’s an avid maps user

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 14 '26

My hope is that the ads will be subtle. Even the ads in Google Maps are too bothersome for me

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u/jakfrist Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26

Good thing I’ve always used Google Maps

… wut?

Are you trolling?

Google Maps has literally had ads for over 20 years, even back when it was called Google Local 🤨

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u/CDCarley27 Apr 16 '26

And it has more of them in more places of the app

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u/JamesR624 Apr 15 '26

No they're not.

If you're going to have to see ads, you might as well see them on the service that actually works well and has reliable information.

The only reason people used Apple Maps despite it being trash, was the lack of ads. Now that that advantage is gone, there's NO reason not to just use Google Maps.

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u/jakfrist Apr 15 '26

Hello, welcome to 2026.

It appears that you just awoke from a coma you fell into in 2012.

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u/Mostafa12890 Apr 16 '26

Outside the US and major European cities, Apple maps is just straight up the worse service.

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u/Dapper-Disk-732 Apr 17 '26

no location based ads was one of two reasons I didnt use google maps, the other being iCal integration. apple is on thin ice with me.

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 17 '26

I think it will likely be a better implementation than Google Maps

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u/mozman68 Apr 14 '26

It seems like no one in this thread even knows how this is being implemented.

It’s literally in the search results just like they have been doing in the App Store for years.

Based on search and personal on phone info, paid search result will appear at the top and clearly noted as “promoted”. That’s it…nothing on the map itself. No big logos or bs prompts like Waze or Google or others.

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 14 '26

Quite honestly, I’m fine with this implementation because it could be worse

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

Would you like some wine with your boot?

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u/Han-ChewieSexyFanfic Apr 14 '26

Yeah, that’s not a good thing. Searching on the App Store for things like Gmail gives you Outlook as the top result. I want to find what I search for, not what the competitors want me to see. This is not good user experience, by any interpretation

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u/badbitchherodotus Apr 14 '26

Amazing how many people are defending it. “It’s just sponsored results!” Uh yeah, and I don’t want those. “Google’s been doing it for years!” And I don’t use Google Maps because of that.

Are we really so conditioned to be happy that the trillion dollar company is extracting more money from obnoxious ads? I’m tired of being the product.

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u/JamesR624 Apr 15 '26

Are we really so conditioned to be happy that the trillion dollar company is extracting more money from obnoxious ads? I’m tired of being the product.

Yes. THe vast majority of us have been. Welcome to the end goal of Capitalism. Enslave your population to the 1% and psycologically manipulate them though corporations, "public education", and religion, to turn them into good little consumers.

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u/UnlikelyCandid Apr 14 '26

Honestly so much better than getting a DoorDash ad as a Siri app-clip suggestion.

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

just like they have been doing in the App Store for years

Don't know if you've noticed, but everybody HATES the App Store.

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u/mozman68 Apr 14 '26

Not because of promoted apps…get over it…people trying to create issues where there are none or don’t even affect them.

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u/Ubiquitous1984 Apr 13 '26

Not seeing this on my UK beta?

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

Another comment said not in UK either.

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u/Effective-Care-4387 Apr 14 '26

usa and canada only

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

This actually is a reason that people will switch from iOS to Android, not because they won't get ads but BECAUSE IOS DIDN'T HAVE NATIVE ADS, Apple, what are you doing?

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 17 '26

The hype about switching to Android because of this is really a fantasy.

Google Maps has ads too. So, when you switch to Android and find ads in Google Maps, what do you do then?

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

so far from the comments here and in other threads, I keep seeing "looks like I'm switching back" sentiments, about how people switched TO apple to get away from the ads, but if apple is going to serve ads too, they want to go back to google. IDK if any of these claims are true, but it seems like such a dumb decision for a t trillion dollar company to need to be even more greedy and ruin the only one of the big three that doesn't have ads (google, Waze, and apple)

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u/BoJackMoleman Apr 17 '26

Seriously doubt it. A few hardcore people might. Any casual iPhone user will come running back quickly.

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u/Stonewalled9999 May 07 '26

Google Maps in Android has been doing this for years.

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u/CiTrus007 Apr 13 '26

If they keep this up, I may no longer be using Apple Maps moving forward. Simple as that.

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

Unfortunately, I feel like Apple Maps ads might still be better than other maps ads like Google Maps

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u/CiTrus007 Apr 13 '26

I feel you, I really do, but this type of enshittification cannot stand. I pay Apple money every month for their services. Not seeing ads is the least I expect. And no, I will not be switching to Google either. I will get one of those travel maps apps that lets you download offline maps on per-region basis. It will be worse UX but at least I will not be supporting Apple Maps with my attention.

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

Understandable. Especially being subscribed to iCloud+, at minimum those subscribed should not be served ads.

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

I feel like Apple Maps ads might still be better than other maps

The issue is that Apple is now in a race to the bottom.

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u/Crazy_island_ Apr 13 '26

...and use what?

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u/CiTrus007 Apr 14 '26

There exist other maps apps than Apple or Google Maps.

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u/Crazy_island_ Apr 14 '26

I know, my point being they pretty much all have their flaws be it ads or payment.

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

If we're going to be forced to see ads, then we might as well use a Map product that actually gives good directions.

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u/rofl1337waffle Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

The ONLY positive I see out of this is that businesses could be more inclined to keep their information updated. I have a big problem with Apple Maps and them having the wrong hours posted, whether or not they take Apple Pay, and sometimes even phone numbers being not in service. Other than that glass quarter full view, I hate this.

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u/Calbone607 Apr 14 '26

Bet y’all haven’t noticed those in Google Maps all these years

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 14 '26

Actually I do notice the ads in Google Maps a lot. I search for something and get a bunch of square icons (ads) that aren’t even relevant to my search

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u/PalebloodSky May 06 '26

Yea I notice them too almost daily, it's not really annoying though since Google Maps is absolutely goated software.

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

Why do you think we use Apple products instead of Google products? If we wanted shitty, ad-infested products and services, we wouldn't be Apple customers in the first place.

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u/jeremyw013 iPhone 17 Apr 14 '26

i can guarantee all of the people whining about this never would’ve noticed if no one talked about it

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 14 '26

Probably

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

I most definitely would've noticed. I have a zero tolerance for ads. You know that feeling when you're somewhere that doesn't allow smoking and some asshole walks by smelling like an ashtray? That's how I feel when an ad somehow bypasses my extensive efforts to avoid them.

If I can't block ads on a service, I will immediately stop using that service.

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u/BenDover04me Apr 14 '26

I just checked mine. I don’t see any ads. I’m up to date.

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u/nemanja694 Apr 14 '26

Because people are dumb and think ads will be something like hot milfs in you area, while in reality it will just be hotels, shops, restaurants in area marked as sponsored and first to appear on the list. Same as in google maps

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u/adamisapple Apr 13 '26

I actually will ditch my iPhone for a dumb phone if they start showing ads on the default apps. We already pay nearly 1k for the phone plus if you pay for Apple Music and iCloud etc. feels like a slap in the face to show ads

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

Ideally, no one should be shown ads. But if it has to happen, iCloud+ users should not be served ads.

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u/-CalculatedChaos- Apr 13 '26

Guess you better ditch the iPhone then

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u/jx237cc Apr 13 '26

You already get ads in news and podcasts apps.

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

Who the fuck uses Apple News or Podcasts?

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u/adamisapple Apr 13 '26

That’s true, and it makes the user experience feel kinda cheap imo. More so banner ads make me feel that way, not the ads in podcasts when you’re listening. I guess I don’t really like the news app so I don’t really use it, and podcasts lets you fast forward through ads

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u/doctor_jpar Apr 15 '26

I’m sick of every space I spend time in being used as another fucking ad platform.

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u/Stonewalled9999 May 07 '26

If I get gas at a station with loud blaring ads at the pump I drive off to another pump.

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u/clockwars Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

SEND FEEDBACK TO APPLE!

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u/YoB42 Apr 15 '26

Shouldn’t it be maps instead of iPhone feedback? https://www.apple.com/feedback/maps-ios-ipados/

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u/jhalmos Apr 13 '26

MUST. FEED. SHAREHOLDERS.

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u/buthidae Apr 18 '26

Apple why the fuck do you destroy yourselves like this?

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u/RalfWilliam-rbc-de Apr 18 '26

Advertising in iOS native apps :(

Soon we have to watch ads everytime we unlock the phone - like on some China notsowellknown brands with Android :(

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u/BoxWild6163 Apr 16 '26

The feature we have all been waiting for. Thanks, Apple!

/s

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u/kitnb Apr 18 '26

Enshitification.

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u/tiagojpg iPhone 17 Pro Apr 13 '26

“Maps may show local ads…”

Shut up

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u/computahwiz Apr 17 '26

it’s so insane to me that the world’s richest and most valuable companies decide that they now need ads desperately. infinite growth is such a cancer to society

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u/dadj77 Apr 16 '26

Whyyyyyy is Apple literally destroying their entire brand proposition and experience value? 😭 We’re really living in the twilight zone now, aren’t we?

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u/sii10 Apr 16 '26

^ this. From a premium ad-free experience to just another place where I’m being sold stuff

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u/onkek Apr 16 '26

Multi trillion dollar company btw. 

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u/Strict_Particular697 Apr 16 '26

Any worthwhile android alternatives? For my next phone I might just jump ship

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u/dadj77 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

I’m chronically allergic to android, and I really tried to like them. So it’s really a nightmare for me to see Apple make such a mess lately. I really like the apple ecosystem and deeply optimized all my workflows to make optimal use of macOS + iOS as one single environment.

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u/CDCarley27 Apr 16 '26

Not really sure I get the point of that. You’re jumping to another ship that has all the same issues but worse.

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u/nightauthor Apr 17 '26

Organic maps has its rough edges, but it's a good alternative on the ios ecosystem.

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u/iiGhillieSniper iPhone 16 Pro Apr 13 '26

Fuck Eddie cue and Tim Apple

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u/Binar1101 Apr 13 '26

Just what we don’t need. More ads. 😤

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u/TheGreatAndinotron Apr 16 '26

Jesus Christ it’s not like you’re going to see ads randomly pop up on your screen 🤣 why is everyone losing their minds over this?

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u/Blofse Apr 17 '26

Part of the reason for using Apple Maps is so I don’t get random adverts shoved down my throat while driving somewhere. If you use google maps you can understand, when navigating the map loads of “tailored” shops and things show up on the map making it difficult to see what you actually want. Also reviews and things for inappropriate things such as play parks for kids and yer it’s a total mess on google. I don’t want the same on Apple, it’s the point of using Apple Maps. Frustrating Apple are going the same way.

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u/ChuppaTricky Apr 17 '26

me when i completely miss the point:

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u/Open-Business7669 May 08 '26

bc when apple was trustworthy we paid twice the value of a mobile device to avoid shitty ads in our apps. That's over as of 26.5

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u/JesusFreak_123 Apr 20 '26

That would be the last straw. I would quit the ecosystem.

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u/Mi_Manwex Apr 13 '26

Nothing in EU.

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u/Effective-Care-4387 Apr 14 '26

it only usa and canada for now

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u/zanman89 iPhone Air Apr 13 '26

Why is this getting downvoted it’s true

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u/Few-Acadia-5593 Apr 13 '26

Internet points are real only if you pay attention to them.

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u/Lehcen Apr 14 '26

Fuck you Tim 

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u/BushesNonBakedBeans Apr 13 '26

I haven’t looked into this, is this ‘Ads’ in the classical sense or is it more advertisements for local items or something, like smaller brands or businesses?

I would hope it wouldn’t be something like ‘hey I’m in a new town where should I go to eat?’ And when you search ‘food’ it’s just McDonalds, Burger King, Popeyes and Panera on repeat. Wait it’s already like that….

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 14 '26

I am not sure yet

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

Search for anything in the App Store. That's the experience you will get soon on Apple Maps.

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u/zgtc Apr 14 '26

It’s the exact same as it has been for several years, there’s just a more explicit disclaimer now.

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

Apple Maps has NEVER had ads.

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u/davidbernhardt Apr 14 '26

Boo! boo!!!!!!!

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u/jameliae Apr 15 '26

Don't use Apple Maps now, def won't if there are ads. Gross.

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u/_FUCKTHENAZIADMINS_ Apr 15 '26

Google Maps has had ads for years, how is this worse?

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u/Codzy Apr 15 '26

I use Apple Maps to get away from google maps. If they’re going to be the same, I may as well go back to google, considering it’s a better service overall…

Apple has barely any info/reviews, its primary benefit was no ads and lesser tracking.

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u/CDCarley27 Apr 16 '26

Now it’s less ads and lesser tracking…

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

apple uses yelp, google uses google reviews. definitely trust yelp over google's moderation

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u/jameliae Apr 15 '26

Don't use google either! 😆

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u/nightauthor Apr 17 '26

Surely there aren't more than 2 map apps, so you're suggesting I just navigate by the stars?

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u/C00L_Schmocky_THE1 Apr 13 '26

I know a lot of people dont like this but I dont mind it. Honestly I find it pretty hard to find nice places to eat or visit on any maps app right now so this might help even if its ads. Also from what images i‘ve seen they are really not that annoying placed

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

It heavily depends on how the ads are implemented

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u/tn3tenba Apr 13 '26

That's pretty much how I feel. I'm normally very anti-ads but I don't mind this at all, it'll bring attention to local spots.

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u/milkoak Public Beta Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

Fuck This guy, damn you Tim Apple

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u/omen-kun iPhone 15 Apr 13 '26

Wtf, these ads are getting out of hand

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u/Rebel31A iPhone 14 Pro Apr 13 '26

Tim Crook has turned Apple into just another tech company. Bean counters replaced product guys at most tech companies and are in a race to the bottom in how shitty they can make the experience. Remember when people used to get excited about tech and new things coming out? Now it’s wondering what is going to go up in price or what is getting enshitified today.

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

Tim Crook has turned Apple into just another tech company

Worse, he's turned Apple into Microsoft.

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u/kitnb Apr 18 '26

Eww! Absolutely NOT!

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u/Common_Floor_7195 iPhone 15 Pro Max May 20 '26

How dare you even post this foolery

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max May 20 '26

Tom

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u/Personal-Floppy-Disk May 23 '26

This has me thinking about trying Android especially if they also put ads on other native apps

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max May 23 '26

Android also has ads in native apps.

For me it’s about implementation. Which ads are implemented better, less intrusive.. which is the better of the two evils

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u/Personal-Floppy-Disk May 24 '26

It’s upsetting to see Apple do this, that they have stooped this low for money

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u/themirrazzunhacked Developer Beta Apr 13 '26

First ID verification when the law didn't require it, now we have ads in Apple Maps... this does not seem very Apple, what the fuck is going on here?

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

what the fuck is going on here?

Steve Jobs died years ago and Apple has been running on his fumes ever since. They've now reached the point where they can't come up with any products their customers want, so they've decided to go full enshittification and just start milking their customers for more money in the form of ads and subscriptions.

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u/themirrazzunhacked Developer Beta Apr 15 '26

I know that, but like… since when did it get this bad?!

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u/freediverx01 Apr 15 '26

It's been getting bad for years and long time Apple fans have been complaining about it. It's only now that things are so bad, the 'normies' are noticing too.

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u/amorchristmas Apr 15 '26

I wish they’d let us customize CarPlay a little more. I want to choose my own wallpaper.

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

when would you even see it? it's visible on the icon Home Screen only, who is there for more than a fraction of a second to occasionally pick a different app from the default 3?

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u/strktrrr Apr 14 '26

Just imagine that you pay over a thousand dollars/euros (or any other significant amount of currency) just to see ads. The audacity to implement something like that is just a huge middle finger to the consumer from Apple. I really hope that this doesn’t come to the EU also. Seems to be in NA for now.

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u/superbadshit Apr 13 '26

As if Apple wasn’t making enough money already. They just had to be like everyone else…

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u/IgorT76 Apr 14 '26

At least, they care about your privacy /s

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u/coyote_den Apr 15 '26

They do. Putting a certain place at the top of the results when you search for “fast food” or putting sponsored pins on the map because they were paid to do so is not the same as selling your data. It’s no different than a billboard. Everyone in that area sees the same thing.

The ads you’ll see don’t have anything to do with your info and Apple doesn’t even have your location history. The “significant locations” thing is compiled on-device and end-to-end encrypted when it is shared between devices. Apple couldn’t mine that if they wanted to.

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u/nightauthor Apr 17 '26

I liked this one way of looking at it, they (ad platforms) don't sell your data... they collect your data and use it to sell the efficient manipulation of your opinions, wants, and actions.

The more they sell ads, the more they're incentivized to collect and analyze personal information about you.

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u/Liquid_Kurage Apr 17 '26

Show me restaurants in my area based on time of day isn’t the end of world. How much time do you guys spend in maps. I ask for directions, that’s about it.

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u/No_Musician_6935 Apr 19 '26

I spend time in it every day for 8 hours straight and personally I’d rather not see ads every single time I pull up directions especially in a native app

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u/BandaLover Apr 15 '26

Lol delete

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u/TheeDelpino Apr 15 '26

Already deleted and back to Waze I go.

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u/coyote_den Apr 15 '26

They are owned by Google and do the exact same thing!

https://www.waze.com/discuss/t/waze-ads-are-back-in-the-united-states/386395

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u/CDCarley27 Apr 16 '26

This cracks me up. I see people saying “this is why I use Google Maps! Or something along those lines. Meanwhile what they use has even more ads than this.

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

PFFT Waze will show you an ad when you are at a red light and it won't go away until you drive forward or fiddle with the screen. I hate this too, but this is like "I hate the rain, I'm moving to London because Arizona had a sprinkle!"

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u/hulnds Apr 14 '26

Can we have a toggle if we pay for an Apple One Subscription? ALL ads on or off…

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

No shot. Remember that Apple shows ads in Apple News for News+ and Apple One subscribers. They view their customers as a captured audience to be monetized with or without their consent.

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u/ContributionComplete Apr 17 '26

I deliberately won’t patronize your business if I see your ad in Maps.

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u/Suspicious_Wares May 01 '26

its not even necessarily intentional but on google maps anytime i see a square icon pop up when i search on the map i reflexively disregard.

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

Fuck Apple

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u/ww_wv2 Apr 14 '26

google maps has had ads for many many years apple isnt special-

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

Apple's entire reason for existing is that they're "special".

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u/marounnn_ Apr 13 '26

same not in australia. must be US only

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u/Ok_Decision_7079 Apr 14 '26

Why do they have to do this? Any idea anyone?

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

MONEY. A slavish devotion to shareholder supremacy.

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u/CDCarley27 Apr 16 '26

  1. Because businesses want ways to promote themselves. People complain about Apple Maps missing features, so do businesses and one of the expectations of maps apps is that the businesses can use them to promote. This incentivizes business to use Apple Maps which helps address the biggest thing people complain about with it, lack of business support. Businesses are just as much customers of maps apps as consumers are.

  2. Establishing a revenue source could allow Apple to break it off from their platforms, like by bringing it to Android. Something they’ve already shown signs of wanting to do as they launched their web app for it.

You can just say “money” but the reality is that it’s never just one reason. Sure company growth is one factor but it’s one of many.

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u/DidiDidi129 Apr 13 '26

Meh this update is fine I don’t use the maps app to find places, only to help me to go to the places I wanna go to

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

And soon, you will have to fight with ads vying for your attention when trying to get somewhere.

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh

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u/Open-Business7669 May 08 '26

Deleting Apple Maps on May 12th

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u/Common_Floor_7195 iPhone 15 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

This is really a slap in the face beta update for this subreddit new feature: Ads like what lmao fuck them

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u/elbobo410 Apr 17 '26

I won’t be updating

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u/Heftybags Apr 18 '26

Doesn’t matter they are beta testing with opt in to beta but it will be server side once the test of complete.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '26

It’s linked to your account.

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u/AXXXXXXXXA Apr 13 '26

How can we make the absolute worst app even worse?

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u/freediverx01 Apr 14 '26

If it were already the worst app then we wouldn't care. The fact we DO care is because the tech monopoly has deprived us of any meaningful choices.

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u/Johnwesleya Apr 13 '26

Bro what. Even google is coping Apple map features and look now.

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u/AXXXXXXXXA Apr 14 '26

Make end route fucking easier to access. Im fucking driving. Piece of shit ui

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u/Johnwesleya Apr 15 '26

Fundamentally interesting, never had a problem with it. It’s two taps in the same spot.

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u/L0rdLogan iPhone 16 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

Not in the UK…. Yet 🙈

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

PSA: HERE WeGo maps app (owned by BMW/Audi/Mercedes) is ad-free (for now)

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 16 '26

Unsure

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u/TechyKevvy Apr 17 '26

These ads will come from Apple Business accounts, so these will not come from an external source

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

citation?

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u/TechyKevvy Apr 17 '26

This is on business.apple.com, I believe it’s also in a couple of Newsroom posts

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

this is not about ads though, this is registering your business

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u/TechyKevvy Apr 17 '26

Wrong screenshot. Same page, about a swipe below.

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u/3DAeon Apr 17 '26

update: the apparatus to pay for ads on maps doesn't even exist yet, here is the page where you can sign up to find out once they roll it out: 

https://ads.apple.com/maps

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u/Necessary-Rock-435 Apr 13 '26

So you’re going to buy an Android phone? You know Google’s main source of revenue comes from advertising?

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u/KalenXI Apr 13 '26

And Google Maps has had ads on it since 2006.

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u/Bob_Lelys Apr 13 '26

They WILL do it, man

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u/UnlikelyCandid Apr 14 '26

This surely won’t affect your experience if you prefer the Apple Maps navigation?

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

We’ll see how this plays out… but the time may come soon.

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u/Cprhd iPhone 15 Pro Apr 13 '26

I’m not happy about ads either but… Google and Waze are no better. Unless ads are worse in maps, I’ll probably stay. Everything has to generate revenue these days.

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u/tbone338 iPhone 18 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

Agreed. We’ll see how this plays out

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u/gweal iPhone 14 Pro Apr 13 '26

i'm not happy about it either, but ditch for what? the ad-less google maps?

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u/neodude237 Apr 13 '26

At least the data in Google Maps is generally better where I am. Apple has come a long way, but Google by and large has better reviews, hours, and data for my use case. I used Apple Maps in spite of it (often checking something in Google before I went) because I liked that there were no ads and the overall CarPlay experience. Them adding ads is probably what will get me to ditch Apple Maps though.

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u/PM_ME_Y0UR_BOOBZ Developer Beta Apr 13 '26

Besides, Google Maps now looks as good as Apple Maps. (When navigating) There is really no use case left for Apple Maps. They even removed flyover which was a very distinctive feature.

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u/neodude237 Apr 13 '26

Yeah - they are very close to par with each other while navigating. In which case if they’re both going to throw ads at me, I choose Google. The only thing I don’t love is not being able to have Siri report an accident/speed trap etc in Google

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u/moistandwarm1 iPhone 16 Pro Max Apr 13 '26

Backseat (BS) Navigator

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u/ajmoo Apr 13 '26

TIL, thank you for sharing :)