Apple Maps has ads now
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Apple has begun rolling out ads in its Maps application, following a March announcement allowing businesses to pay for prominent placement. The ads appear as the first entry in 'suggested places' and at the top of search results, marked with a blue 'ad' icon. This rollout started this week for some users in the US and Canada, with broader availability expected in the coming weeks.
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 with a blue "ad" icon, similar to the ads Google's had in its Maps app for years now. I was also greeted with a pop-up warning me about the ads when I launched the Maps app this morning:
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