Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead With Ads in Maps App

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/26/apple-moving-ahead-with-ads-in-maps/

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Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 38 pts · 323d

They really want to alienate their loyal customer base, don’t they? Source: I am part of their loyal customer base.

xenomor@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 323d

I’m old enough to remember when Apple was the one with taste. They used to pride themselves on being the classy alternative to user-hostile competitors like Microsoft.

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 23 pts · 323d

Gross

KY13KR385@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 323d

The only reason I used Apple Maps in the first place. Might have to go all in on OSM..

adespoton@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 323d

I have Apple Maps, Google Maps, OpenStreets, Organic Maps and Sidekick Pro installed on my phone. Used do use Google until they started getting creepy and Apple Maps started getting decent; then switched to Apple Maps as my default.

If this goes through, Organic Maps becomes the default with Sidekick for car navigation/recorder.

Trebuchet@europe.pub · 17 pts · 323d

The lack of ads/ ad-related detritus is the only reason people use Apple Maps, which is an inferior product anyway.

rickdg@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 323d

RIP

Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 323d

Apple Maps has been disenabled in my country since like 2014. And just like that, I don’t miss it anymore

ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 320d

Just what it needs