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Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead With Ads in Maps App
Submitted 5 months ago by ardi60@reddthat.com to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/26/apple-moving-ahead-with-ads-in-maps/
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desmosthenes@lemmy.world 5 months ago
desmosthenes@lemmy.world 5 months ago
then again google maps and waze already do this too
Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
CoMaps is a passable alternative if you don’t need live traffic data, otherwise the proprietary HERE WeGo app can be used. Both don’t project fascism onto the Gulf of Mexico.
DireTech@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
It already has ads. Those businesses it highlights for no reason at all when you’re scrolling around.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
yeah google doing this made me stop using it as much. still need to find a permanent alternative
DireTech@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Google does it so much I’ve had trouble finding favorite places because they’d rather show an ad that overlaps it.
bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I’m still using Google for looking up places but I stopped using it for car navigation because holy shit it sucks ass. Using waze now and it’s so much better. No idea of they’re FOSS tho
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 5 months ago
Issues that don’t affect me
chwilson@lemmy.world 5 months ago
thanks for your input
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
first I did not speak up because I was not an apple user.
then I did not speak up because I can use adb to install my apps anyway.
then I did not speak up because I have already switched to linux on the desktop.
at the end there was nobody to speak up against windows-only forced secure boot.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
The next headline will read, OpenStreetMaps gains users as Apple adds ads to maps.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
i recommend people get streetcomplete too so you can help build out osm! :)
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I wish it were good enough to be a viable alternative but it really isn’t.
AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 5 months ago
If it’s missing data (such as locations) that is the issue, then you can update the map yourself and help others migrate at the same time. Every little bit helps, even if you don’t plan on fully moving over. I’ve done over a thousand changes to my local area and it’s actually more accurate than Google Maps in a lot of the commercial areas. You don’t have to do a thousand things though, like I said, every little bit helps.
jabjoe@feddit.uk 5 months ago
After that, Apple would ban OSM apps from their store.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 months ago
why would they do that when Google Maps and Waze are already bigger competitors?
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I could totally see this happen.
Not in a direct manner, but something about “OSM not living up to Apple’s high standards of privacy” or similar strategy.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Be realistic, not many people using apple devices (or any mobile devices tbh) are going to care or be intelligent enough to pull an open source alternative
Xylight@lemdro.id 5 months ago
won’t care? yeah probably. aren’t intelligent enough? that’s an insane generalization, knowledgeable about technology != smart
Luci@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
What the heck did I (an iOS user) do to hurt you???
mbirth@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
They’ll probably make “Maps+” soon after.
73QjabParc34Vebq@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
Only until they rename it the week later: Apple Maps Pro Max 4K (2026 gen 2)
kokesh@lemmy.world 5 months ago
So you overpay them for crappy iPhone and have to pay them again by watching ads?
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Don’t forget web users. Duck duck go uses Apple Maps.
kokesh@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I guess DuckDuck pays them, so Duck users would be spared of the ads?
SystemL@literature.cafe 5 months ago
I dont think they will to be honest.