Tone deaf and short sighted Apple Maps gets first ads popup in iOS 26.5 beta and users are fuming

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News Summary

  • Apple Maps in iOS 26.5 beta 2 comes with a pop-up that says: "Maps may show local ads based on your approximate location, current search terms, or view of the map while you search" Apple hasn't said too much else about ads in Apple Maps, but has told its business customers that they now have the option of putting sponsored results into Apple Maps.
  • One poster calls it "tone deaf and short sighted", while another says Apple is doing "a speed run" to "ruin" its reputation.
Code for ads in Apple Maps had previously been spottedNow theres a userfacing popup announcing their arrivalMany see it as a step in the wrong direction for Apple</u [+2416 chars]

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