Apple Maps has ads now

Ads person started popping up successful Apple Maps, pursuing Apple’s announcement successful March that it would fto businesses salary for apical spots. They’re appearing connected my iPhone arsenic the first introduction successful the “suggested places” conception successful search, but Apple says they’ll besides show up at the apical of hunt results. According to 9to5Mac, the ads began rolling retired this week, and much users successful the US and Canada will commencement seeing them complete the adjacent fewer weeks.

They’re marked pinch a bluish “ad” icon, akin to the ads Google’s had in its Maps app for years now. I was besides greeted pinch a pop-up informing maine astir the ads erstwhile I launched the Maps app this morning:

Apple shared akin privateness claims successful its March announcement for the ads, stating, “A user’s location and the ads they spot and interact pinch successful Maps are not associated pinch a user’s Apple Account. Personal information stays connected a user’s device, is not collected aliases stored by Apple, and is not shared pinch 3rd parties.”