Apple Reportedly Revisiting Plans for Search Ads in Apple Maps

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Apple Maps could finally get ads soon

It's 2025, and somehow, Apple Maps still doesn't have ads. While virtually all of the competition has implemented some form of advertisements in their mobile apps, the Maps app remains ad-free. Sadly, that might not be the case for much longer. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that while there is “no timeline or active engineering being done" on Apple Maps ads, the company has recently told employees…

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Apple considers monetizing Maps to strengthen services revenue

Ideally, when searching for a business like a restaurant in a mapping application, you would want the most relevant results – whether based on relevance or proximity – rather than those that simply pay to appear at the top of the list.Read Entire Article

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Apple is revisiting the idea of placing ads in Apple Maps

In his latest Power On! newsletter, analyst Mark Gurman says Apple Maps might soon feature ads and sponsored results.

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According to rumors, the company is supposed to play with the idea of manipulating search results in the card service against payment

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Apple Maps is actually really good these days, don't ruin it with ads

Apple is finally onto a good thing with its Maps app. Integrating ads to squeeze more revenue out of it would undo that good work… and a reason some users now prefer the app to Google Maps. A new report suggests Apple has discussed adding ads to its Maps apps, with businesses able to pay the company to sit higher in search rankings. The potential addition could also enable businesses to occupy a top ‘Sponsored’ spot in the results, as already ha…

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Apple Maps might soon feature ads much like its competitors

Back in 2022, reports suggested that Apple was considering placing ads in preinstalled iPhone apps as a way to boost revenue. Apple Maps was frequently mentioned as a potential candidate, but ultimately, nothing came of it, and the idea seemed to fade away.Now, however, Apple appears to be revisiting this plan, according to Mark Gurman, a tech journalist from Bloomberg News. But don’t worry—this doesn’t mean you’ll start seeing intrusive banner …