Ads have landed in Apple Maps, and they are as bad as expected

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When https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/13/should-apple-get-out-of-the-ad-business-altogether-poll/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">we ran a poll last month, the overwhelming majority of 9to5Mac readers agreed that https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Apple should exit the ad business.

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/25/apple-maps-launches-ads-on-iphone-heres-whats-new/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Ads have now landed in https://9to5mac.com/guides/apple-maps/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Apple Maps in the US and Canada, and my view is that they are every bit as bad as expected …