Apple Maps has ads now
Now there are ad slots on your iPhone at the top of search results and for “suggested places.”
by Stevie Bonifield
Aug 26, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC
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Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.
Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple’s announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They’re appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the “suggested places” section in search, but Apple says they’ll also show up at the top of search results. According to 9to5Mac, the ads began rolling out this week, and more users in the US and Canada will start seeing them over the next few weeks.
They’re marked with a blue “ad” icon, similar to the ads Google’s had in its...
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