Apple Maps Ads Move Closer to Launch With iOS 26.5 Beta 2

With the 2nd beta of iOS 26.5, Apple is continuing to hole for ads successful the Apple Maps app. There's a caller splash surface successful the app that says it volition show ads based connected approximate location, existent hunt terms, oregon a presumption of the representation erstwhile searching. Ads volition besides beryllium shown successful the "Suggested Places" conception that was added successful the archetypal beta.


Apple says that advertizing accusation is not linked to an Apple Account to sphere idiosyncratic privacy, truthful ads viewed and interacted with volition not beryllium associated with an Apple Account. Data is not collected oregon stored by Apple and not shared with 3rd parties, according to Apple.

Signs of ads successful the Maps app were spotted successful the archetypal beta, but iOS 26.5 testers could commencement seeing ads with the 2nd beta. It's not yet wide if Apple has conscionable implemented the splash screen, oregon if ads are going to statesman showing up successful the adjacent future.


Apple announced plans to present ads for the Maps app backmost successful March, with ads acceptable to rotation retired to the nationalist "this summer." Apple plans to see ads successful the Maps app connected iPhone, iPad, and Mac successful the United States and Canada.

Ads successful ‌Apple Maps‌ volition person an "Ad" label, overmuch similar ads successful the App Store.
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