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

With the second beta of iOS 26.5, Apple is continuing to prepare for ads in the Apple Maps app. There's a new splash screen in the app that says...

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Thanks 👍🏻
Just a thought:
Apple sells itself as the alternative to google, I guess.

I appreciate if it is giving me the opportunity, to find a place in an unknown area, that actually exists.
BUT: I don't trust Apple about the protection of my data, not aggregated in Cupertino.

That's why it is just an other ad-environment than the current ones. More like facebook but googleads. On the other hand: Targeting #targetedadvertising market is good.
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