5 outlets·9 reports·over 8m
Apple confirms ads are coming to Apple Maps
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Apple is set to add advertising to its Maps app, with ad slots available for retailers and brands to bid on. The rollout is expected to begin this summer in the United States and Canada. Apple will also launch a free Apple Business platform on April 14, consolidating its business tools.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Sources: Apple is preparing to introduce ads in its Maps app, allowing retailers and brands to bid for ad slots against search queries (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
- Engadget·Apple will reportedly start stuffing ads into the Maps app
- The Verge·Apple could put ads in Maps as soon as this summer
- TechCrunch·Apple Maps may be about to get ads
- TechCrunch·Ads are coming to Apple Maps, as Apple expands its business offerings
- The Verge·Apple Maps will introduce ads this summer
- TechMeme·Apple plans to launch Apple Business, a free platform that consolidates its business tools, on April 14, and plans Apple Maps ads in summer in the US and Canada (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
- Engadget·Apple confirms ads are coming to Apple Maps
- Ars Technica·Apple confirms that its Maps app will begin showing ads to users "this summer"