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Apple to Introduce Search Ads in Maps as Services Revenue Grows
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So glad I moved from iOS to /e/OS (last year) then to GrapheneOS (last month).
What are you even using to replace Apple Maps though? Google Maps is in an even more advanced level of enshittification and has had ads for years now, and Here Wego, while good, doesn’t have enough content to effectively replace Apple or Gmaps.
Perspective from someone in Europe.
I have never seen an ad on google maps.
When you search for a restaurant for example the top results are ads. Also, sometimes while riding your car you get a sound notification that “there is this restaurant just around the corner”.
Wild that you’ve never seen any, they are definitely there.
CoMaps / OpenStreetMap / local public service for public transport
There's comaps. Which is good, but doesn't have the same amount of content. It's not exactly barren either.
It also doesn't have all the whistle and bells as gmaps. ( like RTT, estimating traffic if you would leave on a certain day at a certain time, ... )