Apple Maps on the web is compatible with Safari and Chrome on Mac and iPad, as well as Chrome and Edge on Windows PCs.
The team behind mapping applications and navigation at Apple has decided to shake up the endeavor with various undertakings aimed to finally get some return on the significant investment.
First, following into the footsteps of Google, Apple Maps in iOS 18 will show businesses like restaurants in bolder fonts and imagery and make them more visible, just as if they are sponsored, or feature places that paid for being advertised.
Google got into hot water last week for seemingly trying to implement something similar, testing pop-up detours to sponsored places, though it later issued a statement that these are the good ol‘ promoted pins that „let people see relevant ads for businesses like gas stations, restaurants, and stores along their route“, but they don’t pop and are only expanding if drivers tap on them.
