
iOS 26.5 beta 2 arrived today, and with it Apple Maps has gained a new popup regarding the forthcoming rollout of ads. Here are the details.

Apple recently announced that ads are coming to Apple Maps in the US and Canada. But other than a vague “summer” launch window, we didn’t know when the change would actually happen.
But iOS 26.5 is very much laying the groundwork for the rollout, as a new popup in beta 2’s Maps app confirms.
Here’s what the popup…

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