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Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Jesus, that is a gross way to inject advertising into turn-by-turn navigation.

Edit/update from 9to5google so this post does not spread what is apparently inaccurate information: https://9to5google.com/2024/07/08/google-maps-pop-up-quick-detour-ad/

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[-] kokesh@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

I smell reVanced Gmaps coming soon...

[-] skizzles@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Waze works well also.

Edit: I'm getting a lot of down votes and just wanted to clarify that I have never seen an ad in Waze.

I 100% believe people saying there are a lot of ads. I think the way that I have my phone setup is why I'm not getting ads.

Will definitely have to look into the others mentioned here.

[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 22 points 8 months ago

Also owned by Google, so this change might make it over

[-] colforge@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

The article mentioned this ad format showed up in Waze first.

[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 1 points 8 months ago

Oh fuck me

[-] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Google appears to have borrowed this ad format from Waze, which has delivered similar ads for quite some time.

OsmAnd is getting there tho.

[-] camr_on@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Waze has plenty of ads in it though

[-] skizzles@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Really? I've never actually noticed one.

Maybe because of the ad blocking stuff I use on my phone.

[-] camr_on@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I will say that I've noticed less ads lately than I have in the past, so it may have been toned down after some backlash. I will start using openstreetmap only in the near future though, I can't stand this type of thing

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