Google Maps is testing a new ad format that gives users the option to add a stop for a sponsored location during navigation.

Jesus, that is a gross way to inject advertising into turn-by-turn navigation.

    • seathru@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      1 year 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.

      • skizzles@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Really? I’ve never actually noticed one.

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

        • camr_on@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 year 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