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by Panino 243 days ago
Apple News is loaded with ads, so this wouldn't surprise me. iOS already has ads.

I just installed Open Street Map (the iOS app is called OsmAnd) and it looks nice! Zoom in/out is much better than on Apple Maps. A quick check of a route I know produced a good map, so I'll start using OSM from now on.

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OsmAnd is a commercial product ( by OsmAnd BV of the Netherlands ) that uses Openstreetmap data but it isn't related to that organisation.

There are other apps that use Openstreetmap data, such as Organic Maps.

Yeah I had to look myself, Apple currently sells ads on App Store, News, and TV (MLS).

The App Store ones are a nuisance and are never the app I'm searching for.

I'm expecting the same degraded experience with Map.