GoKawiiliOS 26.5 beta 1 arrived today, and with it a new Apple Maps feature for discovering where to go next—dubbed simply ‘Suggested Places.’
’Suggested Places’ in Apple Maps has recommendations based on trends, searches, more
Last week, Apple announced that ads are coming to Apple Maps this summer in the US and Canada.
But buried in that press release was word of another forthcoming feature for Maps users: ‘Suggested Places.’
Now, Suggested Places are officially available in the first iOS 26.5 beta.
Though the feature will at some point include sponsored suggestions, it’s also broader than that, offering organic recommendations based on a variety of factors.
Per Apple:
Suggested Places…will display recommendations based on what’s trending nearby, the user’s recent searches, and more
If you’re running the iOS 26.5 beta, you’ll see Suggested Places when you tap inside the search box.
The new search screen includes the existing buttons to quickly find nearby places, plus recent suggestions, and it also shows you two ‘Suggested Places.’
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