Apple MapsCredit: Ryan Haines / Android AuthorityTL;DRApple is preparing to introduce advertisements to its Maps app.An announcement is expected as early as this month.Ads will start appearing as early as this summer on the iPhone and other devices, as well as on the web.From turn-by-turn directions to street views, there are a lot of similarities between Google Maps and Apple Maps. However, the latter has long managed to avoid adding the former’s worst feature — ads. As we learned last year, Apple will eventually follow in Google’s footsteps once again by bringing ads to its platform. It appears we could start seeing those ads in just a few months.Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority?