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Apple has updated Apple Maps to display Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' for users located in the United States, following an executive order Trump signed on August 27. Canadian users will still see 'Lake Ontario,' while people outside both countries will see both names listed. Google made the same change last week, citing its policy of following official U.S. government naming databases.
Apple has updated its Maps app to display Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' for users in the United States, following a renaming order from President Trump. The change mirrors a similar update Google made earlier to its own mapping service.
Apple has begun updating Apple Maps to show 'Lake America' instead of 'Lake Ontario' for users in the United States, following a directive from President Trump amid trade tensions with Canada. Canadian users still see 'Lake Ontario,' while users elsewhere see both names. The rollout is gradual, and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Trump personally contacted Apple about the change.
Apple has updated Apple Maps to display Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the United States, following a similar change Google made earlier. The renaming stems from an executive order signed by President Trump amid trade tensions with Canada, which altered the lake's designation in the US Geographic Names Information System. Canadian users still see "Lake Ontario," while international versions of Apple Maps display both names.
President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' prompting the Seneca Nation's president to argue the move breaches a treaty dating back 232 years. The dispute has spilled onto social media, where users are also criticizing mapping services like Google Maps for potentially adopting the new name.
Google Street View publicly displays detailed exterior shots of homes, including house numbers, parked cars, and yard layouts, accessible to anyone who searches an address. Google has long allowed users to request blurring of this imagery, but the feature is hidden deep within Google Maps and rarely used because most people don't know it exists.
Google is rolling out three new travel tools inside AI Mode in Search: a built-in airfare tracker that lets users set price-change alerts, a hotel search-and-compare tool that supports direct booking through partners like Booking.com, Marriott, Hilton and Expedia, and a feature to help travelers understand the value of points and miles. The rollout begins in the US in English, with global expansion planned.
MapQuest declined to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' despite a Trump executive order pushing the change, while Google Maps updated its listing to comply. The decision triggered a surge in downloads, pushing MapQuest to No. 4 overall on the U.S. App Store and No. 1 among navigation apps, with usage spiking 50 times above normal.
Following an executive order from President Trump renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid US-Canada trade tensions, Google Maps updated its US listings over the weekend to reflect the new name. This happened even though the official US Geographic Names Information System database, which Google says it follows, has not yet updated its base map to show the change.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said President Trump personally contacted Apple to push for renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' within Apple Maps. The move follows Trump's push amid rising trade tensions with Canada, and comes after Google already updated its maps for U.S. users to reflect the new name.
After Google renamed Lake Ontario to align with President Trump's push to call it 'Lake America,' MapQuest publicly refused to make the same change on its maps. That stance went viral on social media, driving MapQuest's mobile app to the top navigation app spot on Apple's US App Store and into the top ten overall, with strong gains in Canada as well.
Following an executive order from Trump renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, Google Maps updated its labeling based on user location, showing 'Lake America' to US users while Canadian and international users still see 'Lake Ontario'. Apple Maps, however, has not made any change and continues to display the lake's traditional name to all users, including those in the US.