{"id":3476,"date":"2026-09-02T01:22:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/apple-maps-follows-google-in-renaming-lake-ontario\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T01:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:22:56","slug":"apple-maps-follows-google-in-renaming-lake-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/apple-maps-follows-google-in-renaming-lake-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot of \u201cLake America\u201d in Apple Maps\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Screenshot: Apple Maps\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/apple-maps-lake-america.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple Maps has officially changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, as reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-09-01\/apple-maps-renames-lake-ontario-lake-america-after-trump-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier by <em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>. The company joins Google in re-labeling the Great Lake following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/985747\/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an executive order signed<\/a> by President Donald Trump in the midst of a trade dispute with Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canadian version of Apple Maps still shows \u00ab\u00a0Lake Ontario\u00a0\u00bb when panning over the area, while international versions of the app show both names, according to <em>Bloomberg<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/986527\/google-capitulates-in-trumps-attempt-to-rename-lake-ontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google updated<\/a> its map shortly after the name change went live in the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), but Apple waited a bit longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/610580\/apple-maps-gulf-of-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Both Apple<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/609772\/google-maps-gulf-of-america-rename-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google changed the name<\/a> of the Gulf of Me \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/987784\/apple-maps-lake-america-renaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Maps has officially changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. 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