Following pressure from President Donald Trump and a change to the GNIS, Apple Maps has been updated, renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America.
Lake Ontario is now shown as Lake America for Apple Maps users in the United States
Lake Ontario is now shown as Lake America for Apple Maps users in the United States
Apple Maps was drawn into the middle of a trade disagreement between the United States and Canada, by President Trump changing the name of one of the Great Lakes. After being contacted by Trump and nudged to do so, Apple has now updated Maps to update the name of Lake Ontario.
Users searching for Lake Ontario will now be greeted by a sight of “Lake America.” There was a short in-between where searches for “Lake America” would show Lake Ontario on the map but Lake America in the search results.