Google Maps renamed Lake Ontario 'Lake America' for U.S. users. Will Apple Maps show the new name before Sept 5?
52% of users predicted NO — the community missed this one. 23 predictions cast.
Apple updated Apple Maps on Sept. 1, 2026, to display "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario" for users in the United States, following a similar change Google had made to Google Maps days earlier. The renaming followed an order from President Donald Trump amid his escalating trade dispute with Canada; U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Trump personally contacted Apple to request the change. The update applies only to the U.S. version of the app: Apple Maps in Canada continues to show "Lake Ontario," and international versions display both names.
The change came before the market's Sept. 5 deadline, matching the community's yes prediction, though the vote was close, with only 48% predicting yes beforehand, reflecting genuine uncertainty over whether Apple would follow Google's lead. The episode extends a pattern from earlier in Trump's second term, when the administration renamed the Gulf of Mexico "Gulf of America" and pressured mapping platforms to adopt the change, with Google complying before Apple. The Lake Ontario renaming adds a new front to that campaign, layered onto the broader U.S.-Canada tariff standoff.