Trump ‘directly’ pushing Apple to update Lake Ontario name to Lake America in Maps

President Trump has “reached out to Apple directly” about changing Lake Ontario’s name to Lake America in Apple Maps, according to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. more…

Interior Secretary says President Donald Trump personally pressured tech giant to comply with his latest executive order amid trade war with Canada

A top U.S. official says U.S. President Donald Trump contacted Apple directly to get it to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”

Trump contacted Apple to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America: Burgum  Toronto Star

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says.

(AP) -- Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by

Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by US President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The Google Maps update comes days after Trump’s order amid an escalating trade war

Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change  AP News

The decision was prompted by a change in the official US government geographic naming system, the company said.

Lake Ontario will appear as “Lake America” on Google Maps, the company said - but only to users in the United States.