Google Maps users in the U.S. will now see the name "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario" for the Great Lake that straddles the New York—Ontario border.
Google Maps users in Canada will still see the "Lake Ontario" name only, while users outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names.
In the U.S.: Lake America
In Canada: Lake Ontario
Outside of the U.S. and Canada: Lake Ontario (Lake America)
Apple Maps has yet to be updated, so it still shows the "Lake Ontario" name worldwide. When the GNIS updated the name for "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" last year, Apple Maps began rolling out the change one day after Google Maps, so it might not be long before Apple follows suit with this "Lake America" change.
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Tuesday September 1, 2026 1:58 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Apple Maps users in the United States will now see "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario" for the Great Lake on the border of Ontario and New York.
The updated name is currently rolling out to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. The Maps app still has the Lake Ontario label for the body of water, but tapping it now says "Lake America." Apple will likely change the label in the next few hours....
Wednesday August 12, 2026 3:48 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Google raised the price of its latest smartphones compared to last year, and the increase may hint at what Apple will do with the iPhone 18 Pro models.
All of Google's Pixel starting prices are $100 higher than they were last year.
Pixel 11 - $899, up from $799
Pixel 11 Pro - $1,099, up from $999
Pixel 11 Pro XL - $1,299, up from $1,199
Pixel 11 Pro Fold - $1,899, up from $1,799...
Tuesday August 25, 2026 1:40 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Ads in Apple Maps are live in the United States and Canada, which means iPhone and iPad users will see them when searching for locations and when viewing Suggested Places.
Apple announced plans to bring ads to the Maps app in March, and said the feature would roll out starting in late summer. Apple confirmed to 9to5Mac that ads began showing up for users over the last few days, with ad...
it is normal for different countries to call the same geographic feature by different names. I don't see any problem here, political or otherwise.
The problem is the US has a demented octogenarian with the mind of a petulant child as President, who thinks changing the ~300-year-old name of a lake makes him strong instead of the most pathetic loser on the planet.
