Apple Maps 'Lake America' shift may come 'soon' after Trump call: Burgum

President Donald Trump pressed Apple to update its maps function with his new name for New York’s Lake Ontario, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Monday.

Apple Maps 'Lake America' shift may come 'soon' after Trump call: Burgum

TL;DR

  • President Trump personally contacted Apple to request an update to its maps function.
  • The requested update is to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'.
  • Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated that the change might be coming soon.
  • Google has already updated its maps to reflect the name change.
  • Trump's executive order renaming the lake is only binding on the U.S. government.
  • Apple has been slower than Google in the past to implement Trump's name changes on its maps.