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MapQuest tops Apple App Store charts after refusing Trump's 'Lake America' change
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MapQuest, in a press release issued Monday, said its mobile app received hundreds of thousands of downloads after the company confirmed on Thursday that Lake Ontario would remain on its apps.
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Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States. The global technology giant says the move reflects a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake amid an escalating trade war with Canada.
Mapquest, the original online navigator of the late 90s and early 2000s, is experiencing a resurgence thanks to its stance on President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” “We’re not changing it,” Mapquest said Thursday in posts across their social media pages.
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.
MapQuest has refused to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America despite President Trump’s executive order, arguing that keeping familiar names serves users, and in response the app saw a surge in downloads and top chart positions as it rolled out a lake-name generator tool.
Apple may soon join Google in adopting the name Lake America for the body of water long known as Lake Ontario – at least for U.S. users of its map. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to change the name of the lake amid a trade dispute with Canada marked by threats […]
President Trump has personally asked Apple to rename Lake Ontario " Lake America " on Apple Maps, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in an interview Monday. Why it matters: The request comes after Google changed the lake's name on mobile and desktop for U.S. users on Saturday.
Over the last few days, hundreds of thousands of people have downloaded the MapQuest app from the App Store, making it the number one navigation app. There’s one reason why: the OG online mapping company said that it has no plans to rename Lake Ontario after Trump’s executive order calling it Lake A…
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Apple to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on its maps app, his administration’s interior chief said Monday — days after signing an executive order over the body of water now in the spotlight amid his escalating trade war with Canada.
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. During an interview with Fox Business’s Mornings With Maria, Burgum said Trump reached out to Apple directly to request the update after the pre…
MapQuest has surged in popularity on the app charts after the mapping service said it would not rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after President Trump signed an executive order changing its name. The company said its mobile app received hundreds of thousands of downloads after it announced Thursd…
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The most popular iPhone app in the US is one that few people have thought about since dial-up internet: MapQuest. The mapping service is making a comeback on US App Stores after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name, following President Donald Trump’s executi…
Apple has changed the label on Lake Ontario to " Lake America ," according to an Axios review of Apple Maps on Tuesday afternoon. Why it matters: Apple is the second major digital map provider to make the switch. Google did so over the weekend — at least for those in the United States.
A map labeling Lake Ontario as “Lake America” is displayed as U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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