Apple Adopts 'Lake America'; MapQuest Tops App Store

Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for U.S. users of its Maps app, following President Donald Trump's executive order and Google's earlier move, CTV News, The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Trump said Apple made the change for him and declared the renaming "complete, ratified and binding," according to The Independent.

One holdout is winning customers for it. MapQuest — the once-dominant mapping app most Americans stopped opening years ago — is now the No. 1 free app in Apple's U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt the new name, TechCrunch, the New York Post and the Washington Examiner reported.

The MapQuest Surge

TechCrunch reported that MapQuest drew more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days after taking its stand.

Per the Wire's source reporting, hundreds of thousands of users downloaded the app following its Aug. 27 announcement, and usage ran roughly 50 times its normal rate.

A MapQuest executive described the surge as "surreal" to New York Magazine, which called the company the unlikely winner of Trump's trade war with Canada.

The Order

Trump signed an executive order Aug. 27 directing federal agencies to use the name "Lake America" within 30 days, per the Wire's source reporting. The order governs U.S. federal usage; it cannot bind Canada or international bodies.

Google Maps updated the label after the name appeared in federal records. Apple followed this week. MSNBC reported that MapQuest has refused to rename the lake on its app.