Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Maps app. The firm began rolling out the title change for US customers this afternoon, and Bloomberg stories that it’ll quickly show the title for customers globally, too.
Google Maps began exhibiting the “Gulf of America” for customers within the US on Monday. President Donald Trump signed an government order for the title change in January, and the change entered the federal naming database, the Geographic Names Information System, this week.
Unlike Apple, Google Maps shows totally different names relying on a person’s location. Users in Mexico will proceed to see the physique of water labeled because the “Gulf of Mexico,” and customers in different nations will see “Gulf of Mexico” alongside “Gulf of America” in parentheses. Other mapping apps, like Microsoft’s Bing and MapQuest, proceed to indicate the Gulf of Mexico.
Apple presently presents its Maps app throughout the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and in beta on the internet. The Verge reached out to Apple with a request for extra details about the change however didn’t instantly hear again.
