Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Maps app. The corporate began rolling out the identify change for US customers this afternoon, and Bloomberg reports that it’s going to quickly show the identify 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 identify change in January, and the change entered the federal naming database, the Geographic Names Data System, this week.
Not like Apple, Google Maps shows totally different names relying on a consumer’s location. Customers in Mexico will proceed to see the physique of water labeled because the “Gulf of Mexico,” and customers in different international locations will see “Gulf of Mexico” alongside “Gulf of America” in parentheses. Different mapping apps, like Microsoft’s Bing and MapQuest, proceed to point out the Gulf of Mexico.
Apple at the moment provides 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.