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Add Kosovo on maps

To whom it may concern,

I’d like to inform you of a recent experience I encountered when using Apple Maps.

When searching for the country of Kosovo, I was surprised and upset to find that there was no reference of it at all, which is highly offensive and factually incorrect as the Republic of Kosovo officially declared independence in 2008. Furthermore, the omission of Kosovo from the application was a surprise seeing as only recently was an announcement made to include Kosovo as an App Store region. 

In addition, my disappointment was fuelled further seeing that Apple was founded in the USA, especially as the USA was one of the first countries to recognise Kosovo as an independent country, and the fact that the two countries still to this day have great relations.

My request is that you please make the necessary changes to your application and add Kosovo to your list of countries so that you do not continue to offend an entire population.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you!

Posted on Jul 20, 2020 7:12 AM

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Posted on Jul 20, 2020 7:24 AM

This is a user-to-user forum. We have no way to change the way any Apple feature works. Here is a link to make a request of Apple—> https://apple.com/feedback


As I’m sure you know your request is complicated by the fact that there is a dispute with Serbia over the independence of Kosovo that is not resolved, and that only half of the members of the UN and other organizations recognize Kosovo’s independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo).


It’s also complicated by the fact that Apple is not the source of its map data, which originates with Tomtom and other sources.


I wish you success in getting worldwide recognition and resolution of Kosovo’s independence, but until that happens issues like this will continue to exist.

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Jul 20, 2020 7:24 AM in response to vlora80

This is a user-to-user forum. We have no way to change the way any Apple feature works. Here is a link to make a request of Apple—> https://apple.com/feedback


As I’m sure you know your request is complicated by the fact that there is a dispute with Serbia over the independence of Kosovo that is not resolved, and that only half of the members of the UN and other organizations recognize Kosovo’s independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo).


It’s also complicated by the fact that Apple is not the source of its map data, which originates with Tomtom and other sources.


I wish you success in getting worldwide recognition and resolution of Kosovo’s independence, but until that happens issues like this will continue to exist.

Jul 20, 2020 1:05 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thank you Mr. Finch. I greatly appreciate your reply and the information provided. There will always be issues between the two countries, however, with Apple being a US company and since US is one of the biggest supporters of the Kosovo independence, Apply should consider changing the their mapping just like Google Maps has it. Anyways, I appreciate you providing me with the proper link. I wish you well and good heath. God Bless

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