i want to switch my maps back to gulf of mexico

Tom Moerel wrote:

As the Gulf of Mexico renaming has not been approved outside of the USA, I demand you remove Gulf of America for customers outside of the USA. Whatever you want to name it inside the USA just go ahead. But please spare the rest of the world from this megalomaniacal stupidity!!

And what region do you have your device set for where you see it outside of the US? Please provide the details on what you have seen.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

You should start to worry when it Maps gets changed to "Canada (51st State)."

I'm completely unworried about that. States have senators and representatives in congress. I'm quite certain that Canada would never be granted that kind of representation. Even DC and Puerto Rico don't get that.

EricDallas4 wrote:

Did you want to change the name of Mt McKinley when Barak changed that?

The people of Alaska have always called it Denali. I believe that hasn't changed at the state level. Alaska had been asking the federal government to change it officially for decades before Mr. Obama finally made it happen.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

by the Apple Users Press - Capitol Hill Bureau

Executive Order 14172 "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness" Repealed Under the Terms of the 28th Amendment

[Cupertino, CA, USA] — [19/2/2025] — The Office of the President confirms that Executive Order 14172 has been officially repealed in accordance with the provisions set forth by the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution. As outlined in this amendment, any thread on the Apple Support Community receiving no less than 535 "Me Too" votes shall be recorded as legally binding on all branches of the Government of the United States. The names of physical features formerly known as Mount McKinley and the Gulf of America shall henceforth be changed back to their traditional names of Denali and Gulf of Mexico, respectively.

Following widespread public engagement and a groundswell of digital activism, a thread meeting the required threshold was identified, triggering the automatic repeal of Executive Order 14172. This historic moment underscores the evolving role of online discourse in shaping governance and legislative processes.

Further guidance on the implications of this repeal will be provided in the coming days. The administration remains committed to transparency and responsiveness in this unprecedented era of participatory democracy.

In a statement to the Apple Press, a spokesperson from Alphabet, Inc., the owner of Google Maps, said Google would be updating its maps in the coming days, but users unwilling to wait can simply change any label on the map using Google's My Maps service.

Apple, Inc. did not respond to inquires from the Apple Users Press. Leading Apple Social Media Influencers claimed that Apple would be updating its maps in the future, but only for users of iOS 19 and macOS 16 "Tumanguya", rumoured to be released later this fall along with many critical security updates.

This is a breaking story. Check this thread for further details…

Please change the name on your map back to Gulf of Mexico. And I would also like the option to change it back myself if possible. This is supposed to be a democracy, not a dictatorship. And all our old allies are beginning to hate us and I can’t blame them. I am ashamed of you too, Apple.

C-F-C-R wrote:

Please change the name on your map back to Gulf of Mexico. And I would also like the option to change it back myself if possible. This is supposed to be a democracy, not a dictatorship. And all our old allies are beginning to hate us and I can’t blame them. I am ashamed of you too, Apple.

Uh Oh! You failed to read the posts here and would recommend the one provided by etresoft. You can change the sort order of posts to Newest and you will get the latest information. By the way, the map label is not why our allies are beginning to hate us, in fact Apple Maps in their region still shows Gulf of Mexico. Choose your arguments carefully, otherwise you fall in the trap of being distracted while the real chaos is happening while you are looking in the other direction. I would recommend contacting your Congressional Representatives to find out their position. You are responsible for choosing the ones you want to represent your views.

camile19 wrote:

I don’t want my map showing this farce of gulf of America. I’d like it to show the correct name, Gulf of Mexico. I’d like to change it back?

How about you actually read through the whole post, as this has been answered so many times already.

mjdoviak wrote:

Or, instead of moving, maybe we should all take our Apple products and dump them into the nearest large body of water.

You should probably read through the whole thread, so you completely understand.

So you're going to dump apple/android and google products into the ocean?

mjdoviak wrote:

Or, instead of moving, maybe we should all take our Apple products and dump them into the nearest large body of water.

You go first! Forget about getting an Android device, otherwise you would be dumping that one too. You can pickup a landline phone at a reasonable price and it will not have any Maps app to worry about, although your range is limited.

Indicate only the territoral nautical miles zone to clearly indicate the minute continental plate boundary is the difference between one or the other, but in any case it has to be approved by the appropriate organization, not by this individual, and keep the name: Gulf of México, do away with gulf of America!!!

Elgueromx wrote:

Indicate only the territoral nautical miles zone to clearly indicate the minute continental plate boundary is the difference between one or the other, but in any case it has to be approved by the appropriate organization, not by this individual, and keep the name: Gulf of México, do away with gulf of America!!!

It was never, ever, called the "Gulf of México". Even ordinary Americans call diacritics like é "garbage characters". Those same ordinary Americans elected the individual in question and gave him legal authority to direct said appropriate organizations. They did this on purpose, with full knowledge of his judgement, temperament, and intentions. Many others didn't vote for him, but with the same full knowledge of his judgement, temperament, and intentions, also didn't vote for the alternative.

All of you MapQuest fans might appreciate this clever capitalization on current events.

Name your own gulf: https://gulfof.mapquest.com/

I tried a few that I thought would be appropriate, given the political nature of this controversy. But I don't think I could get away with a screenshot from any of those. 😄

There is even an ad for the MapQuest app on that site. Sadly, they don't seem to have a Mac version.

etresoft wrote:

All of you MapQuest fans might appreciate this clever capitalization on current events.

Name your own gulf: https://gulfof.mapquest.com/

I tried a few that I thought would be appropriate, given the political nature of this controversy. But I don't think I could get away with a screenshot from any of those. 😄

Very clever!

Lawrence Finch wrote:

It’s not actually even the middle; the US “owns” less than half of the gulf; about 45%. The balance is divided between Mexico and Cuba (and a couple of small countries).

I forgot there for a second that I was talking to an engineer. You are correct. I was imprecise. ;-)

etresoft wrote:

You can lookup these features on the GNIS. This is clearly a US-centric database. It ignores the rest of the world. When I search for "Bay of Fundy", I get a result that is most definitely NOT the Bay of Fundy.

I spent every summer until I went to college at the Bay of Fundy. It was great fun to watch people get completely freaked out when the woke up in the morning and the ocean was gone....