Delete Apple Maps and its data on MacOS

Can’t be done.

• You can't use the Finder to delete apps that are required by your Mac. This includes many apps that are installed by macOS, such as Mail, Music, Books, Notes, Podcasts, Maps, News, and Stocks, as well as any apps in the System folder, which is reserved by macOS.

Ref:

Delete or uninstall apps on Mac - Apple Support

As stated, you cannot. Period, full stop. You cannot 'abandon Apple on all your devices' since those devices, whether Macs, iPhones or iPads can only run on an operating system designed by Apple, and those all include Maps. To 'escape' your only option is to switch to non-Apple devices. Hope you enjoy Windows and Android.

You will need to abandon Apple on all your devices. No apps installed with Mac OS can be removed as they are locked on a sealed, read only portion of your Hard Drive along with the OS to prevent tampering.

aysm? wrote:

How do I delete Apple Maps on MacOS? I am willing to abandon Apple on all my devices if this cannot be done.

It's worth noting that Google Maps made the change to "Lake America" as well, if that's what this is about. Currently, the only map software I know of that has not done so is MapQuest. They charge $5/month to remove ads.

But by all means, buy the device that best meets your needs.

You can delete Apple Maps from an iPad or iPhone, but not from a Mac. But then what will you use for mapping? Google? certainly not. Microsoft? No.

It’s interesting that you are really concerned about the name of a lake, and not about many more significant problems in the US at this time. But that was probably why it was changed, to distract attention from other concerns. And it appears to be working.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

aysm? wrote:

It's worth noting that Google Maps made the change to "Lake America" as well, if that's what this is about. Currently, the only map software I know of that has not done so is MapQuest. They charge $5/month to remove ads.

So did Google Earth and Microsoft.

The Tomtom app is also a choice, but it requires a subscription also.

Actually, you can remove iMap from your iPhone & iPad. I just did this. MapQuest is good.

Mary Kirby wrote:

Actually, you can remove iMap from your iPhone & iPad. I just did this. MapQuest is good.

As I posted an hour earlier.

one can be concerned about more than 1 ( hundreds?) thing at a time.

An alternative is Mapquest.