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Seems a little harsh. What app do you plan on switching to?
by jasperr1 2y ago
Seems a little harsh. What app do you plan on switching to?
- nickthegreek 2y agoPersonally, I’ve been using Apple Maps for over 8 years without issue. I just checked the gulf, it’s of mexico and I am in the US.
- ryandvm 2y agoI have bad news for you if you think Apple is not going to fall in line.
- nickthegreek 2y agoWell they haven't. Neither has MapQuest, and weirdly Waze..
- npteljes 2y agoGive it time. If they still haven't renamed after a year, that's something. But even then, maybe just some lag.
- nickthegreek 2y agoIndeed. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-11/apple-is-renaming-gulf-of-mexico-to-gulf-of-america-on-maps-app https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-11/apple-is-...
- egypturnash 2y agoMy phone's been having shit battery life lately so I've been keeping a paper map in my bag. Maybe I'll just go back to using that.
- happytoexplain 2y agoI personally don't feel strongly enough to move off Google Maps, but, harsh? It's an app.
- pabs3 2y agoOpenStreetMap? They don't show ocean names on the map, and didn't change the primary name of the GoM POI, but instead added the new name as an official en-US name (and the official name used by Poland too). https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-of-mexico/124571 https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-o...