--- title: MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after... description: MapQuest's decision to keep the name Lake Ontario on its maps, rather than adopting Trump's executive order renaming it Lake America, sparked a surge in app... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mapquest-s-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario-cel0jbsrb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario | daily.dev og:description: MapQuest's decision to keep the name Lake Ontario on its maps, rather than adopting Trump's executive order renaming it Lake America, sparked a surge in app... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mapquest-s-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario-cel0jbsrb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Cel0JbsRb.png og:image:alt: MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MapQuest's decision to keep the name Lake Ontario on its maps, rather than adopting Trump's executive order renaming it Lake America, sparked a surge in app downloads. The app jumped to No. 4 overall on the U.S. App Store, No. 1 in Navigation, and No. 8 overall including games, with usage climbing 50x above normal. MapQuest cited a similar approach it took with the Gulf of Mexico rename last year. Google Maps, by contrast, said it would comply with the name change in the U.S., showing 'Lake America' domestically while Canadian users see 'Lake Ontario.' Apple Maps has not yet updated its naming or issued a statement. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did MapQuest downloads suddenly spike and reach number one in navigation apps? MapQuest refused to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps despite a Trump executive order directing the change, and the resulting publicity drove hundreds of thousands of new downloads. The app rose to number 4 overall on the U.S. App Store, number 8 including games, and became the top Navigation app, with usage climbing 50 times above normal levels. _daily.dev tracks stories like this where consumer app rankings shift overnight for developers watching app store trends._ ### Is Google Maps showing Lake Ontario as Lake America now? Google Maps said it is complying with the executive order and updating the name based on the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, but only for users located in the U.S. Users in Canada will continue seeing Lake Ontario, while people outside both countries will see both names displayed. _developers building location-aware apps follow naming and geodata policy shifts like this via daily.dev._ --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mapquest-s-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario-cel0jbsrb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mapquest-s-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario-cel0jbsrb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mapquest-s-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario-cel0jbsrb"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T14:56:32.462Z","dateModified":"2026-09-03T10:44:11.495Z","description":"MapQuest's decision to keep the name Lake Ontario on its maps, rather than adopting Trump's executive order renaming it Lake America, sparked a surge in app...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e3dc315d89bff57d5ef738e890e00e39?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e3dc315d89bff57d5ef738e890e00e39?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/mapquest-s-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario-cel0jbsrb","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mapquest-s-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario-cel0jbsrb#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why did MapQuest downloads suddenly spike and reach number one in navigation apps?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MapQuest refused to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps despite a Trump executive order directing the change, and the resulting publicity drove hundreds of thousands of new downloads. 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