This move makes zero sense to me. Why, change it? It's not it's official name or international recognized name so wtf

It's even weirder because America doesn't mean just the United States

Geographically, America is too ambiguous of a name for the Gulf of Mexico

Wouldn't the Gulf of California also qualify as being the Gulf of America?

The Caribbean Sea?

Basically every river system from the Mississippi and and the Amazon are also "American" from northernmost point of North America to the southernmost point of South America, it's all "America"

Naming the Gulf of Mexico "America" is almost as bad as naming a country "earth"

Organic Maps:

Even in the UK they have put Gulf of America.

The UK Government doesn't recognize that name and have officially stated they wont (at least in the short term)

Meanwhile on Openstreetmap:

name Golfo de México

name:en Gulf of Mexico

official_name:en_US Gulf of America

Showing just enough acknowledgement to confirm they've discussed the executive order, but they aren't going to follow it.

Planet America, orbiting the American sun, in the galaxy called America

No better time than the present to switch to OpenStreetMap

For Android, I use OsmAnd~ which uses OpenStreetMap data and allows you to download maps to calculate routes offline, something Google Maps couldn't do for routes by foot and by bike last time I tried.

It also has better coverage for some small paths in natural areas like forests. Give it a try!

I will continue deadnaming the gulf with the name assigned at birth. It's just going through a phase.

Using the website from outside of the US shows it with its proper name, but then the asshat version in parentheses.

Time for a repeat comment: Organic Maps does everything Google Maps does (except traffic conditions), and is FOSS. Please encourage places to contribute business information to Open Street Maps.

Yes, Tim Apple bent the knee, but the company seems to be holding steadfast.

Edit God dammit, they changed it. Cowards.

Degoogled since 2018

hardcore mode, google domains blocked by DNS

YouTube scrap data

GrapheneOS with used Pixel

In Taiwan it says:

Gulf of Mexico(Gulf of America)

This is pathetic and reeks of insecurity big time. Hope that this debacle improves your QoL, Americans.

Meanwhile in the UK

Fuck Google and Samsung and everyone else who is preinstalled on my phone from the factory. I switched my phone OS to an AOSP GSI without the Google mobile services. Will probably be switching to WordPress from Blogger.

Mexico should rename "America"

The irony is that it doesn't specify which America.

America is so fucking weird!

IIRC Google shows different names and borders depending on the location you're accessing it from. They just follow whatever the local government thinks is right.

Can someone explain the 4D chess going on here? AFAIK this was just tweet diplomacy, the US hasn't passed anything about this. So why would google want to handle all the complaints and backlash they'll take for this?

“There's no saving America -- we need to pull it out by the roots. Wipe the slate clean. Burn it down! And from the ashes, a new America will be born. Evolved, but untamed!”

— Senator Armstrong.

I wish I could degoogle my android phone. Sadly, it would mean many of the apps I use would stop working..

As far as I understand, only F-droid apps would work on e.g. GrapheneOS - is this wrong? I believe there would be issues with

• Local chatting app
• Local map app (As good as OrganicMaps is, it seems to have limited support in route finding)
• Local banking app
• Local investing app
• Apps for university affairs
• Zoom

I feel so sad that I am locked to the platform..

EDIT: Just checked, seems like everything is reported to work except for local banking app. Sadly, it is too convenient to ditch..