--- description: An illustration of an Android robot peeing on the Apple Logo has been found in Google Maps title: Google Removed This Image of the Android Robot Urinating on the Apple Logo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Google Removes Illustration of Android Robot Urinating on the Apple Logo in Google Maps  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 24, 2015 7:37 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 24, 2015 7:37 PM CUT A new twist in Google’s and Apple’s battle for world domination: Google has removed an illustration of the Android robot relieving itself on the Apple logo found in Google Maps, just outside of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. [_CNN Money_ reports](http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/24/technology/android-peeing-on-apple-google-maps/ "undefined") that former Samsung employee Ahmad Babar noticed the crude image and uploaded this screenshot to Instagram: Another user-generated image that has since been removed: The tool relies on contributors to keep maps of their areas current with local, insider information, and a regular, “vetted” contributor appears to be responsible for the gag, a Google spokesperson [told the website.](http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/24/technology/android-peeing-on-apple-google-maps/ "undefined") It’s not the first time this kind of a joke has happened. [_The Washington Post_ ](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/04/14/edwards-snow-den-infiltrates-the-white-house-on-google-maps/ "undefined")[points out](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/04/14/edwards-snow-den-infiltrates-the-white-house-on-google-maps/ "undefined") that last week, a map of the White House displayed a fake business called “Edward’s Snow Den.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3834979/android-robot-apple-logo-google-maps/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3834979/android-robot-apple-logo-google-maps/"},"headline":"Google Removes Illustration of Android Robot Urinating on the Apple Logo in Google Maps","datePublished":"2015-04-24T19:37:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:19:06.133Z","description":"The user-generated drawing was spotted in Google Maps on Friday","url":"https://time.com/3834979/android-robot-apple-logo-google-maps/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Bizarre"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3834979/android-robot-apple-logo-google-maps/","name":"Google Removes Illustration of Android Robot Urinating on the Apple Logo in Google Maps"}}]}] ```