Re:Facebook says Apple is too powerful – they're right
by davesque on Monday June 20, 2022 @12:55PM
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If you think about it, you're probably glad they do this. Consider the damage that a stray "f*ck" could do if you didn't mean to type it and didn't notice that you did. Could even spell a lawsuit I bet in some cases.
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Re:Facebook says Apple is too powerful – they're right
by Dah00n on Monday June 20, 2022 @03:51PM
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So Android users have all been fired because of the damage they have done via SMS?
Re:Facebook says Apple is too powerful – they're right
by davesque on Monday June 20, 2022 @04:24PM
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I've got an Android phone and I've never been able to swipe type swear words. And I'm kinda glad too. Yeah, it's a little annoying when I actually intend to type that word, but it would be way more annoying if it showed up when I didn't. I imagine it's this kind of reasoning that's behind why those words aren't available in auto-complete or swipe to type. Some people in this thread seem to be suggesting it's some kind of moral overreach or impulse to censor that's behind this behavior. I think that's an exaggeration and the real reason is the more simple and practical one that I've described.
Re:Facebook says Apple is too powerful – they're right
by CharlesW on Monday June 20, 2022 @02:26PM
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You're exactly right — surprise porn and surprise expletives at Apple scale would probably trigger a congressional hearing. Not only does Messages not censor what you type, but one can easily leverage autocorrect to help you type the naughtiest of words.
https://www.macworld.com/article/673861/how-to-stop-an-iphon...