Research
Apple has a secret list of banned autocomplete phrases including ‘dictator Trump’ and ‘covid is a hoax’
The Verge · By Stevie Bonifield ·
The Brief
- A researcher found over 100,000 words and phrases in "every major language" blocked from autocomplete and swipe-typing in iOS, according to Reuters.
- The researcher, Derik Kauffman, says the blocked words can still be typed one letter at a time, but they will not appear as suggestions.
- Examples of blocked phrases reported include "dictator Trump" and "covid is a hoax".
Why it matters
Developers building text input, keyboard, or prediction features should know that iOS suggestion and swipe-typing output excludes a large blocklist of phrases, which can affect how their apps behave on Apple devices.
Who’s affected
- iOS developers building text input or keyboard features
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- #autocomplete
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A researcher found over 100,000 words and phrases in "every major language" that are blocked from autocomplete and swipe-type in iOS, Reuters reports. The researcher, Derik Kauffman, says you can still type the words on the blocklist one letter at a time. But they won't pop up as…
Timeline
The Verge reports the blocklist findings from researcher Derik Kauffman
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Apple has a secret list of banned autocomplete phrases including ‘dictator Trump’ and ‘covid is a hoax’