Policy
Apple’s Grey List: What It Means for Developers and How to Work Around It
DEV · By Naveen Malothu ·
The Brief
- Apple has extended the grey list of words and phrases that the native iOS keyboard deliberately refuses to autocorrect or suggest.
- The expanded list includes profanity, slurs, and some politically charged terms.
- The information comes from a DEV Community post, which does not give a date for the change.
Why it matters
Developers building text input features may find that certain words are not autocorrected or suggested by the native iOS keyboard, which can affect user-facing behaviour.
Who’s affected
- iOS app developers with text input features
1. What was released / announced Apple has quietly extended its “grey list” – a set of words and phrases that the native iOS keyboard will deliberately refuse to autocorrect or suggest . The list now includes a range of profanity, slurs, and even some politically‑charged terms…