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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
by davesque 4y ago
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.
- CharlesW 4y agoYou'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-iphone-autocorrecting-fuck.html https://www.macworld.com/article/673861/how-to-stop-an-iphon...
- robonerd 4y agoApple treating the word 'fuck' like any other would "probably trigger a congressional hearing"? Give me a break.
- Dah00n 4y agoSo Android users have all been fired because of the damage they have done via SMS?
- davesque 4y agoI'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.