About ducking time: Apple to tweak iPhone autocorrect perform that modifications widespread expletive

Apple has introduced it is going to improve its autocorrect characteristic so it not modifications one of the crucial widespread expletives to the phrase “ducking”.

“In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well, the keyboard will learn it, too,” Apple‘s software program chief Craig Federighi mentioned.

The autocorrect characteristic on the iPhone keyboard has at all times had its quirks, and will often substitute a logical substitute for a misspelt phrase whereas texting, inadvertently altering the supposed which means of a phrase or sentence.

Such situations usually immediate infuriated follow-up texts alongside the strains of “damn autocorrect!” in addition to extra autocorrected swear phrases – leading to a vicious circle.

The “ducking” substitution has lengthy been a supply of frustration, relying on what number of instances it forces iPhone customers to rewrite their very own texts.

Users of iPhones have at all times had the selection to disable the autocorrect perform on their units, nonetheless, thereby enabling these with a vulgar vocabulary to freely categorical themselves with out restriction.

Aside from the texting tweak, Apple Inc barged into Meta’s metaverse social gathering on Monday with so much on its agenda, together with
an augmented-reality headset called Vision Pro in its riskiest and largest wager for the reason that introduction of the iPhone greater than a decade in the past.

Vision Pro is “the most advanced personal electronic device ever”, the US tech big claims, and resembles a pair of ski goggles, whereas that includes a 23 million pixel glass display that covers the higher face and is managed utilizing the wearer’s eyes, palms and voice.

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It will probably be obtainable early subsequent 12 months within the US with extra international locations coming later in 2024, and can begin at $3,499 (£2,811) – greater than 3 times the price of the priciest headset in Meta’s line of combined and digital actuality units that at present dominate the nascent AR/VR market.

Although Apple didn’t make any important declarations concerning generative AI merchandise like ChatGPT or Google’s Bard search engine, the corporate did incorporate some minor options that utilise AI, similar to real-time transcriptions of voicemails.

On Monday, the market valuation of the corporate reached just below $3tn, setting a brand new report as its shares hit an all-time excessive. The iPhone’s market share has clearly demonstrated its energy, with positive factors of 280% over the previous 5 years.