Updated May 14, 2024:iOS 17.5 has been available since May 13, 2024.
The iOS 17.5 betacorrect abug that suggested replacing the term “Jerusalem” by a Palestinian flag, when using the native iPhone keyboard. The error was spotted by a Jewish mobile user on the social network As a reminder, today, the thrice holy city is consideredin factas the capital of Israel. However, the UN declares«null and void» the country's decision to make it its capital.
Where does the Palestinian emoji problem come from on iOS 17.5?
It is very likely that this incident actually only emanates frommachine learning algorithms(machine learning) from Apple, which certainly scan the net looking for the best matches to suggest to users. Given the numerous criticisms of the Israeli position that have been published in recent weeks, it is understandable that the robots then misinterpreted current geopolitics.
It only took a short time forAppleresolves the error, even though it was reported to him just about seven days ago. Nothing really surprising, because as a general rule, Cupertino developers are quite responsive when a bug is reported to them. Even more so when it touches on a subject as hot as that of Palestine.
This Cupertino misadventure is, moreover, reminiscent ofanother file, in which Kosovo tried to have its borders recognized by the publisher of Apple Plans…
- iPhone keyboard suggested replacing the term “Jerusalem” with a Palestinian flag
- A Jewish user did not hesitate to talk about anti-Semitism
- It actually appears to be just a simple bug, fixed with the iOS 17.5 beta update.
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By : Keleops AG
