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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ducking hell! Apple to tweak autocorrect that replaces one of the most common expletives

Apple senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi announced the autocorrect upgrade
Apple senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi announced the autocorrect upgrade Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

Apple has announced it will upgrade its autocorrect feature that annoyingly corrects one of the most common expletives to “ducking”.

“In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well, the keyboard will learn it, too,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s software chief at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino on Monday.

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