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07-29-2018, 10:32 PM
Android predictive text keeps suggesting 'sit on my face,' and Google is fixing it
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Google has promised to stop its Android phones from suggesting "my face" when its users text "sit on."*
Cory Doctorow came close to a disaster when he texted his kids' babysitter, "Hey! Are you free to sit" and Android's predictive text came up with "on my face."*
SEE ALSO: Here’s how malicious Android apps are sneaking malware onto your phone (https://mashable.com/2018/07/20/droppers-malware-android-google-play-store/)
"Needless to say, I have never entered that string into my Android device," he insisted in his tweet.*
I was SMSing our babysitter with the default Android SMS app; I typed "Hey! Are you free to sit" and autocomplete came up with "on my face." Needless to say, I have never entered that string into my Android device. (This is not a joke)
— son of an asylum seeker, father of an immigrant (@doctorow) July 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1022943368270118914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/29/android-predictive-text-sit-on-my-face/)
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Google has promised to stop its Android phones from suggesting "my face" when its users text "sit on."*
Cory Doctorow came close to a disaster when he texted his kids' babysitter, "Hey! Are you free to sit" and Android's predictive text came up with "on my face."*
SEE ALSO: Here’s how malicious Android apps are sneaking malware onto your phone (https://mashable.com/2018/07/20/droppers-malware-android-google-play-store/)
"Needless to say, I have never entered that string into my Android device," he insisted in his tweet.*
I was SMSing our babysitter with the default Android SMS app; I typed "Hey! Are you free to sit" and autocomplete came up with "on my face." Needless to say, I have never entered that string into my Android device. (This is not a joke)
— son of an asylum seeker, father of an immigrant (@doctorow) July 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1022943368270118914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/29/android-predictive-text-sit-on-my-face/)
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