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Apple says Palestinian flag emoji recommendation when 'Jerusalem' is typed on iPhone will be fixed


According to Apple, the change was unintentional and caused by a bug.

This week, pro-Israel social media users started to notice that the iPhone keyboard would recommend the Palestinian flag emoji when the word "Jerusalem" was typed out. "Dear @Apple @AppleSupport @tim_cook I’ve just upgraded my software to version iOS 17.4.1, and now, when I type the capital of Israel 🇮🇱, Jerusalem, I’m offered the Palestinian flag emoji. The iPhone-maker said in a statement provided to Apple news outlet iMore that the emoji recommendation was unintentional, and that it's planning to roll out a fix in an upcoming update.

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