Apple is rolling out a fix for a glitch in its iPhone dictation feature that mistakenly suggested the word &ldquo;Trump&rdquo; when users spoke words with an "R" consonant, including &ldquo;racist.&rdquo; The issue sparked controversy after several iPhone owners shared videos on social media, demonstrating how the bug worked.
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According to the viral clips, when users activated the dictation feature and said the word &ldquo;racist,&rdquo; the text initially displayed &ldquo;Trump&rdquo; before quickly correcting itself.
<h2>Apple confirms and fixes the issue &nbsp;</h2>
In response to the backlash, Apple acknowledged the problem and confirmed that an update was being rolled out.
"We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today," Apple stated in a message to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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The company clarified that the speech recognition models powering voice-to-text may sometimes suggest words with phonetic similarities.&nbsp;
It also noted that the issue affected other words containing the "R" consonant, not just &ldquo;racist.&rdquo;
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The timing of the glitch&rsquo;s emergence coincides with Apple's recent announcement of a $500 billion investment plan in the US, including hiring 20,000 workers and building a new factory in Texas. The move comes as President Donald Trump has pushed for tariffs on imports.&nbsp;
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Additionally, Apple shareholders recently rejected an attempt to pressure the company into aligning with Trump&rsquo;s efforts to eliminate corporate diversity initiatives.

World | Trending: According to the viral clips, when users activated the dictation feature and said the word “racist,” the text initially displayed “Trump” before quickly correcting itself.

Apple is rolling out a fix for a glitch in its iPhone dictation feature that mistakenly suggested the word “Trump” when users spoke words with an "R" consonant, including “racist.” The issue sparked controversy after several iPhone owners shared videos on social media, demonstrating how the bug worked. Also Read | Trump threatens to sue 'dishonest' authors, media outlets using 'anonymous sources' According to the viral clips, when users activated the dictation feature and said the word “racist,” the text initially displayed “Trump” before quickly correcting itself. Apple confirms and fixes the issue In response to the backlash, Apple acknowledged the problem and confirmed that an update was being rolled out. "We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today," Apple stated in a message to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Also Read | Hamas official confirms no public ceremony for handover of four bodies of Israeli hostages The company clarified that the speech recognition models powering voice-to-text may sometimes suggest words with phonetic similarities. It also noted that the issue affected other words containing the "R" consonant, not just “racist.” Also Read | Bibas family calls on Israeli officials to take responsiblity for hostage deaths; 'no meaning to forgiveness' Apple’s recent moves amid Trump’s trade policies The timing of the glitch’s emergence coincides with Apple's recent announcement of a $500 billion investment plan in the US, including hiring 20,000 workers and building a new factory in Texas. The move comes as President Donald Trump has pushed for tariffs on imports. Also Read | Not Elon Musk but Amy Gleason now leads Trump's DOGE. Who is she? Additionally, Apple shareholders recently rejected an attempt to pressure the company into aligning with Trump’s efforts to eliminate corporate diversity initiatives.

Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggested ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’

A new bug has been identified in Apple iPhones wherein typing a certain set of characters can cause your device to crash. A security researcher on Mastodon revealed the bug on Wednesday. The person found that entering &nbsp;“”:: into yout phone can cause the device to freeze or reboot.

The built-in Home Screen Manager, SpringBoard, crashes when you go past your Home Screen pages to the App Library, and type “”:: in the search bar at the top of the screen. The same happens when you type the characters in the Search bar in the Settings app.&nbsp;

Other users in the comments noted that any character can be used in the fourth place as long as the first three characters are “”:.&nbsp;

A few different types of results were triggered by the characters, as per TechCrunch. In some cases, the bug crashes Springboard for a short time and then reloads to your lock screen. In others, the screen flashes black for a second.&nbsp;

BGR, meanwhile, reported that typing the characters turned the iPhone screen black and showed a loading circle in the middle of the screen. After a few seconds, the lock screen returned. Doing the same in Settings shut down the Settings app.

Other reports suggest that results were different based on iOS versions. On iOS 17, the sequence led to the Home Screen interface crashing and restarting. Meanwhile, Spotlight Search froze on iOS 18 and 18.1 for a brief period but did not crash fully.

<h2>Is new bug a security issue?</h2>

Experts say that the bug doesn't seem to be a security issue. “It’s not a security bug,” Ryan Stortz, an iOS security researcher, told TechCrunch.

For now, no one else other than the owner of the phone can trigger the bug by writing the characters.&nbsp;

In 2020, a similar bug was reported but it could be triggered by others as well. The bug crashed the Twitter app,&nbsp;now X, of every user viewing a tweet with a certain set of characters.

In 2015,&nbsp;the “Effective Power” bug led to the Messages app crashing and devices rebooting when a specific message was received.&nbsp;

Apple is yet to comment on the bug.

A new bug has been identified in Apple iPhones wherein typing a certain set of characters can cause your device to crash. A security researcher on Mastodon revealed the bug on Wednesday.

A new bug has been identified in Apple iPhones wherein typing a certain set of characters can cause your device to crash. A security researcher on Mastodon revealed the bug on Wednesday. The person found that entering “”:: into yout phone can cause the device to freeze or reboot. The built-in Home Screen Manager, SpringBoard, crashes when you go past your Home Screen pages to the App Library, and type “”:: in the search bar at the top of the screen. The same happens when you type the characters in the Search bar in the Settings app. Other users in the comments noted that any character can be used in the fourth place as long as the first three characters are “”:. A few different types of results were triggered by the characters, as per TechCrunch. In some cases, the bug crashes Springboard for a short time and then reloads to your lock screen. In others, the screen flashes black for a second. BGR, meanwhile, reported that typing the characters turned the iPhone screen black and showed a loading circle in the middle of the screen. After a few seconds, the lock screen returned. Doing the same in Settings shut down the Settings app. Other reports suggest that results were different based on iOS versions. On iOS 17, the sequence led to the Home Screen interface crashing and restarting. Meanwhile, Spotlight Search froze on iOS 18 and 18.1 for a brief period but did not crash fully. Is new bug a security issue? Experts say that the bug doesn't seem to be a security issue. “It’s not a security bug,” Ryan Stortz, an iOS security researcher, told TechCrunch. For now, no one else other than the owner of the phone can trigger the bug by writing the characters. In 2020, a similar bug was reported but it could be triggered by others as well. The bug crashed the Twitter app, now X, of every user viewing a tweet with a certain set of characters. In 2015, the “Effective Power” bug led to the Messages app crashing and devices rebooting when a specific message was received. Apple is yet to comment on the bug.

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Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggested ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’

BUG ALERT! Typing THIS set of characters could lead your iPhone to CRASH