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Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe

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Nov 7, 2026
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Trending history

Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 77 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #4 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 23:39 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 8, 13:54 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 17:3922:4303:4608:5013:54 Nov 7, 17:39 UTC · #27Nov 7, 17:54 UTC · #25Nov 7, 18:09 UTC · #23Nov 7, 18:24 UTC · #17Nov 7, 18:39 UTC · #16Nov 7, 18:54 UTC · #12Nov 7, 19:09 UTC · #14Nov 7, 19:24 UTC · #12Nov 7, 19:39 UTC · #12Nov 7, 19:54 UTC · #13Nov 7, 20:09 UTC · #12Nov 7, 20:24 UTC · #10Nov 7, 20:39 UTC · #10Nov 7, 20:54 UTC · #9Nov 7, 21:09 UTC · #8Nov 7, 21:24 UTC · #7Nov 7, 21:39 UTC · #6Nov 7, 21:54 UTC · #6Nov 7, 22:09 UTC · #6Nov 7, 22:24 UTC · #6Nov 7, 22:39 UTC · #6Nov 7, 22:54 UTC · #6Nov 7, 23:09 UTC · #6Nov 7, 23:24 UTC · #5Nov 7, 23:39 UTC · #4Nov 7, 23:54 UTC · #4Nov 8, 00:09 UTC · #4Nov 8, 00:24 UTC · #4Nov 8, 00:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 00:54 UTC · #4Nov 8, 01:09 UTC · #4Nov 8, 01:24 UTC · #4Nov 8, 01:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 01:54 UTC · #4Nov 8, 02:09 UTC · #4Nov 8, 02:24 UTC · #4Nov 8, 02:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 02:54 UTC · #4Nov 8, 03:09 UTC · #4Nov 8, 03:24 UTC · #4Nov 8, 03:39 UTC · #5Nov 8, 03:54 UTC · #5Nov 8, 04:09 UTC · #5Nov 8, 04:24 UTC · #5Nov 8, 04:39 UTC · #5Nov 8, 04:54 UTC · #5Nov 8, 05:09 UTC · #5Nov 8, 05:24 UTC · #5Nov 8, 05:39 UTC · #5Nov 8, 05:54 UTC · #5Nov 8, 06:09 UTC · #5Nov 8, 06:24 UTC · #5Nov 8, 06:39 UTC · #5Nov 8, 06:54 UTC · #5Nov 8, 07:09 UTC · #5Nov 8, 07:24 UTC · #5Nov 8, 07:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 07:54 UTC · #5Nov 8, 08:09 UTC · #5Nov 8, 08:24 UTC · #4Nov 8, 08:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 08:54 UTC · #4Nov 8, 09:09 UTC · #4Nov 8, 09:24 UTC · #4Nov 8, 09:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 09:54 UTC · #4Nov 8, 10:09 UTC · #4Nov 8, 10:24 UTC · #4Nov 8, 10:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 10:54 UTC · #4Nov 8, 11:09 UTC · #4Nov 8, 11:24 UTC · #4Nov 8, 11:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 12:39 UTC · #4Nov 8, 12:54 UTC · #4Nov 8, 13:09 UTC · #4Nov 8, 13:54 UTC · #4

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Metric history

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0163325493 17:3922:4303:4608:5013:54 Nov 7, 17:39 UTC · 23Nov 7, 17:54 UTC · 30Nov 7, 18:09 UTC · 41Nov 7, 18:24 UTC · 46Nov 7, 18:39 UTC · 50Nov 7, 18:54 UTC · 61Nov 7, 19:09 UTC · 70Nov 7, 19:24 UTC · 79Nov 7, 19:39 UTC · 90Nov 7, 19:54 UTC · 106Nov 7, 20:09 UTC · 126Nov 7, 20:24 UTC · 147Nov 7, 20:39 UTC · 161Nov 7, 20:54 UTC · 174Nov 7, 21:09 UTC · 195Nov 7, 21:24 UTC · 204Nov 7, 21:39 UTC · 220Nov 7, 21:54 UTC · 233Nov 7, 22:09 UTC · 246Nov 7, 22:24 UTC · 258Nov 7, 22:39 UTC · 267Nov 7, 22:54 UTC · 275Nov 7, 23:09 UTC · 279Nov 7, 23:24 UTC · 291Nov 7, 23:39 UTC · 299Nov 7, 23:54 UTC · 306Nov 8, 00:09 UTC · 312Nov 8, 00:24 UTC · 319Nov 8, 00:39 UTC · 331Nov 8, 00:54 UTC · 338Nov 8, 01:09 UTC · 339Nov 8, 01:24 UTC · 347Nov 8, 01:39 UTC · 352Nov 8, 01:54 UTC · 358Nov 8, 02:09 UTC · 361Nov 8, 02:24 UTC · 371Nov 8, 02:39 UTC · 377Nov 8, 02:54 UTC · 381Nov 8, 03:09 UTC · 387Nov 8, 03:24 UTC · 391Nov 8, 03:39 UTC · 393Nov 8, 03:54 UTC · 396Nov 8, 04:09 UTC · 399Nov 8, 04:24 UTC · 400Nov 8, 04:39 UTC · 405Nov 8, 04:54 UTC · 407Nov 8, 05:09 UTC · 413Nov 8, 05:24 UTC · 413Nov 8, 05:39 UTC · 416Nov 8, 05:54 UTC · 418Nov 8, 06:09 UTC · 423Nov 8, 06:24 UTC · 425Nov 8, 06:39 UTC · 426Nov 8, 06:54 UTC · 428Nov 8, 07:09 UTC · 435Nov 8, 07:24 UTC · 436Nov 8, 07:39 UTC · 441Nov 8, 07:54 UTC · 442Nov 8, 08:09 UTC · 445Nov 8, 08:24 UTC · 450Nov 8, 08:39 UTC · 453Nov 8, 08:54 UTC · 455Nov 8, 09:09 UTC · 456Nov 8, 09:24 UTC · 458Nov 8, 09:39 UTC · 460Nov 8, 09:54 UTC · 461Nov 8, 10:09 UTC · 463Nov 8, 10:24 UTC · 465Nov 8, 10:39 UTC · 469Nov 8, 10:54 UTC · 472Nov 8, 11:09 UTC · 473Nov 8, 11:24 UTC · 473Nov 8, 11:39 UTC · 474Nov 8, 12:39 UTC · 479Nov 8, 12:54 UTC · 483Nov 8, 13:09 UTC · 487Nov 8, 13:54 UTC · 493

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

I wonder what the boardroom meeting for this was like. Despite the outcome, I doubt the devs were pitching censorship as the reason for implementing this. To the shocking number of people here who are justifying this or explaining how it only affect swipe input as if that makes it better: soft coercion is still…

And that's just the tip of the iceberg for the iOS Keyboard's issues. They've tried to fix it multiple times, and while it is undeniably better than its lowest point - it is still staggeringly worse than Google's native offering on the Pixel range. Swiping is just so painful, and Microsoft's Swiftkey keyboard is on…

Not predicting to something controversial when doing predictive text isn't censorship. You can still type any of these things. When I swing my finger around wildly it's making a best guess; not jumping to a phrase that makes me look bad or get arrested (in some countries) isn't an awful design choice.

Questions

Is Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 8, 13:54 UTC, after 2 days of trending.

What is the highest rank Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe reached?

#4 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 23:39 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (77 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

417 points and 270 comments; submitted by user_7832 on Nov 7, 2026.