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| number    = 1913
 
| date      = November 8, 2017
 
| title    = A �
 
| image    = i.png
 
| titletext = If you want in on the fun, map a key on your keyboard to the sequence U+0041 U+0020 U+FFFD (or U+0021 U+0020 U+FFFD for the exclamation point version), and then no update can never take this away from you.
 
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==Explanation==
 
{{incomplete|The page title, "A �", should be "A �". Should the page be moved?}}
 
 
 
After the update to {{w|Apple Inc.|Apple's}} {{w|IOS_11#11.1|iOS 11.1}}, many (though not all) {{w|iPhone}} users suffered from a strange bug, where the {{w|autocorrection}} changed any input of the single lowercase letter "i" to either "A" or "!" followed by a space and a Unicode {{w|Variation Selectors (Unicode block)|variation selector 16}} (U+FE0F, on iOS displayed as a question mark in a square).<ref>http://www.loopinsight.com/2017/11/06/ios-bug-autocorrects-letter-i-to-a-plus-unicode-symbol-heres-a-workaround-and-a-clue-to-the-cause/</ref> Using a {{w|Specials_(Unicode_block)#Replacement_character|replacement character}} to approximate this display, the result of typing "i took" might be "A � took" or "! � took". In a handwritten text, the "�" symbol could then be mistaken for a censored word. This problem previously manifested as an "I" followed directly by the VS-16 "emojify character", turning them into an " �" without the "A".<ref>https://twitter.com/willkirkby/status/925865928193134593</ref>
 
 
 
The codes in the title text refer to "A �" and "! �" respectively. The text provides a way to keep the "bug" active, (which can be realized through the use of a Cydia tweak) even after it is patched. Although this would have no practical use, it is still a fun way for iPhone users to keep the infamous bug fresh in everyone's mind, and to make sure that the Apple company never lives down the embarrassing incident.
 
 
 
The statement in the title text "no update can never take this away from you" is a {{w|Double negative|double negative}}, so it actually means "any update can take this away from you". This may be a typo.
 
 
 
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==Transcript==
 
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
 
:[A picture of a yellow post-it note with text:]
 
:A ⍰ took out the trash but the dishwasher still needs to be run.
 
 
 
:[Caption below the panel:]
 
:Apple can try to fix the autocorrect bug, but I've already incorporated it into my handwriting.
 
 
 
:[Title text:]
 
:If you want in on the fun, map a key on your keyboard to the sequence U+0041 U+0020 U+FFFD (or U+0021 U+0020 U+FFFD for the exclamation point version), and then no update can never take this away from you.
 
 
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
 
 
[[Category:Unicode]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 

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