If this were on Android there would 100% be a way to turn this off. It's just that Apple has a tendency to adding annoying features like this.
They're already viewable on Mobile underneath the server's name, but here's the thing: it's ONLY on mobile. How come Desktop still doesn't have this?
Examples:
"Two (2) is the only even prime number"
"I'm going to Popeyes in about three (3) days"
"No episode spoilers are allowed on this subreddit until seven (7) days have passed."
"Some YouTube ads can be skipped after five (5) seconds, while others cannot be skipped. Unskippable ads usually range from six (6) seconds to around twenty (20) seconds."
What's the point? If you're typing the number in words, why write it twice? I sorta understand if it's so other languages can view it, but people just do it generally. Why?
"Oops! Something went wrong!"
"We couldn't sign you in. Please try again later."
"Something went wrong, and the app wasn't downloaded. Try again in a while. (ERR_USELESS_CHICKEN)"
Aren't error messages supposed to explain what went wrong? When they say "Something went wrong", do they actually not know what went wrong or is it intentionally vague?
It might just be my OCD, but something about counting in exact weeks just feels off. It's kinda okay if it's counting in weeks up to a year (like how Facebook does it), but it's stupid to look at an old post and see "247 weeks ago", like it gets to a point. Who the fuck has the time to calculate that? Just give me years or actual dates for fuck sake.
Doesn't that imply that there are other téxt to spéech voiçes that aren't personal use only? Because then why does EVERY SINGLE téxt to spéech voiçe says this exact message when you clìck on it? Wouldn't it just be better if there is a static label saying "Voiçes are for personal use only"?
Shouldn't it be "You're liking too fast. Take a break!" What does it mean by "tapping," that you're tapping the screen like 50 times a second? Why "tapping?"
Shouldn't it be "You're liking too fast. Take a break!" What does it mean by "tapping," that you're tapping the screen like 50 times a second? Why "tapping?"
"Couldn't connect to the internet. Switch to another network and try again."
Switch? To another network? Why not just check my internet connection? Wh*t if there are no other internet connections to switch to? So instead of just asking me to check my internet connection, it's just "Switch to a completely different internet connection that isn't yours and try again."
When I'm charging my iPhone it shows how long until 80% but not 100%. Why not 100%?
*At the time of posting (fortunately)
I remember watching this video from early 2025 of a man going to a TikTok conference in LA, and he got to ask some of the executives some questions, so he asked why TikTok doesn't let you pin comments anymore. Judging from the way he described the executives' answers, they were clearly nervous and said "Uh, we don't really have a reason for that." This seems VERY suspicious, as if they are trying to hide something from the public. Either they literally removed it for no reason (seemingly to take the piss) or there is an ACTUAL reason sealed away from the public that only they know.
I've seen countless viral-ish (100k+ likes) videos with those words completely spelled out, and none of them have been taken down. Especially considering that "die" translates to "the" in German. Plus, if TikTok had a problem with it they likely would have banned the censored versions of those words like "unalived" "k*lled" "graped".
Also just look at how dumb you sound when censoring completely normal words.
"He was then r*ped and k*lled with a g*n, by a crazed man who was on dr*gs."
"He was then graped and unalived with a pew pew, by a crazed man who was on mushrooms."
Instead just say
"He was then raped and killed with a gun, by a crazed man who was on drugs."
One could argue that Netherrack doesn't have them either, but Calcite just makes more sense. They can definitely add more calcite blocks—like they did with Tuff in 1.21—but how come it still doesn't have them? I actually like using Calcite as well (its texture is the closest thing we have to marble) and it's a shame that there's no calcite stairs already.