Craig HockenberryJul 2, 2024

If you're a young developer at Apple you have no idea how hard this feedback hits.

So many of your points-of-view change after the first death in the immediate family. That's not likely to happen until your fifties or sixties.

The memorials on our devices are important: I have a weekly reminder to “Check in on mom” that will never be removed because it has a whole new purpose since her death.
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Show threadEl BrownJul 2, 2024

@chockenberry @agiletortoise A couple times a year I start a calendar item “Coffee with” and iOS suggests a friend who died by suicide.

…a word so sensitive, iOS wouldn’t let me type “suicide” via swiping. Instead offered “sulfide” and “artifice.”

Show threadCats Who Draw 
@carmanjelo oh god, that's terrible - I'm so sorry. I lost a family member to suicide as well. It's strange that iOS would suggest it in that way, though. @chockenberry @agiletortoise
Jul 3, 2024 at 11:16amWeb
Show threadEl BrownJul 3, 2024
@catswhocode It's because I have previous appointments with my late friend's name in the title. A solution would be to delete them, but I'm never going to do that.
Show threadCats Who Draw Jul 3, 2024
@carmanjelo Aww! I think that's very sweet. I like to stay connected with my deceased relatives and friends however possible.