alt Hacker NewsI'm not sure if it's just the leading '+' or if there are other factors for phone number detection on iOS, but on mobile the line count changes are underlined and I can tap it to start a call, which, if it is because of the diff size, is something I find pretty amusing.
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solid_fuel • today at 7:27 PM
> +1009257 -4024
+1 (009) 257-4024
nesarkvechnep • today at 6:48 PM
Maybe it's the phone number of the vibe coding police?
layer8 • today at 7:33 PM
The leading “+” is not needed. Numbers with seven digits are automatically hyperlinked (possibly depends on locale).
123456
1234567
12345678
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Apple has had a feature called Apple Data Detectors since the 90's that looks for different patterns in text and allows you to perform actions on them.
So if the text includes a phone number, email address, flight number, package tracking number, street address or other pattern in the data it is underlined and allows you to perform one or more actions.
The patterns it looks for and actions it takes are extensible by developers.
If you don't care for it, you can turn it off.