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The new Syrian flag has changed, can Apple change to the right colors please. It’s green at the top instead of red and there are 3 red starts instead of two with white background and black in the bottom.

Posted on Jan 16, 2025 12:53 PM

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Niel

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Jan 16, 2025 12:56 PM in response to tajHass

Official changes to national flags will be implemented in a future OS update on compatible units, or for websites which use their own fonts, at a time of the staff's choosing.

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Jan 16, 2025 2:08 PM in response to tajHass

Thanks Niel and noted.

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