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    googlefonts / noto-emoji - Can they be used in the App design?

    Can the noto-emojis be used as part of the app design? For example, a guessing game to name the emoji? Is attribution needed? If attribution is needed, where should it be placed within the app? About section? Thanks for your time, Shawn
  2. Andy28348

    Getting ?? after an emoji was sent

    I keep getting this error where I sent a message with an emoji and get another text sent with "??" as shown below: AT&T keeps having me reset the network settings which does nothing to fix this and the Samsung customer support closed the call after the issue didn't present itself when we...
  3. Android News

    Samsung is finally changing its emojis for the better

    Samsung's emojis are some of the worst of most major smartphone manufacturers, but that will be changing with the Samsung Experience 9.0 update. It will bring the emoji more in line with the expressions on other major manufacturer's emojis.
  4. Android News

    157 new emoji for 2018 previewed

    The Unicode Emoji 11.0 set is final, adding 157 new emoji to the 2666 we previously had. While we have not yet seen how these will be drawn by Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and other vendors, Emojipedia has whipped up a set of sample emoji to present an idea of what they might look like.
  5. Android News

    Unicode Emoji 11.0 beta list reveals 130 new candidates

    The beta list for the emoji to be added in the upcoming Unicode Emoji 11 update have been released, revealing more than 130 new candidates including cupcake, teddy bear, and mango.
  6. Android News

    New emojis include drunk face and a sad poo

    Several new emojis have been proposed for Unicode format, including a drunk face and a sad poo emoji.
  7. Android News

    Fewer Empty Emoji Boxes Ahead For Android Users

    The launch of Android 8.0 should help alleviate this disparity. The next version of the mobile operating system will introduce the EmojiCompat2 support library, which was created to help every app display the latest emoji regardless of the version of Android it's running on. EmojiCompat doesn't...
  8. Android News

    Unicode 10 has officially been released with 56 new emoji

    Unicode 10 has been officially released and will be coming to smartphones later this year. The update includes 56 new emoji.
  9. Android News

    Twitter adds all 69 new emoji to its arsenal

    Twitter has updated its support of the Unicode Emoji 5.0 standard, bringing 69 new icons to the service. Those icons include people with gray hair and the mind blown emoji.
  10. Android News

    What's the easiest way to get iPhone emoji on Android?

    Tired of Google's take on emoji? Here's a quick way to get the iPhone emoji on your phone using a Magisk module.
  11. Android News

    You can get local search results by sending emoji tweets to @Google

    The Google Twitter account will now reply to tweets that use certain emoji when you include @Google in your tweet. The idea is to use a hamburger emoji in your @Google tweet, and they'll send you a link to a Google search result for 'burgers nearby'.
  12. Android News

    Google designers discuss designing Android's emojis

    A new episode of the Emoji Wrap podcast features several Google Designers who discuss the process behind designing Android's iconic emojis, including the fact that some people hated the "blobs" that were people before the most recent emoji redesign.
  13. Android News

    New emojis are on the way with Unicode 10

    Unicode 10 has yet to be released, as it's slated to do so in mid-2017, but there seems to be a new set of emojis that will be making their way to our smartphones when it is released. Currently, there are 51 new emojis that are being voted upon and the list includes: - Giraffe - Pretzel -...
  14. Android News

    Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs thinks the Unicode 10 update should include two sauna emoji

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland is the first government agency to submit an emoji proposal. 110 new emoji have been proposed for the Unicode 10 update, but the list has been narrowed down to 51 which are actually being considered.
  15. Android News

    France uses the most emoji per day, while India uses the least amount

    As for the country that uses the most emoji per day, France is first with Mexico, the Philippines, Brazil, and the United States rounding out the top 5.
  16. Android News

    Unicode announces 72 new emojis that will be heading to Android later this year

    We knew that there were a lot of candidates for the upcoming Unicode update, but now things have been made official. With Unicode 9.0, which is due to be released on June 21st, the 72 new emojis will be available for apps, smartphone OEMs and Google themselves to add into their platform.
  17. Android News

    Google proposes 13 new emoji to represent modern working women

    A team at Google has proposed that 13 new emoji be accepted by the Unicode Consortium which show women in various working roles. To keep things fair, the proposal also includes male-specific emoji for the same roles. The 13 new emoji will likely not show up on your phone any time soon, but we...
  18. Android News

    For the first time ever, Android supports more emoji than iOS

    With the 2nd Developer Preview of Android N available, Google decided throw in some new emoji from Unicode 9.0. With this update, this put Android ahead of iOS in terms of the number of emoji with 953, while iOS is still on Unicode 8.0 with 879 emoji.
  19. Android News

    The Google Photos April Fools joke is Emoji search

    The Google Photos team just published an April Fools video on their YouTube channel. The video shows that searching for the dog emoji will bring up dog photos, searching for a hotdog pulls up photos of hotdogs. And the great part is that it actually works.
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    T-Mobile CEO John Legere joins The Pope as the only people with their own hashtag emoji

    Twitter has given John Legere his very own Twitter hashtag Emoji. You'll see a picture of the T-Mobile CEO every time you use #AskJohn. John Legere is only the 2nd person to ever receive their own hashtag emoji, with The Pope being the other. That's not bad company to be in. Companies usually...
  21. Android News

    SwiftKey update adds missing emoji and accessibility features

    The newest version of the popular SwiftKey keyboard has been updated with a few important features. Accessibility has been improved greatly. TalkBack will now read out letters instead of "ABC" for the key and will announce when the emoji panel has been opened or closed. TalkBack can also...
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    Help Emoji error

    Help please.. I recently factory reset my Xperia Z3 only to discover that in SMS, Facebook and web pages, some emoji no longer display correctly (just a box with a X). I've checked the emojipedia site, and the only ones that display correctly are unicode 6.1 and lower. I've updated all my...
  23. Android News

    List of new Emojis coming to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge

    A list, with images, has been made available that show all of the Emojis that are coming with the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge. It's also noted that these Emojis will be coming to all other Samsung devices that receive the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update.
  24. Android News

    Textra SMS update adds Android 6.0.1 emoji on KitKat and Lollipop phones

    The latest Textra SMS update is rolling out now and will deliver 1,600+ Gemini, including the new ones which are bundled with the Android 6.0.1 update. Installing Textra will allow you to send and receive all the new mojo, even if your phone still still running Android KitKat or Lollipop.
  25. Android News

    SwiftKey's Marshmallow update includes new emoji, bug fixes and performance improvements

    Swiftkey is pushing an update to its app through Google Play which adds support for new emoji on Android Marshmallow devices. The update also includes currency input for Russia, Argentina, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, Germany, Canada and Australia along with a handful of bug fixed and...