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Emoji updates could soon reach your Android phone faster than ever
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New code commits in the Android Open Source Project hint at a major change in how emoji are treated on the platform.
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Trick or Treat
Google brings ghosts to life for Halloween with the magic of AR
Google's usiong AR and Assistant to make your Halloween spookier with wretched riddles, gloomy ghosts, and cursed canines.
Choose your character
Samsung's AR emoji will offer more customization options in the future
Samsung's AR emoji will soon be able to be customized with new clothing and accessory options as part of an expanded partnership with avatar creator Tafi.
Gboard gets love too
Android 11's new emoji include cute animals, family diversity, and tamales
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Google today showed off its new emoji for Android 11. Cute animals are present, more types of family have been added, and the company lets you choose a wider variety of food to add to your text missives.
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How to access and use emoji on Android
Emoji are a fun way to communicate — or confuse — your friends and family, but if you’ve never used an Android phone, here’s how to use emoji on the Gboard or SwiftKey keyboards.
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Android users can now mix and match emoji with Gboard
Google is updating its Gboard app for Android with custom emoji. Users will be able to create new emoji by mixing and matching with Gboard for sharing in their favorite apps.
Emoji time!
117 new emoji coming in 2020 including ninja, bubble tea, and more
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Express yourself with a green bell pepper, black cat, or non-binary symbol
Easy Emoji Update
Samsung will greatly simplify update process for new emoji with One UI 2
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Samsung is now updating emojis as a separate software package, a process that makes it easier to add and change the icons without the need for a larger system software update
Love is in the air
These are the ten most popular emoji, including 😂 and ❤️
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The Unicode Consortium has, for the first time, released a list of the most popular emoji. Unsurprisingly, it was full of hearts, smiles and laughter.
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Google is releasing 53 new gender neutral emojis
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In an effort to make emoji even more inclusive, Google is about to roll out 53 new gender fluid emojis.
Memoji
Gboard now lets you make an emoji that looks just like you
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Ever wanted to create your very own emoji that looks just like you? Emoji Minis stickers on Gboard now allow you to do just that!
Beautiful blob
Android's blob emojis have been revived with new sticker packs
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Google's blob-style emojis were ripped from our hands with Android Oreo, but thanks to new sticker packs for Android Messages and Gboard, you can start using them once again.
accessibility and inclusion
Emojis for people with disabilities have been submitted to Unicode
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Emojipedia reports Apple has submitted a proposal to Unicode for emoji that will "better represent individuals with disabilities."
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Samsung Experience 9.0 makes emoji on Galaxy devices less awful
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Samsung's emoji have always been – unique. Thankfully, the Android Oreo / Samsung Experience 9.0 update makes them look much more similar to universal standards.
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This year's 157 new emoji include kangaroos, toilet paper, feet, and more
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Emoji 11.0 is now official, and it'll add a total of 157 new emoji later in 2018.
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One thing Apple does better than Google: The cheeseburger emoji
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This has caused quite a storm — and some would say rightfully so.
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Disney Emoji Blitz’s keyboard sucks, like most emoji keyboards
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Emoji can be awesome, adorable, and… they can be a big, fat pain in the 🍑. There are a lot of custom emoji keyboards on Android, like Disney Emoji Blitz, and I’m sorry to say they’re all 💩.
Take a Bow
From blah to blob: The history of Android emoji
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A reflection on the yellow-bellied emoji that many of us have come to love over the years.
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Unicode 10 released with 56 new emoji, coming to phones later this year
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The Unicode Consortium finalized the Unicode 10 spec today, introducing 56 new emoji that includes the likes of "bearded man," "mage," "zombie,"T-Rex," and many more.
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The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ will have 646 new emoji
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The newly launched Galaxy smartphones are shipping with Nougat, making them the first Samsung smartphones to include the new Emoji 4.0 right out of the box.