Every year, the Unicode Consortium decides on new emoji characters that will be coming to smartphones and other devices in the future, and this week, the Unicode 17 emoji recommendations came out [PDF]. Eight new emoji characters have been proposed, including hairy creature (like Bigfoot), distorted face, fight cloud, apple core, orca, trombone, landslide, and […]
Read MoreApple adds new emoji to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other devices regularly based on updates made to the emoji catalog by the Unicode Consortium, and the there are seven new emoji that we could see sometime in late 2024 or early 2025. The next emoji characters being considered include face with bags under eyes, […]
Read MoreIn macOS Sonoma, if the last word you typed has relevant emojis associated with it, the Character Viewer will display them at the top of the list. But just because a word triggers a particular emoji suggestion doesn’t mean users want to use it. Let’s see if we can turn off emoji suggestions on Mac […]
Read MoreQuelques semaines après l’annonce de l’arrivée de Gemini AI dans Google Messages, l’application de messagerie texte de Google, qui compte plus d’un milliard d’utilisateurs actifs mensuels sur Android, est devenue un peu plus amusante. Les utilisateurs de Google Messages peuvent en effet désormais réagir aux messages texte à l’aide de 10 emojis animés différents qui […]
Read MoreApple today released iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, the fourth major updates to the iOS 17 operating system that came out in September 2023. The software updates come over a month after Apple released iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3. iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going […]
Read MoreSamsung has started rolling out a new update to the company’s AR Emoji app. It bumps the app’s version to 8.1.00.5, and according to the changelog, it brings only one change, and that is it improves the Samsung Cloud Sync feature. AR Emoji is an app that is required to run the AR Emoji Camera […]
Read MoreThe iOS 17.4 beta that was released today introduces new emoji characters, which include lime, an edible brown mushroom, a phoenix, a broken chain, shaking head vertically (as in a “yes” nod), and shaking head horizontally (a “no” head shake). These characters are part of the Unicode 15.1 update that was approved in September 2023. […]
Read MoreWith the iOS 17.3 update, Apple reintroduced the collaborative Apple Music playlist feature, allowing Apple Music users to build playlists with friends, family, and others who share their musical tastes. For context, Apple initially tested collaborative playlists in iOS 17.2, but ended up pulling the feature from the fourth beta prior to when iOS 17.2 […]
Read MoreIn modern communications, one emoji character can convey an entire state of mind. If you’re tired, poorly, hot, cold, happy, or sad, you can express it in a single tap. The only snag can be flicking through hundreds of them to find the right emoji and sometimes it’s quicker to just type. A new patent […]
Read MoreEmoji were already almost everywhere. Everywhere, that is, except in Gmail. Would you even want your email service to provide this functionality? Well, whether you do or you don’t, it’s now here. Gmail is getting emoji reactions, starting on Android phones and tablets. Undoubtedly, if this proves popular, it will quickly spread to iOS and […]
Read MoreEmojis are a cornerstone of our conversations these days, and you probably use a lot of them on social media as well. But unfortunately, they are not exempt from malfunctioning every now and then. Several users report that occasionally their emojis stop working properly on iPhones, iPads, and other iDevices. Messages with emoji either are […]
Read MoreAs Apple was announcing new iPhone models last week, the Unicode Consortium was officially approving new emoji characters that are set to be added to smartphones starting in 2024. Approved Unicode 15.1 emoji include phoenix, lime, an edible mushroom, shaking head vertically (as in a “yes” nod), shaking head horizontally (a “no” head shake), and […]
Read MoreWe use them every day to inject humor and emotion into our conversations. They’ve successfully transformed how we speak to each other digitally, which is why it can be so upsetting if emojis have vanished from your device! Related Reading: We feel your pain here at AppleToolBox, so this post shows you exactly how to […]
Read MoreA couple of hours ago, Samsung released the first One UI 6.0 beta update to the Galaxy S23 series. The update is currently available to beta testers in Germany, South Korea, and the US. With the new update, Samsung introduced many new and improved features, a new UI design, and even newer emojis. One UI […]
Read MoreNew emoji coming in 2024 could include head shaking vertically, head shaking horizontally, lime, phoenix, broken chain, brown mushroom, family silhouettes, and directional people emoji with multiple skin tones. The characters could be included in the Emoji 15.1 specification that the Unicode Consortium will be approving this September. The emoji listed by Emojipedia are proposed […]
Read MoreSamsung AR Zone is getting improvements to the AR Emoji Editor component through a new Galaxy Store update that pushes the app to version 5.2.00.10. The update is quite sizeable and weighs a little over 175MB. AR Emoji Editor 5.2.00.10 fixes errors that the changelog doesn’t specify but also adds an accessibility feature. Thanks to […]
Read MoreWhatsApp has been working on a bunch of new features that will surely elevate the user experience. Apparently, Material You UI toggles will soon make their way to the application. Also, the messaging platform is also working on bringing screen sharing to Android phones. Recently, it started rolling out the message editing feature globally. Now, […]
Read MoreWhatsApp vient de recevoir une nouvelle refonte graphique, cette fois-ci dédiée au clavier emoji qui est disponible dans l’application. Pour l’instant, seuls les utilisateurs en bêta peuvent en profiter. Crédit : 123rf Les emoji font désormais partie intégrante des conversations modernes, ajoutant une touche de joie et d’expressivité aux chats textuels, et ça, Meta l’a […]
Read MoreGoogle is improving the emoji picker in Chrome OS. According to a new report, Chrome OS is picking up support for adding symbols and special characters in the emoji picker on Chrome OS devices, including Galaxy Chromebooks. The ability to add support for special characters and symbols started rolling out with the recently released Chrome […]
Read MoreApple released iOS 16.4 and it brings several minor updates to the mobile operating system. The big new addition here is the ability to receive notifications on web apps from Safari. These notifications also include a badge count on the home screen and they are also configurable with Focus mode. Sample web app notification Apple […]
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