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With the release of the iOS 16.4 developer beta version on Thursday, iPhone, iPad, and Mac users can now get a look at the 21 new emojis that should be available at their fingertips later this year. Among the standout emojis on the way is the long-awaited arrival of the pink heart, which, according to Emojipedia, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the delay of 2021’s new slate of emojis. The forthcoming release is now set for 2022, CNN Business reports. Unicode Consortium—the non-profit that reviews emoji standards and supervises new releases—announced this week that its schedule has been pushed back by six months. The global health crisis has delayed the nonprofit’s […]
Facebook is banning the inappropriate use of emojis. In July, Facebook updated the language section of its Community Standards policy to address acceptable sexual expressions on its social media sites. These new terms went into effect this Sept. and they prohibit pairing an emoji, such as the eggplant or peach emojis, with sexual statements. Doing so is now considered “sexual solicitation” and can […]
A developer is suing Kim Kardashian West over her popular Kimoji app. David Liebensohn says that he helped Kim build the app, only to be cut out of the profits. He’s coming for $100 million, citing breach of contact and fraud. TMZ reports that Liebensohn was behind an app called CensorOut. The app helped bring […]
With the new year comes a new set of Emojis. On Tuesday, Feb. 6, Unicode Consortium, the company behind the text-based animations, announced that it has finalized this year’s the list of Emojis. Most of the 230 icons are improvements on the original Emojis to showcase the company’s emphasis on inclusiveness and representation. This includes a wider […]
Apple’s iOS 12.1 will be available on October 30 (tomorrow), according to Apple themselves. The new release will bring with it a previously delayed Group FaceTime feature and (on a lesser note) 70 new emojis that add previously unavailable icons for hairstyles, food, and animals for the iPhone and iPad. That Group FaceTime option will allow […]
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