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Mobile Devices and Apps | Mobile O.S's => Android O.S | Apps => Topic started by: javajolt on July 17, 2020, 12:58:54 PM
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It also unveiled some of the 117 new emoji coming to Android 11.
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Friday July 17th is World Emoji Day. Yes, that is really a thing. Guffaws aside, we do have some interesting emoji-related news to share. Google’s Gboard is getting a new quick-access emoji bar. Right now it’s in beta (http://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.google.android.inputmethod.latin), but it’ll be rolling out to all Android users soon. The new feature will let you quickly tack on ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ to try and make up for ruining a persons day. Or drop a 🍻 when it’s time for another Zoom happy hour, without having to open a separate emoji keyboard. Sure, it might sound minor, but considering just how reliant we’ve become on picture-based communication, any shortcut is a huge help.
Additionally Google is adding 117 new emoji to Android 11 this fall. Some are effort to improve the inclusiveness (http://blog.google/products/android/five-many-new-emoji-coming-android-year/) of your emoji options, like man in veil, woman in tuxedo, and person bottle feeding baby. Some are just plain fun, like the tamales (😋), piñata and anatomically correct heart. Some have been redesigned to play well with dark mode, like the skunk. And some... some are a return to beloved designs (http://blog.emojipedia.org/google-confirms-these-classics-are-coming-home/) of the past that were changed by a person with very poor judgement. A big welcome back to 2013 frog and turtle (http://twitter.com/Suribot/status/1276964622579482624)!
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You can download Google’s Gboard app here (http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin).
source (http://www.engadget.com/google-gboard-android-emoji-quick-access-bar-201133799.html)