Members of the Microsoft Teams Public Preview program can try out the previously announced support for creating and using custom emoji and reactions in Teams chats for Windows, Mac, iOS and the web.
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Google is working on a new feature called Audio Emoji, which plays sound effects and animation for select emojis. It is available to limited users running the beta version of the Google Phone app.
Whatsapp has given a makeover to its race car emoji ahead of the upcoming Grand Prix next month. The instant messaging app is also seeing significant growth in the US, according to Mark Zuckerberg.
A future update to Instagram might bring support for animated emojis in DMs. The Meta-owned social media giant is reportedly working on the feature, which is already available on Telegram since 2019.
Google is bringing some new features to Google Maps. Users will be able to react to media and reviews using emojis, get better transit navigation, and create lists that multiple users can edit.
Google has announced that later in October it will begin rolling out new emoji reaction features for personal Gmail accounts on both its mobile apps as well as on the desktop Gmail site.
Google has introduced emoji reactions for existing comments in Google Sheets. The feature which is already available on Google Docs has started rolling out for all users of Google Workspace.
Telegram leaps a decade into the future with its Web App, jumping straight to v10 from v1. In celebration of its 10-year anniversary, it brings a boatload of features to its web app to bridge the gap.
The latest Windows 11 preview build from the Canary Channel finally delivers the long-promised and controversial Fluent 3D Emoji. The new variant replaces the flat version Microsoft shipped in 2021.
Twitter is getting a bunch of new features such as DM Replies, a new emoji picker, and encrypted DMs, the company announced. In the future, Twitter will also add video and audio calling functionality.
Fluent Emoji Gallery, a new app for Windows 11, is now available in the Microsoft Store, providing you access to three emoji styles, the option to save them as PNG or SVG, and more.
Google has announced some new features that will be coming to Android and Wear OS. The update will bring improved productivity, connectivity, accessibility and fun across your Android devices.
WhatsApp has announced full emoji keyboard support for Reactions on its instant chat messenger platform. Users will now be able to use emojis of their choosing as reactions on the chat messenger.
Microsoft Outlook for Mac will soon get a new feature that will make conversations less cluttered. Office Insiders will get it first in July. It will be available for non Insiders from August.
WhatsApp is currently working on a plethora of new features, including new emoji shortcuts, and a new way to view media files on Android devices. These new features are currently in the testing phase.
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A U.S. District Judge has finally ruled in favor of Apple in a lawsuit that alleged that the company had ripped off racially diverse emoji from an app developer and integrated them into iOS.
Opera has integrated Yat emoji URLs directly into its web browser. Entering a string of emoji in Opera will now redirect you to the website of whoever owns that string of emoji in Yat.
Microsoft SwiftKey is one of the better keyboard apps for both Android and iOS. And now with the addition of a few useful new features, Microsoft's keyboard app is now more useful than it was before.
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There was a lot of news from a variety of diverse topics in the world of Microsoft this week ranging from Windows 11, to cybersecurity, to the Outlook-ification of Gmail, and much more.
A Microsoft Design lead has confirmed that the company is looking into bringing 3D emoji to Windows 11 after all. A couple of months ago, the firm received backlash for apparently false advertising.
Meta has added lots of new features to Messenger to make it a bit more festive. There's a new AR Effect, more engaging emoji, soundmoji, new themes, and more seasonal ways to send money gifts.
Windows 11 gets new emojis, updates to existing emojis with fluent design style, gender-neutral look and expressive flavor. Updated emoji panel for entering emoji in all Windows 11 applications.
After the release of a new Windows 11 build with flat, 2D emoji, Microsoft has confirmed that the OS is not getting 3D emoji at all. The previous promise has been downplayed to be a marketing blunder.
Uber has added a search feature to its Uber Eats pick up map to make it easier to find places to order food you feel like eating. The search also supports food emoji such as burgers.
Facebook has added new features to Messenger that should make it easier to find your favorite emoji reactions in a conversation. There's also a new Space Jam chat theme for fans of the original film.
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Microsoft announced that it is redesigning over 1,800 emojis in Windows, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services. The new emoji feature a 3D design and will roll out to Windows this holiday.
Google has announced new features and capabilities for Android including the ability to mark an important message in the Messages app and the global rollout of its earthquake alert system.
Google has made several commits to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The changes - which have not been merged yet - indicate that the company is looking to decouple emojis from system updates.
Apple released iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 today. The main new feature is over 100 new emoji characters that are part of the Emoji 13.0 update. They have some other minor new features too.
Unicode announced Emoji 13.1 today, introducing the characters that will debut on smartphones later this year. There are 217 emoji in total, with seven new releases and 210 skin tone variants.
Google's Messages app now allows you to send emoji reactions to a photo, video or chat you've received as part of a new update. The app is also expanding some of its existing capabilities.
Ahead of World Emoji Day, Google has detailed the 117 emoji that it is going to debut with Android 11 later this year. Gboard beta users can already access them using the new quick access emoji bar.
A new Gboard beta is letting users access brand-new emoji that have been available in Android 11, but not really accessible. The new emoji can now be used on your phone, but there's a catch.
Thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Unicode 14.0 has been delayed by six months, so it won't be out until September 2021. That means that devices won't get any new emojis next year.
Google is currently rolling out a new feature for its Gboard users who have signed up to be beta testers. These beta users can choose from an array of alternate variations for normal emojis.
Unicode announced Emoji 13.0 today, introducing the characters that will debut on smartphones later on this year. There are 62 emoji characters in total, such as pinched fingers, ninja, and more.
Similar to fellow popular social media platform Facebook, Twitter has decided to hop on to the emoji reaction-train and introduced the feature to its DMs on smartphones and desktops.
Apple has added a new option on its online store, letting users engrave emoji onto the charging case of the AirPods and AirPods Pro. It was already possible to get a text engraving before.
Telegram has released version 5.10 for Android and iOS. This update comes packed with lots of useful features including silent messaging, slow mode for groups, and custom admin titles.
Today is World Emoji Day, and as you might expect, companies are celebrating it by announcing emoji additions for users to express themselves better, catching up with Unicode's latest standard.
