Emoji on Android has changed a lot over the years, and with the coming release of Android 12, Google is tweaking the design yet again. This time around, the company is tweaking hundreds of emojis with ...

As a part of the Android 16 QPR3 beta update that rolled out to Google Pixel phones yesterday, Google has also updated its emoji set to include a few refreshed designs ahead of a larger update to come ...

It all started with a 3. In the late 1990s, the Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo offered an early mobile service called i-mode that let users send small amounts of data over their pagers, including a ...

Editor’s note: Professor Vyvyan Evans is an internationally renowned expert on language and digital communication. He has published 14 books on language, meaning and mind. This is an edited excerpt ...

Imagine texting your friends without using a single emoji. You can't, right? Whether you're expressing your emotions via one of the many round smiley faces, sharing what you want for dinner, cheering ...

The latest WhatsApp beta build introduces sticker suggestions, eliminating the extra step of opening the sticker panel.

Smartphone users may soon see new gender-neutral figures, a citrus fruit and a mythical creature in their emoji list. Unicode, the nonprofit behind emoji creations, drafted “four new gender-neutral ...

Trying to throw together a last-minute Halloween costume for a spooky party this weekend? We’ve all been there. If you're late to the costume game this year, don't fret! These super easy last-minute ...

Ok, I'll admit it. Sometimes the only thing to look forward to by the end of the week is posting epic #ThrowbackThursday or #FlashbackFriday snaps on Instagram. And sometimes emojis speak louder than ...

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