New Emoji Kitchen changes include ready-made suggestions, more
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR The improved Emoji Kitchen UI is now available in the latest Gboard beta build. These changes, hinted at in the latest Pixel Drop, bring…
A designer just transformed this shoe emoji into a real-life sneaker you can buy
TL;DR A designer has turned Apple’s running shoe emoji into a real product. The sneaker is called the Shoe 1 and sells for $219.90. It’s available in sizes ranging from…
An orca and bigfoot highlight the preview for 2025’s emoji lineup
Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR There are 164 proposed emoji that are a part of the 2025/2026 pack. Unicode has revealed nine of the new emoji concepts. Some of…
Here’s how to create a custom emoji with the Apple Intelligence feature ‘Genmoji’
Apple’s latest iOS 18.1 software updates introduced a series of Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and notification summaries. However, some features were missing from the lineup, like Genmoji, which…
Emoji or Monogram? Google Contacts will soon let you set creative contact pictures (APK teardown)
TL;DR Google Contacts is adding an option to set Monograms and Emojis as contact pictures. The new options will be added to the existing ones that allow you to set…
Forget Emoji Kitchen, Genmoji on iOS 18.2 beta 1 is the real deal
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR iOS 18.2 developer beta 1 is now available on iPhone 15 Pro and 16 models, and it packs Genmoji and other image creation…
The thumbs-up emoji is having a thumbs-down moment
Ryan Haines / Android Authority Even over text, I can spot some of the signs that my partner is mad at me. I might not know if I’ve said or…
A creepy Halloween Audio Emoji is coming to Google’s Phone app (APK teardown)
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new Audio Emoji sound for Halloween. We were able to activate this option in a beta version of Google’s…
Gboard is rolling out a new emoji picker that’s optimized for tablets and foldables
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is redesigning the UI for picking emojis, stickers, GIFs, and emoticons in Gboard for tablets and foldables. The redesigned UI moves the search…