by dbadmin | Dec 2, 2025 | Circle to Search, Emoji, Google, Google Chrome, Google Gemini, google messages, Google Phone app, News, YouTube
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR In addition to the Android 16 QPR2 update for Pixels, Google is also bringing new features across its apps for the wider Android ecosystem. Key updates include the “Urgent” Call Reason in the Phone app, scam detection in...
by dbadmin | Apr 29, 2025 | Emoji, Gboard, Google, Google Pixel, News
Emoji Kitchen Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Gboard’s redesigned Emoji Kitchen is now available widely. The redesign makes it easier to access an extensive list of emoji combos. Tapping on a combination will show you what emojis were used. In December 2024,...
by dbadmin | Jan 4, 2025 | Apple Intelligence, Emoji, Features
I never thought I’d be an emoji person (a fan of emojis, not literally a human turned into an emoji). And, for a long time, I wasn’t one. I ignored them in favor of reaction gifs until I started working here at Android Authority, where I was introduced to Slack and...
by dbadmin | Dec 23, 2024 | Emoji, News, WhatsApp
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The latest WhatsApp update adds the party popper as the seventh default emoji reaction. The update also introduces a dynamic confetti animation triggered by certain party emojis. The party popper may only be a default emoji...
by dbadmin | Dec 18, 2024 | Android 16, Emoji, News
Google just released Android 16 DP2, and it includes support for 7 new emoji. The new emoji include a face with bags under the eyes, a fingerprint, a harp, and more. These 7 emoji are part of the Unicode 16.0 release. Google has just shipped the second developer...
by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2024 | Emoji, Microsoft Windows, News, PC, Windows 11
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4580 references new emoji settings Microsoft could activate in a future release. When enabled, PC users will be able to optionally add an emoji panel button to the Windows taskbar. You’ll...