Emoji get redesigned and detailed in public beta of iOS 10.2

Emoji have replaced letters and words for many users specially in messaging and chat apps. Apple's given various emoji more than a fresh coat of paint and added more detail and nuance to various designs. Older emoji weren't designed for viewing on larger displays or on high resolution displays.

Participants of Apple's iOS Public Beta program who install iOS 10.2 on their devices will get the new emoji that conform to the Unicode 9.0 standard. these include about 72 new icons, such as a clown, bacon, a selfie, and a sneezing face. Existing ones have also been redrawn with more detail, and/or different styles. These emoji will be standard once the OS is rolled out as an update to all users.

Emoji domains might be the next big thing

If you want to have an emoji-based domain name for yourself, GoDaddy is making that dream come true. The web hosting company and internet domain registrar introduced an emoji domain search engine to find out if said domain is available or not. Don’t expect to get a .com or .org emoji domain, though. Currently, .ws is the only top-level domain that accepts emojis. This new feature is meant to make it easier for mobile users to search for available emoji domains. Who knows if we reach a point where only emoji domains remain standing? We’ve seen stranger things happen.

Source: CNET

iOS 10 brings more diversity and choice to emoji

Emoji have become the quick and cool way to communicate ideas and emotions. This is going to get better for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users when they update to iOS 10 this fall.

The latest iOS version brings one hundred new and redesigned emoji characters. This includes more gender options to existing characters, including new female athletes and professionals. There are also notable redesigns of popular emoji a new rainbow flag and more family options. Emoji are a huge part of iOS 10, specially since Apple has improved the iMessage app to feature more ways to spice up conversations and interactions with friends and family.

Facebook Messenger goes emoji crazy with new update

There are now over 1,500 new emojis to choose from when you use Facebook Messenger. The social network listened to its users, with 10 percent of them include emojis in the messages they send on the app.  The new emojis include gender-agnostic ones, multicolored ones, as well as more female-oriented emojis that include things like female police officers and female runners, to name a few; which Facebook says is its way of making Messenger “more representative of the world we live in.” And the great thing is, the emoji rollout is the same whether you’re on Android or iOS. No more confusing inter-mobile operating system emojis. It’s a consistent experience throughout. For skin tone of the people emojis, you can change those in the Photos & Media section of Facebook Messenger’s settings.

Source: Droid Life