Neowin News Feed for: Emojis

Google introduces Noto 3D, its new emoji set to make digital expression feel more tangible

Fiza Ali — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:16:01 +0000

Google is bringing a shift to everyday messaging, promising a more expressive and immersive way to communicate beyond plain text and static icons. Read more...

These new emojis are coming to a keyboard near you, thanks to Unicode 17.0

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:46:01 +0000

Get ready for some new emojis to land on your digital keyboards. The Unicode Standard has released its latest set of emojis under Unicode 17.0. Read more...

You will soon be able to set monogram and emojis as Google Contacts profile pictures

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:10:01 +0000

Google Contacts is working on a new feature that will let you set a monogram or emoji as a profile picture for your contacts. Read more...

Microsoft Teams now allows you to choose a skin tone for emojis and reactions

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:20:01 +0000

Microsoft Teams now allows users to customize the skin tone of emojis and reactions, enabling better representation and self-expression. Read more...

SwiftKey for Android gets updated with Unicode 15 emojis and a new theme

Rahul Naskar — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has pushed an update to SwiftKey Keyboard on Android, introducing a couple of new features. The version of the app adds Unicode 15 emojis and a new keyboard theme called Fluent Adaptive. Read more...

Google Docs to gain the ability to insert emoji inline

Steve Bennett — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:28:02 +0000

Google is to add a feature to Google Docs which will allow users to search and insert emoji into documents directly inline when editing text within the app, enabling easier usage of emoji. Read more...

Apple doesn't want 'Telemoji', so it held back Telegram update for two weeks

Alap Naik Desai — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 05:20:01 +0000

Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov claims that Apple held back the latest update for his app primarily because it did not want Telemoji, a modified and animated version of the static emojis. Read more...

Twitter is testing a status feature... again

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:24:02 +0000

Twitter is testing a feature that allows users to add statuses to their tweets. These uneditable statuses come with default emojis and link other public tweets with the same status. Read more...

Facebook introduces Soundmojis to make Messenger more dynamic

Chandrakant Isi — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 21:18:01 +0000

The new feature will enable users to send short sound clips over chat. In addition to generic sounds such as applaud, drumroll, and laughter, this feature will also offer sound bites from movies. Read more...

Twitter is launching custom emojis to raise awareness about domestic violence against women

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 04:42:01 +0000

In an effort to raise awareness regarding domestic violence against women, Twitter is launching custom emojis, supporting local nonprofits, and providing people resources to get help on the matter. Read more...

Twitter testing emoji-based replies to Tweets

Steven Parker — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:18:01 +0000

While 'hearting' a tweet rolled out for everyone just two weeks ago, a user on Twitter has discovered that it will soon be possible to 'like' tweets in a number of different ways through emojis. Read more...

iOS 9.1 beta is now available

Luke Payne — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:58:01 +0000

Apple has made the iOS 9.1 beta available to both developers as well as public beta testers. The beta includes new APIs for 3D Touch and Live Photos as well as the inclusion of new emoji sets. Read more...

Sony Pictures will be releasing an animated Emoji movie

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:36:01 +0000

An Emoji movie is coming courtesy of the folks at Sony Pictures. Although Emoji's are universal, it is unknown whether global recognition alone will translate the film into a blockbuster. Read more...