As these eight emojis are heading into the Unicode 16 beta, it's not clear when we'll actually see them both accepted and on platforms like iOS and Android. The beta itself lasts through July 2.

We compare emojis from Google, which most Android OEMs and AOSP use. However, some brands, like Samsung, have custom emoji designs, and certain Android apps, like WhatsApp, use their own sets.

This video goes into specifically why I think these new emojis are way worse than what we have now. They claim the new android emojis are for consistency among other mobile platforms like iOS on ...

Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content ... the laughing-crying (“face with tears of joy”) emoji is under duress. Despite seeming like a universal language – and sometimes they ...

Expect new emoji on devices by the end of 2024, but possibly in 2025. Mobile users may receive the emoji with updates like iOS 18 and Android 15 this fall.