Google redesigns almost 1,000 emojis to make them more universal and authentic: they will arrive with Android 12 in autumn

On the occasion of “World Emoji Day” which takes place tomorrow, July 17 Google has taken the opportunity to announce the news that it has prepared for its emojis for all its platforms (Android, Gmail, Chat, Chrome OS and YouTube).

The most important novelty is that Google has redesigned 992 emojis to make them more universal, accessible and authentic, so that they are recognized without problems anywhere in the world.

Emojis for everyone

Google wants its emojis to be now more generic so that they can be used with different meanings, such as cake emoji, which previously had the design of a slice of a pumpkin pie and now has the full design of a filled pie, which represent a large number of cakes: apple tart, blueberry tart, strawberry tart, cherry tart, chicken tart, beef and mushrooms …

The same happens with the bikini emoji, which previously seemed to be used by an invisible person of a certain physical constitution. In the new design that bikini no longer appears on any body, thus representing any person. And with the emoji of the mask the same. With COVID-19, the use of a mask no longer represents that we are sick, so now it no longer has a sick face.

Google has also exaggerated the proportions of some designs, such as vehicles to make them easier to identify and take better advantage of the size so that they do not look so small compared to other emojis.

With some foods they have also given her a face lift. As a joke, Google reports that some foods needed to be cooked further or through the deep fryer. With redesign now the emojis of croissant or bacon are more appetizing.

Emojis that change with the dark theme

Google also reports that in some emojis small changes will appear when we activate the dark theme. For example, stars with a dark theme will appear in the tent emoji.

The availability of the new Emoji

The new emojis coming to Android 12 when it launches this fall, but from this month they will reach Gmail and Google Chat.

Another novelty is that Google wants all emojis to reach all mobile phones in the future regardless of age. For this to from Android 12 all the applications compatible with Appcompat will automatically obtain the new emojis. That means that developers using that compatibility library won’t have to change their application code to add support for the new emojis.

Via | Google | 9to5Google

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