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Google Maps adds collaborative lists and new transit search customizations
Plus, respond to reviews with AI-created emojis.
Gmail is also getting emoji reactions
Google has launched emoji reactions for Gmail — and, yes, that means you'll be able to react to emails like you can to instant messages.
Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement
A Canadian judge has ruled that the popular “thumbs-up” emoji not only can be used as a contract agreement, but is just as valid as an actual signature. The Saskatchewan-based judge made the ruling on the grounds that the courts must adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate, as originally reported by ‘The Guardian.’
WhatsApp is reportedly working on animated emoji
Upcoming betas of the WhatsApp desktop and mobile apps could include animated emoji.
Telegram's latest iPhone update was held up over a new animated emoji set
The popular messaging app Telegram had to remove a new feature called Telemoji at Apple's insistence to get its latest update posted in the App Store.
Paid Telegram features appear in latest beta
The messaging app may soon charge for some reaction emoji and stickers as part of a premium option.
WhatsApp is adding reaction emoji and better misinformation controls
WhatsApp is introducing reaction emoji for chats, and group admins can delete false or otherwise problematic messages.
Google Docs now offers emoji reactions
You can now include not just text in Google Doc comments but emoji reactions, much as you can in messages or on social media.
Unicode won't accept any new flag emoji
Unicode has warned that it no longer accepts new flag emoji, as they're apparently too much of a hassle.
YouTube is testing time-specific emoji reactions
Viewers can react via emoji at specific moments in a video.
macOS 12.3 arrives with Universal Control and spatial audio features
Dozens more emoji, including a melting face and disco ball, are now available.
Microsoft’s 3D ‘Fluent’ emoji arrive in Teams
Microsoft Teams now has 3D emoji.
Google Messages begins displaying iMessage reactions as emoji
Pretty soon, you'll no longer have to see those weird reaction texts from your iPhone-using friends.
Snapchat adds bitmoji reactions and threaded replies to chats
Other new features include emoji-driven polls in stories and snaps.
Telegram adds iMessage-style reactions and hidden text for spoilers
You'll be able to translate messages as well.
The most-used emoji in 2021 are mostly unchanged from 2019
Despite the pandemic, we're still using positive emoji much of the time.
Google Messages will display iMessage reactions as emoji
It's a fix to a long-standing annoyance for Android users.
An NFT from Signal's founder will look like a poop emoji when someone owns it
Know what you're getting into when you bid on an NFT.
Now you can use emoji to search for food in Uber Eats
Uber Eats now includes a searchable pickup map — and you can search for food using emoji.
Unicode 14.0 adds 37 new emoji, including 'melting face' and 'beans'
Following a pandemic-related delay, the Unicode Consortium has finalized Unicode 14.0.
