Things just got cuter for WhatsApp users. Indeed, the Unicode Consortium has a recent update
called Emoji 13.1. This involves the creation of 217 new symbols and these are
slowly making their way to end users like us. For instance, they can already be
accessed by people using Gboard and iOS.
Now, those having Android
devices and using WhatsApp will also be able to access them. Typically, the
messaging app designs its own set of emoji based on the consortium’s list. Now,
it is rolling out the 13.1 set with the beta version 2.21.16.10 of the messaging
app. Many of the new emojis are coded as sequences to those that previously
existed. For instance, there is a woman with beard or a face in the clouds.
Nonetheless, it should be noted that since this move is
still in its beta-phase, there are a lot of updates to be done to it. For example,
WhatsApp has
not yet applied the different skin tones modifier to this new set. Indeed, it
features a ‘Kiss’ and ‘Couple’ series which involves people kissing or standing
in front of a heart. While users are able to customise the combination of
sexes, this can be done in the default yellow skin tone only.
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WhatsApp has new emojis for Android users
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