X replaced the water pistol emoji with a regular gun, for some reason Image: The VergeYears after Twitter replaced the pistol emoji with a green-and-orange water gun, X has decided to change it back to a regular handgun. An X employee announced the change in a post last week. The company hasn’t explained the change, but it feels on-brand for Elon Musk’s social network. Twitter originally switched its emoji to disp…

Rumor: iOS 18 Will Finally Let You React to iMessages With Any Emoji iOS 18 will introduce at least two changes to the Tapback feature in the Messages app on the iPhone, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. An emoji Tapback menu on iOS 18 (concept) Introduced with iOS 10, Tapback icons are the heart, thumbs up, thumbs down, “HA HA” symbol, exclamation marks, and question mark that can be added to messages. In…

Gmail’s new emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGmail’s emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade that lets you pick skin tones and gender preferences for certain emoji, Google announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Previously, when composing emails in Gmail on the web, if you used the emoji picker, there was no way to select a skin tone …

Google Messages for Web readies account-based pairing with an emoji twist submitted by /u/cleare7

Now it’s easier than ever to express yourself with emoji submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Gmail is getting emoji reactions Emoji reactions are coming to a Gmail inbox near you. | Image: GmailIt’s finally here — the tool that could turn your email inbox into a nightmare or a pure delight, depending on your POV. Google is adding the ability to react to an email with an emoji. First rumored last month, Google has now confirmed it is bringing emoji reactions to its Gmai…

First look at the emoji reaction feature in Gmail Android submitted by /u/AbeJaNaBC

The next emoji coming to your phone include head shakes and a phoenix Emojipedia’s renderings of what some of the new emoji in Emoji 15.1 might look like. | Image: EmojipediaThere are new emoji on the way… eventually. As reported by Emojipedia, the Unicode Consortium has formally approved Emoji 15.1, meaning a batch of new emoji will appear on your devices at some point in the future. There aren’t quite as many …

Google’s emoji mashup maker is now available in Search Yes, you can even create a strawberry koala. | Screenshot by Emma Roth / The VergeYou can now create your own emoji combinations directly in Google Search. The company has launched its Emoji Kitchen feature on the web (via 9to5Google), which lets you mash up existing emoji to create different combinations, like an angry pumpkin or a panda wearin…

Emoji kitchen on Google search now! https://www.google.com/search?q=emoji%20kitchen&s=09 Its available on the web now. So you can start using it without Gboard! submitted by /u/welp_im_damned

Gmail might let you send emoji reactions to emails soon Some limitations for the in-development feature will cap how many emoji you can apply to a single email. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is developing emoji reactions for Gmail that would make the email platform feel a little more like a messaging app if released. The feature was first reported a few weeks ago by The Tape Drive a…

Samsung’s emoji is bad, even with latest update submitted by /u/johnkhoo

Gboard is preparing a new floating toolbar, stylus handwriting gestures, and new generative AI features including proofreading and emoji sticker creation In the latest beta version of the Gboard app, users have discovered several new features that are in the works. These include (text below copied from the GappsModsFlags Telegram group): The final list of changes in Gboard beta. Some features are working fully and some are considered to be still WIP. Predictive Back Navigation. Undo, delete, …