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Re:Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't prov... by manicdee on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @08:56PM (#16372795)
The distinction is whether you are using the emoji as a UX asset or simply displaying it as part of the interaction between user and app.

User enters emoji in their secret diary: great. You allow selection of mood for today by displaying a range of emoji faces: bad

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Re:Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't prov... by gregknicholson on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @04:18AM (#16374587)
So Facebook can't use the thumbs up emoji as a button label any more?

Or is that OK because it's an "image", not an "emoji", despite carrying the exact same meaning as the emoji, and looking indistinguishable from a rendering of the emoji?

Or is it OK if they bring their own image file? What if they bring their own emoji font and use that, to improve rendering speed?

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