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Re:X redesigns water pistol emoji back to a firearm by bombcar on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:57PM (#41061291)
There was a famous case where emojis didn't line up between iPhone and Android, if I remember correctly - http://grouplens.org/blog/investigating-the-potential-for-mi... or similar

Some were really bad and would change the meaning of a message, things like showing a broken heart instead of a heart.

Re:X redesigns water pistol emoji back to a firearm by bsimpson on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @05:06PM (#41062122)
The original colored Google emoji (known as flour sacks, blobs, or gumdrops) had personality! Something like 7 years ago, they were neutered in favor of something much more generic; presumably, to make them more closely connote the meaning imparted by iPhone senders.

The only one I can think of that's visibly different now is the melting face. I wonder at what point it too will be changed to match Apple.