World Emoji Day is here, and Google wanted to celebrate it in a big way. In this way, the Mountain View-based giant has announced the next 7 emojis that will arrive on our phones starting in September, in addition to other surprises.
As part of the release of Unicode 16.0, the standard that regulates these emojis so that they work on our phones and other devices, there will be seven new additions in total.
The new emojis coming to your phone
Everything to celebrate that July 17 was World Emoji Day, and what better way to do it than with these new emojis that will come to Android and iOS. As indicates Google in its press release, the new emojis for your mobile are a blue fingerprint, a brown leafless tree, a golden harp, a purple splash, a yellow face with bags under the eyes, a gray and brown shovel, and a red and green root vegetable.
These new emojis They will be available as a web font in both color and monochrome in September this year, on Android phones in March 2025, and on your favorite Google products. at the beginning of 2025.
Also, if you have an Apple phone, know that Unicode 16 will arrive with iOS 18, so the first iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, as well as models compatible with iOS 18, will be able to enjoy these new emojis.
Why does it take so long? As indicated by Google “It can take one to two years for an emoji to go from an idea to appearing on your keyboard. And once an emoji becomes part of the Unicode standard, it cannot be removed, which is why there is such a high parameter for emoji induction. The Emoji Subcommittee works with experts around the world to identify common ways we historically express ourselves in literature, film, media and pop culture.
Flood of news from Google
Furthermore, Google has announced more news. For example, its kitchen emoji has taken it by storm. In 2020, Emoji Kitchen was first launched on Android with Gboard. It included a couple thousand hand-drawn stickers that combined two emojis each.
A triumphant clown emoji featuring the red hair, nose and cheeks of a clown that has two streams of steam coming out of its nose. And now, Emoji Kitchen has over 100.000 drawings to help you capture your mood.
To celebrate World Emoji Day, its most iconic emoticon is going to give us a surprise: Emoji Kitchen is available through Google Search. To do this, type “emoji kitchen” in the search bar and click “Get Cooking.” Starting today, you'll see a pop-up window with two tabs: a "combine" tab where you can mix two individual emojis of your choice and a new "explore" tab where you can select an individual emoji and see how it would combine with any other individual emoji. Yes, you will be able to mix emojis to make your own.
Now You will be able to access your favorite emoji combinations more quickly and easily, without having to change applications. This means that whether you're commenting on a video on YouTube or searching for information on Google, you'll be able to add a personal and creative touch with your matching emojis.
Also, this update It also focuses on improving accessibility and inclusion. Google has worked to ensure that the new emojis are representative and useful for a wide range of users, reflecting diverse experiences and emotions.
Additionally, in a few weeks, a new cooking effect with emojis will be available on YouTube Shorts. A couple of nods and you're done! You now have a frog-shaped bread sticker!
Continuing with all the newsIntroduced by Google, you can now personalize lists and react to photos in Google Maps with emojis. You can use emojis to customize your Google Maps listings with the icon you choose for your favorite convenience stores, so the places you save are identified with that emoji on your map. You can also use emojis to react to photos you see on Google Maps.
The best of all is thate Google AI is being integrated into emojis. This way, in some cases, Maps will even use AI and Emoji Kitchen to determine what's in the photo and create a custom emoji to react with.
Emoji Workshop comes to Android
Now you will be able to create personalized wallpapers with your favorite emojis. A mosaic with different examples of wallpapers with emojis. Some are animated, like a green screen wallpaper with butterflies flapping their wings. Others, like an orange wallpaper with emojis like a dinosaur and a helicopter, are static.
With Emoji Workshop, available on Android devices, you can choose up to 14 emojis to decorate your phone's wallpaper or you can have your phone fill a random variety of emojis for your wallpaper
And you will be able to control every last detail: from modifying the pattern in which the emojis appear, to a wallpaper color that best suits your creation. Plus, emojis respond and change on the fly to signal something important, like when you receive a phone call.
To enjoy these new emojis, make sure you have the latest update for your operating system and messaging applications. Google has indicated that the new emojis will be available starting in September, so it's important to keep your device up to date.
If you have an Android, remember that they will not be officially available until 2025, so you will have to be a little more patient.