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Emojis on Pixel are being tweaked to look more like the iPhone version

Google is making changes to the design of the emoji’s on your Pixel device. The design is being updated to be more similar to that of the iPhone. Some emoticons have been updated to the new design.

Updated emoji on your Pixel

If you have a Pixel phone, you may come across a new design for the emojis. In recent years, the designs of emoticons have been updated several times, now it is time for another update for the emoticons. With the update to Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1, the updated versions are back in Android. This update will become widely available in March next year.

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Above: old - Below: new

Google is updating the design for the following faces:

  • The melting face
  • The exhaling
  • Nauseous face
  • Cold face
  • Crying face

Overall, the differences are quite small. With the exhaling face, we see a slightly different angle, while the crying emoticon gets a smaller mouth. The snow coating of the cold face, has disappeared in the new version. We also see an updated version with the melting doll, the raccoon and the torch. The zebra, fish, speaker, bacon and foot have also been given a slightly different look, Emojipedia writes.

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