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Why is it tied to the OS version, though? I would (naively) think it's a matter of just sending the new font as an OTA update?
by euyyn 9y ago
Why is it tied to the OS version, though? I would (naively) think it's a matter of just sending the new font as an OTA update?
- dragonwriter 9y agoGiven that it's apparently a fairly compelling feature for many consumer end users, maybe it's a way of convincing OEMs and carriers and to actually deliver updates.
- euyyn 9y agoThere's the EmojiCompat library that can be used now by apps to support the full set in previous versions of the OS: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/look-and-feel/emoji-compat.html https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/look-and-feel/... So it looks like it's not a "ploy", but an actual technical reason. Baffles me.