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I prefer using the alphabet for all writing, because emojis are not freely and universally available everywhere :)
by roschdal 4y ago
I prefer using the alphabet for all writing, because emojis are not freely and universally available everywhere :)
- qbasic_forever 4y agoThese are actually images, no device has emoji fonts to support the combos. On gBoard it pops them in as stickers/images so anyone can see them.
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- 0cVlTeIATBs 4y agoWhile these are typed using emoji, they are sent as images, so they do not rely on fonts. I would have tested it myself in Gboard, but it relies on the "suggestions" feature which requires internet access, which I will not accept for a keyboard app.
- dimator 4y agoIf textual communication is about the lowest common denominator of capabilities, no one would be commenting in hacker news comments :)