Why can't androids have simple and clear emojis like iOS?

Emoji’s in native android keyboards are either clumsy, smudged, shushy and fat, that doesn’t really convey sharp face feelings like what an iOS emoji or an emoji in native whatsapp delivers. Those are pretty sharp, straight, rounded, and does what it’s intended to. I am a huge fan of android and I can’t live without it, but this smiley and emoji part is kinda meh…

Does anyone feel the same?

iOS ones are literally the ugliest to me (use iPad and iPhone daily). And I really hate that WhatsApp is using iOS emoji and at least not the system ones. Blobs were the best. Everything else is :woozy_face:

Dana said:
iOS ones are literally the ugliest to me (use iPad and iPhone daily). And I really hate that WhatsApp is using iOS emoji and at least not the system ones. Blobs were the best. Everything else is :woozy_face:

They tried to take :turtle: from us

No. Of the 3 mobile OS I’ve used (iPhones, Android, Windows phones), iOS emojis have always looked the worst of the 3 to me.

Zuri said:
No. Of the 3 mobile OS I’ve used (iPhones, Android, Windows phones), iOS emojis have always looked the worst of the 3 to me.

I agree, I prefer the Android emojis.

Zuri said:
No. Of the 3 mobile OS I’ve used (iPhones, Android, Windows phones), iOS emojis have always looked the worst of the 3 to me.

Yeah. I’d say iOS’s are better than Samsung’s, Facebook’s, and Huawei’s but that’s it. If we count desktops, then I put Windows 11’s 3D emojis specifically in first place and then Google’s in second.

Largely depends on your device and the manufacturer. On my Pixel, for example, emojis look great and I prefer them to any other style.

Maybe you’re just used to the iOS emojis? I’ve heard people complaining about individual emojis not quite conveying the same emotion/message on different platforms, which can be problematic. But as for the entire set, I probably prefer the Samsung ones over the Apple ones.

For comparison, I looked at this emoji across different sets:

I definitely don’t feel the Google or Samsung ones are clumsy, just a slightly different design.

@Flann
True! I love the Samsungs too. Anyways to get the Samsung emoji on OnePlus?

Jesse said:
@Flann
True! I love the Samsungs too. Anyways to get the Samsung emoji on OnePlus?

zFont claims to be able to do it, but I’ve never tried it. Essentially emojis are a ‘font’.

Yeah, please, we don’t need to copy the much worse iOS interface. I have an iPhone for work and it’s so damned clunky and unintuitive, I despise it.

iOS Emoji are awful. Android’s aren’t much better. Bring back Blobs.

Ben said:
iOS Emoji are awful. Android’s aren’t much better. Bring back Blobs.

Blobs were so much more expressive and clear. I end up having to search for them now I can’t tell the difference on my phone.

@Nori
This is bs and this is not how emojis work at all.

Eli said:
@Nori
This is bs and this is not how emojis work at all.

Oh sorry, I didn’t mean to be wrong, please correct my mistakes so I know better next time.

@Nori
How do I change them?

Jesse said:
@Nori
How do I change them?

Lmgtfy

Edit: Last I did it, I installed a custom recovery and flashed within TWRP. That’s not necessary nowadays anymore; you would probably be able to do that with your stock recovery. This link might be a good place to start, and the website is a great resource: https://www.xda-developers.com/ YMMV, depends heavily on the phone you use.