Every year, new emojis are added to the Android and iOS ecosystems. These emojis are similar for the most part, but there are certain subtleties that give them their own unique flavour. The emojis may also differ among different Android smartphone manufacturers. If you keep seeing square boxes in conversations with your friends, it means your phone is unable to load the newer emojis. In this article, we show you how to get all the new emojis on your Android smartphone.
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Table of Contents
Update your phone
Older versions of Android do not have the newest emojis. If you keep seeing square boxes instead of an emoji, you need to update your phone’s OS. Here’s how you can go about it.
Step 1: Go to Settings.
Step 2: Scroll down and select About Phone.
Step 3: Select Software Information. This is where you’ll be able to see the Android version running on your smartphone.
Step 4: To update the OS to the latest version, go to Settings and select Software Update.
Step 5: Tap Download and update to install the latest OS version on your smartphone.
Use Gboard
If your phone’s default keyboard does not have all the new emojis, use Gboard instead. Google’s keyboard app gives you access to all the latest emojis while also letting you create custom emojis. The Emoji Kitchen feature fuses multiple emojis together to create a new, unique emoji. This emoji is sent to the receiver as a sticker. Here’s how you can use Emoji Kitchen on the Gboard app for Android.
Step 1: Set Gboard as the default keyboard for your phone.
Step 2: Open a conversation on any messenger app.
Step 3: Long press the comma icon to access emojis on Gboard. Make sure you don’t take the emoji icon on the messenger.
Step 4: Select the emojis you want to fuse together.
Step 5: Emoji Kitchen will cook up a new emoji for you.
Install a third-party keyboard app
Apart from Gboard, there are dozens of other third-party keyboard apps you can use on your Android smartphone. These apps are constantly updated to add new emojis. Microsoft’s Swiftkey Keyboard even comes with the Bing AI chatbot integrated into it. Once you’ve installed a third-party keyboard app on your phone, go to Settings>General Management>Keyboard list and default to set it as the default keyboard.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I get new emojis on my Android phone?
To get the latest emojis on your Android smartphone, update the phone’s OS or use a third-party keyboard app with updated emojis.
How do I set a third-party keyboard app as the default keyboard on my phone?
Go to Settings>General Management>Keyboard list and default to set a third-party keyboard as the default keyboard.
How do I get iPhone emojis on my Android phone?
To get iOS/iPhone emojis on your Android phone, you will need to install specialised third-party emoji apps like iOS Emoji Keyboard.
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Conclusion
This is how you can get all the new emojis on your Android smartphone. If your smartphone manufacturer has stopped pushing major OS upgrades for your phone, you can still update the native keyboard app to get the latest emojis on your phone. Read this article to know how to get iOS/iPhone emojis on your Android smartphone.
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