I love the blob version of this emoji because even the little arch from Android 4.4 reminds me of myself — a short, petite person who has to literally arch and tilt my head up to give my ...

As part of its Android Oreo update, Google replaced the blob with symmetrical circles and more human-like figures. The update marks the biggest change Google’s made to its emoji in years. But it ...

Android's default 'blob' emoji and the new design. Google 2017-05-18T09:24:06Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact ...

The newest version of Android (Oreo, officially) doesn't bring a ton of new stuff to the mobile operating system, but it does overhaul something near and dear to most smartphone user's hearts: Emoji.

As you may know, the engineering team behind Android O held an AMA on Reddit today, and here are some of the things we learned from it. ... Why did you kill the blob emoji?

With Android O, due later this year, Google will be changing the look of its emoji to a look more consistent with the icons seen in Apple's iOS 10.

Hate them or love them, Google is ditching its infamous blob emoji and redesigning them entirely for the upcoming release of Android O. In addition to the redesign, the Big G has become the first ...

We’ve reported before about how the difference between Android and iOS emoji has led to grave and terrible things. Well Android is finally biting the bullet and retiring those weird flattened ...

While we don’t get the classic blob emoji in Android 11, the minor tweaks add plenty of extra character and that Google pizazz that we all know and love. Advertisement - scroll for more content.

Yeah, yeah. Google's upcoming smartphone operating system, Android O, has tons of goodies: Picture in picture, Notification Dots, better autofill, and (finally) smarter text selection. But the ...