The WhatsApp Beta received an update last Tuesday (20) that unified the emojis messenger in the systems of mobile phone more used. This means that users of mobile phones Android will have the same figurines present in the iPhones, which last week received the update for the iOS 10. In addition, the application also included a greater variety of the genre, and icons of LGBT families. The novelty appeared in the test version 2.16.274, for Android.
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In the last week, iPhone users began to receive an upgrade to the new version of the operating system of the Apple, the iOS 10 and, with the update, came the new emojis. The change in the WhatsApp has the objective of facilitating the communication for emojis, standardizing the figurines for the two systems. So there will be no risks of the same design to be seen in different ways by the users.
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The emojis drawings are very commonly used in internet communications because they represent different feelings and expressions. To begin using the new emojis on WhatsApp, simply install the most recent beta release of the messenger. After that, they will be automatically updated. If you use iPhone, you need to have the new version of the operating system to use the figurines. Even users who do not have the beta version for Android, they can view the faces. They just can’t send them in the conversations.
it is Worth remembering that, depending on the model and manufacturer of the Android smartphone, it can be that come factory another keyboard of emojis. Usually the Google icons are yellowing, that does not refer to both the human figures. This situation is about to change with the arrival of the Android 7.0 Nougat, update the system with emojis “more human”, according to Google.
in Addition to having unified the drawings for the two systems, WhatsApp has also increased the variety of genres in the figurines available. For example, the emoji of a police officer can now be found in the designs of man or woman, as well as the hallway, detective, swimmer, surfer, among others.
With the initiative, the messenger promotes greater equality between the sexes and increased female representation. It is worth mentioning that Google has already requested to Unicode (entity responsible for the emojis) the inclusion of more women in the figurines of professions. Previously, the variation of ethnic groups had already been included in the messenger, to fight against the prejudice of race.
The new emojis also include another important change: now, all kinds of families are represented by the figurines. The inclusion of LGBT families and of the flag of the rainbow (symbol of gay pride) also shows the struggle of the application against homophobia. Another change was the replacement of the emoji gun and fire a water pistol.
Recently, the messenger had already promoted a change in the size of the emojis. On the iPhone, when sent alone, the design appears larger and, in the beta version for Android, the figurines increase or decrease in size according to the amount sent.
This week, WhatsApp has also received an upgrade that allows you to mention contacts in groups of the app, with the right to re-enable the notification in the groups silenced. The novelty is available for Android and iPhone.
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