Florence Ion

Florence Ion is co-host of podcasts All About Android and Material, and regular writer covering Android and smart home technology. Flo contributed to Emojipedia on Android topics.

EmojiCompat For Android A Work In Progress

Android users, if you still see empty boxes on your screen, that’s because the app you’re in probably isn’t using EmojiCompat. When Google launched Android 8.0 in August of 2017, it also introduced the EmojiCompat support library[1] that would enable all users to see the

Samsung's Emoji Adventures

Samsung has no qualms taking creative liberties with its emojis, even if they sometimes take on an entirely different meaning. For the most part, Samsung's emoji set falls in line with the names chosen by Unicode, or how other companies display their emojis. But there are some Samsung emojis that

Fewer Empty Boxes Ahead For Android Users

You might be looking down at your Android smartphone or tablet and thinking, “Why don’t I have the latest emoji like the rest of my iPhone-using pals?” That’s probably because your device is running an older version of Android. We were all excited when Google was first to