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 hiding ...

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Android has an emoji problem. No, it's not those weird blobs (RIP), but something that's been nearly as tricky to fix. Because of Android handset makers' inconsistent updates, not only do many Android ...

Hate them or love them, Google is ditching its infamous blob emoji and redesigning them entirely for the upcoming release of Android O. The “blob” shape – which has gradually morphed into more of a ...

The ubiquitous yellow smiley face. It’s been around since time immemorial in pencil and inklets, but only began to be prominently associated with the sunny color mere decades. And that circular face ...

Ever since KitKat, Android's standard emoji have used minimalist blobs to represent people. They're unusual and cute, but that gumdrop look isn't usually what you associate with emoji -- just about ...

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. Previous versions of Android have often used a "blob ...