Apple releases iOS 8.3 with a new emoji keyboard: Twitter reaction
Apple's latest iOS update is out and it has introduced a new set of emojis - featuring different skin tones and same-sex relationships.
According to Apple's support page, iOS 8.3 released over 300 new emojis, including illustrations of families that include two male parents or two female parents, certain emojis in six skin tones and 32 new country flags.
Twitter users took to the micro blogging website to share their reaction on the emoji update.
Pretty sure these new emojis just look like a wave of jaundice hit the old ones... pic.twitter.com/KgpOBTfGOF
— Dylan McKee (@djmckee) April 8, 2015
the new emojis are scary looking pic.twitter.com/fW4mv3CVAC
— uıʇsnÉ💧 (@AustinPledger) April 8, 2015
Thanks for that additional sci-fi horror movie emoji set, Apple. No, wait—that’s the default now? pic.twitter.com/E8yH5jNitz
— Typography.Guru (@TypographyGuru) April 9, 2015
Dennis Rodman Emoji pic.twitter.com/kUNI34MCUo
— chris melberger (@chrismelberger) April 8, 2015
Do not update to 8.3! Apple destroyed the Emoji’s... the gold skin is ugly asf! pic.twitter.com/8bx1nU6Q3b
— John M (@DreamANiqhtmare) April 8, 2015
No emoji with red hair? Apple failed. Apple failed so bad.
— imran (@ImranIzzddnShah) April 9, 2015
the real question is why are apple still ignoring the one emoji that would by far be the most used?? pic.twitter.com/vTgIHa5y6T
— nadine (@acidicliam) April 9, 2015
Apple has all this time 🕛🕧ðŸ•ðŸ•œðŸ•‘ðŸ•ðŸ•’🕞🕓🕟🕔🕠🕕🕖🕘🕙🕚🕡🕢🕣🕤🕦 and it still wasn't enough time to make a taco emoji.
— Future VP (@MrFutureVP) April 9, 2015
I'm loving the new emojis pic.twitter.com/R3jl42gD5O
— Austin (@yungcyberprince) April 8, 2015
However, many raised their voice over the bright yellow skin tone in the new emojis representing Asians.
Why are the basic emojis yellow now, I don't recall ever meeting a yellow human
— Hope Vista (@hopevista) April 9, 2015
Idk why people are upset about the gay family emojis like I'm really just upset that the families are all those creepy yellow emojis ?
— LoneStarPrincess (@texsassforever) April 9, 2015
I not updating my phone cause I don't like the yellow emojis
— josh (@Joshx13_) April 9, 2015
The yellow people emojis make me uncomfortable
— Kdeezy (@kdeezy28) April 9, 2015
why are the new "asian" emojis straight up yellow gtfo
— napkins (@internet_niche) April 9, 2015
Probably gonna keep my emojis yellow to remind myself that jaundice is not a good look on anyone so I need to keep my liver healthy.
— The Gay Burn Book (@SouthernHomo) April 8, 2015
Apple had previously revealed that it was working towards improving the diversity among emoji characters for the iPhone.
"Apple supports and cares deeply about diversity, and is working with The Unicode Consortium to update the standard so that it better represents diversity for all of us," an Apple spokesperson said, according to ABC News.
Apart from the emoji update, iOS 8.3 also includes a list of bug fixes and improvements related to Wi-Fi disconnecting issues, and other fixes in Messages, Family Sharing, CarPlay, Enterprise, Accessibility and more.
Apple's voice assistant Siri will have support for seven more languages — Russian, Dutch, Thai, Danish, Turkish, Swedish and Portuguese.
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