Apple developing more diverse emoji.
More racially diverse emoji are on the way. The new emoji are set to be released with the latest update of the Apple operating systems iOS and OS X. Beta testers were treated to the new images which offer much more options than its predecessors. In the update, users can pick a specific emoji from the “people” section and change its skin tone. One new option did not have many fans. An emoji that had yellow skin was interpreted to many as being Asian. Rene Ritchie, the editor-in-chief of iMore, a website specifically catered for Apple information and news, stated otherwise via his twitter account.
“The yellow emoji aren’t meant to represent a skin tone. They’re default emoji yellow. Tap to hold to get one of the five skin tone choices”, he stated. Many more country flags will also be added in the impending update. Others seemed to have mixed feelings about the update, with many mentioning the emoji were missing things like hair texture, and hair color. Emoji first became popular in Japan and rapidly spread beyond its borders.
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