The Cupertino, CA-based company has announced that more than 100 new and redesign emoji characters will be available this autumn, with the consumer release of iOS 10 to iPhone and iPad users.
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The iOS update includes redesigns of popular emoji, Apple said in a statement. Not to mention, there is a new set of skin tones; to add to the overhaul of old emojis. These emojis were seen by many as a violation of Russia’s law against “gay propaganda”.
Technology giant Apple on Tuesday launched a new iOS emoji pack that show women playing more sports and performing jobs that, prior to the launch, were male-oriented.
This is not the first time Apple has used emoji to convey its stance on guns.
Apple recently collaborated with Unicode Consortium to conceptualize female emojis of a swimmer, runner, mountain biker, surfer, weight lifter, basketball player, construction worker and detective characters.
Apple is replacing its handgun emoji with a water pistol as part of its iOS 10.
There’s also a new rainbow flag, as well as what appears to be a single father with his two children and a single mother with her son.
Apple is enforcing a little gun control as it rolls out its latest operating system: The revolver emoji will soon be replaced by a water pistol.
These, according to 9to5Mac, include a bacon and Pinocchio emoji that may be released in future updates to iOS 10.
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Apple and Microsoft, which are both Unicode members, argued against the Olympics-inspired icon in May. Well, if you like your pistol emoji you’ll really want to avoid the next upgrade.
