Android 16 DP2 includes an updated emoji font file with 7 new emoji that are part of Unicode 16.0. Unicode, if you aren’t aware, is the universal text encoding standard that assigns unique ...

Unicode 17.0 is slated to be released on September 9, 2025, but these new emoji likely won't be added to Android and iOS until a bit after the standard is updated.

This was not a surprise, as the new emoji were previewed earlier this year during the Unicode Emoji 16.0 Alpha release. Unicode 16.0, released on September 10, 2024, is the latest version of the ...