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A lot of us don't typically think of the keyboard as an app, but it's definitely crucial infrastructure to the whole Android experience. Google has long had a finger in this pie with Gboard, up there among the best keyboard apps on Android for all the right reasons. The running goal now is to rack up more great features; the company hopes a redesigned emoji picker utility will be one of them.
The Google Messages emoji picker is getting a handy makeover
Stickers and GIFs will be easier to insert
Google Messages isn't as vanilla as it used to be and it's constantly picking up new features. Recently, we spotted some neat message categorization features and Google is now shipping a redesigned emoji picker.
Upcoming Chromebook emoji picker gets fresh design ahead of full release
The emoji picker will also have an inline search box for improved discoverability
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It's no secret that emoji play an integral part in today's daily communication. From a user experience point of view, emoji pictographs make up a universally recognized language that adds emotional nuance to conversations. They've been integrated throughout our digital lives, and in 2018, Chrome gained a shortcut to quickly insert them on the desktop. It poses a problem for Chrome OS users, though — clicking on the context menu launches the on-screen keyboard, which is clunky and unintuitive with a mouse. However, that's changing soon as Google is working on a dedicated emoji picker for Chrome OS.