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[Incandenza]

Apple's reign of terror continues.

Yesterday, Apple rolled out the first beta version of iOS 10.2. (If you’re not a developer or somebody who enjoys turning their phone into a corporate guinea pig, you can probably hold off on downloading until the official version comes out.) With the new OS, users get complete access to Unicode 9.0, which means a whole new suite of emoji, including an avocado and a series of new professions (astronaut, rock star, lawyer, artist) for both men and women. Unicode 9.0 also includes some artistic upgrades on the classic emoji you know and love.

Which, sadly, means the peach emoji will no longer look like a tiny, cartoon bum.

In all seriousness, this is kind of an interesting situation. Think of all the jokes and innuendo on the internet that are dependent on the idiosyncrasies of a particular font face tied to a particular operating system. How will you cope? What will this do for booty-related discourse?

 

[Sch1sm]

The gun still bothers me more. Like why change the gun, but not the knife, or the bomb? Especially the bomb. Please explain, Tim Cook.

 

[BronsonLee]

Get this lewd ass out of my texts

 

[djkimothy]

but we are getting face palms. Makes up for it

 

[KenOD]

But...but... butt.

 

[marrec]

but we are getting face palms. Makes up for it

NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT

 

[Grifter]

I'm still fuming over how they ruined the running man in the iOS 10 update. ⚰️🏃🏻💨

 

[SeroTyler]

What about the eggplant? These are the questions we need to be asking.

 

[Ban Puncher]

I could eat a peach for hours.

 

[RDreamer]

Outside of innuendo I'm really not sure why the hell we even need a peach or eggplant emoji at all. ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Anth0ny]

they're fucking up all the fun emojis with double meaning

lame

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

What about the eggplant? These are the questions we need to be asking.

Interestingly it seems they're replacing it with a literal penis painted purple.

 

[Monocle]

That dumb article doesn't even have an embedded picture of the new emoji.

 

[andrerobot]

What about the eggplant? These are the questions we need to be asking.

It's now thicker, yummier.

 

[Baroquemantic]

I could eat a peach for hours.

Time for a faceoff.

 

[BeerSnob]

Apple does not understand human humor, nor why the peach is endearing.

 

[jiggle]

Is the eggplant safe?

 

[RBH]

Get this lewd ass out of my texts

Your face is a lewd ass

 

[Madness]

The gun still bothers me more. Like why change the gun, but not the knife, or the bomb? Especially the bomb. Please explain, Tim Cook.

No kidding. It's like the gun emoji has been in use in japan, canada, uk, australia, pretty much every major country. Gun violence not an issue. No reason it needed to be water pistol. So dumb. There is too many emoji I feel too. What a look at societal progression. We hate talking, speaking, but communicate in non spoken words and egypt style heiroglyphs.

 

[Venfayth]

This is not very courageous.

 

[LumpOfCole]

What's next, giving eggplant a size reduction?

 

[Bronx-Man]

Your face is a lewd ass

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

The eggplant might be the best emoji of all time. It says so much.

 

[theepicoftyler]

I think Google still takes the cake in a contest for ruining the best emoji's:

RIP GOAT ghost emoji and DX

 

[sixteen-bit]

sadface emoji

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Still looks like a bum to me.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Still looks like a bum to me.

Less cartoony tho.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

rest in peach

 

[Glass Shark]

The gun still bothers me more. Like why change the gun, but not the knife, or the bomb? Especially the bomb. Please explain, Tim Cook.

Knives and bombs have purposes other than killing people.

 

[twobear]

it's important i know whether the eggplant emoji has survived

 

[Samurai G0SU]

I think Google still takes the cake in a contest for ruining the best emoji's:

RIP GOAT ghost emoji and DX

Yes, i really dislike their new emojis.

 

[……forgetit]

I think Google still takes the cake in a contest for ruining the best emoji's:

RIP GOAT ghost emoji and DX

The ghost was my favorite. This makes me sick

 

[Rentahamster]

Yes, i really dislike their new emojis.

Yep. Previous ones were cuter.

 

[Pamplemousse]

it's important i know whether the eggplant emoji has survived

You know it's next. Apple SUCKS!! 😾

 

[big_z]

Why must Apple ruin the good emojis when there are so many shitty ones they need to cut or improve.

 

[IISANDERII]

I only recently downgraded to ios 10 and what a mistake that was, the new emoji style is ugly!

 

[wesleyshark]

I think Google still takes the cake in a contest for ruining the best emoji's:

I agree that they ruined those two, but at least they gave us the true GOAT though:

 

[DoubleYou]

They ruined this one as well.

That was my favourite Emoji ☹️

Now it's this:

 

[Junior Mint]

Android emoji is pure trash

 

[Broken Hope]

Still better than Google's horrible emoji.

 

[redhood56]

They ruined this one as well.

That was my favourite Emoji ☹️

Now it's this:

That's disgusting. Why is apple ruining emojis? What did we do to Tim to deserve this?

 

[Facism]

They ruined the skull and :blaface.

I can never forgive.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

The gun still bothers me more. Like why change the gun, but not the knife, or the bomb? Especially the bomb. Please explain, Tim Cook.

Yup. Irritating as fuck as it's an often used emoji. Such bullshit.

 

[Junior Mint]

They ruined this one as well.

That was my favourite Emoji ☹️

Ok, this one is truly awful.

 

[Zakalwe]

Outside of innuendo I'm really not sure why the hell we even need a peach or eggplant emoji at all. ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

"Outside of innuendo"?

 

[Cindres]

Everyone keeps changing their emojis too much. Google, Apple, Facebook, just leave the damned things alone. Half of Google's don't make any sense.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

Still looks like a round, fat butt

 

[ipitydatfu]

Still looks like a round, fat butt

 

[boneyjangles]

Yeah new one is even hotter.

 

[Sanjuro]

There is a list of all the different emojis.

http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html

Mother of god.