Have you seen Whatsapp's new emojis? ...not the coolest! [Download]

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If you have noticed, the emojis pre-installed on your devices are not the ones that appear when you launch the Whatsapp app and start to text people.

That's because Whatsapp tries to maintain a unified iOS emoji design across all platforms, whether it's iOS, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry or desktop. This is so not to have confusing emojis across the said platforms.

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But now, Whatsapp is breaking away from the iOS syndrome as it has created its own emoji designs. Whatsapp's Very Own emojis, introduced with the new 2.17.364 beta update, however doesn't resonate with most early users as some have said it looks like "iOS and Android Oreo emojis had a baby". OK, that's funny. 😃

The new emojis are the same with the ones before, but only redesigned, and they appear more cartoonish than the ones on the iOS, and a little like the ones on Oreo 8.0. Below are some before (left) and after (right) screenshots of the new Whatsapp emojis, courtesy of AndroidPolice.

The new emojis are not that ugly, but they also aren't that beautiful. I guess we'll learn to embrace them with time.

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Meanwhile, have you seen the fantasy emojis that will reportedly come with Emoji 5.0, alongside this new emojis?

Yeah. There they're.

What this means for Whatsapp.

Having its own emojis means it doesn't have to wait for Apple to introduce new emojis to iOS before updating. It also means that Whatsapp can add new emojis whenever it wants to.

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You can download the new 2.17.364 beta version here to check out the new emojis.

So, what do you think? Yay or nay?

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