Apple research is focusing on how to further crack the surprisingly tricky business of turning the spoken word into emojis — and then adjusting that emoji to suit what a
Apple research is focusing on how to further crack the surprisingly tricky business of turning the spoken word into emojis — and then adjusting that emoji to suit what a user's message means.
Apparently there are times when words won't do, yet a little round icon with what might be a smile, might be a frown, turns out to be exactly what you want to convey. This would be why there are so many classic songs written in the key of emoji.But when you are going to use emoji, you're at least partly doing so because it's quicker than thinking up the right phrase. And having to pause speaking to hunt and peck through an icon picker rather disrupts the flow.

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