So I recently upgraded my iOS to have the more diverse emoji. On the individual heads, I can change the color. But on the ones I used to really like to use, like the two ballerinas, the only skin color available now is bright yellow. Also, for all the families and groups of 2+ people, the only option is the awful Lego yellow. Is there no way to go back to the normal skin color for these ones? Particularly the ballerina one! I've attached a photo just to clarify which ones I am referencing.
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Can't change emoji skin color
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I've never understood people who write snarky comments on forums. I never said the yellow smileys was a big deal, just wondering if/hoping it could be changed.
I cant believe Apple did this to us.
We cannot change the emoji skin color or select them to identify as whatever race or gender they choose? That's pretty messed up and the ACLU should be involved in this scandal....
We cannot change the emoji skin color or select them to identify as whatever race or gender they choose? That's pretty messed up and the ACLU should be involved in this scandal....
It's because instead of the 6 different options for the single faces, there'd have to be 36 different options (as you'd have to be able to combine different skin colors). The UI would be too messy, so unicode didn't make that part of the emoji spec. (And 216 options for the families with one child, and 1296 for the ones with two children. Try fitting that on the screen)