Why aren't Emoticons enabled by default?

[hektor5wolf]

here. Emoji is quite popular in Asia...that is why Emoji are enabled by default in Chinese and Japanese keyboard... (☆_☆)Here is a picture

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Quit few emoji included in Chinese keyboard... (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

Those are Kaomoji not emoji! (屮ﾟДﾟ)屮

 

[Arcade]

I didn't know about emoji until my nephew told me about it last year.

 

[djtech42]

Maybe they could add it as a new setting instead of the method of adding it as a keyboard to make it easier for new users.

 

[Z3man]

Maybe they could add it as a new setting instead of the method of adding it as a keyboard to make it easier for new users.

That would seem like common sense too me, how it is now is not very Apple like.

 

[JoeyCloverfield]

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This is why non technical average users are complaining about IOS7, because apple have taken away the simplicity, it's not a system your granny could use like it used to be. Who would have thought you would have to add a new keyboard to enable emoticons, and then who would know they were called Emoji.

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The same process existed in prior iOS versions so...

 

[DarkCole]

here. Emoji is quite popular in Asia...that is why Emoji are enabled by default in Chinese and Japanese keyboard... (☆_☆)Here is a picture

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Quit few emoji included in Chinese keyboard... (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

I have the Japanese keyboard enabled only for that reason
☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

 

[cynics]

Why doesn't the keyboard come default to display smiling poop?

Maybe Apple assumed adults were using the phone. The color palette and effects in iOS 7 make it childish enough I don't to send a mini pic of a cigarette, gun or even a syringe!

If you do then just turn it on. Every time I see someone use them it's to do something half perverted. Lol