Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
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Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#2What's the rationale behind this?
Also, can someone explain me why Slack forces Google-themed emojis? I personally like the Windows design with black stroke
Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#3It seemed later in the week that this got turned around: https://twitter.com/Sam0711er/status/961312320537415681
Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#4What's the rationale behind this? Also, can someone explain me why Slack forces Google-themed emojis? I personally like the Windows design with black stroke
It seems like a good idea to prevent any sort of ambiguity about what "emoji" means.
These types of apps seem like an incredibly bad idea, because they are diluting what is supposed to be a 100% universal emoticon standard.
Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#5What's the rationale behind this? Also, can someone explain me why Slack forces Google-themed emojis? I personally like the Windows design with black stroke
One possible reason is for accessibility (VoiceOver) and i18n.
Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#6> Means if your app displays emoji anywhere without a user having it typed in, it’s illegal and will be rejected.
How does that work in a chat app, when the remote user has typed that in on their device?
Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#7What's the rationale behind this? Also, can someone explain me why Slack forces Google-themed emojis? I personally like the Windows design with black stroke
You can change the type of emoji Slack uses.
Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#8Your key takeaway:
System fonts may no longer be used in your iOS application without checking with Apple first.
Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#9Apple's Emoji designs are copyrighted to Apple. The unicode standard only defines character codes, and what they should "generally" look like (hell, Unicode's own example designs are monochrome line drawings). So this makes complete sense. If people started using Apple's logos on the App's UI, they would respond in exactly the same way.
And if they're so invested in using emojis as a "key marketing strategy", why didn't they pay an artist to create emojis for their own use?
Re: Apple won't approve apps that use emojis that aren't provided by the keyboard
#10Apple's Emoji designs are copyrighted to Apple. The unicode standard only defines character codes, and what they should "generally" look like (hell, Unicode's own example designs are monochrome line drawings). So this makes complete sense. If people started using Apple's logos on the App's UI, they would respond in exactly the same way. And if they're so invested in using emojis as a "key marketing strategy", why did…
Apple also owns the copyright on their San Fransisco font, but you don't see them blocking approval on apps for having text in the UI. The Roman alphabet only defines what letters should "generally" look like, so it would make sense.
You want graphical representations of letters? Bring your own. Those ones are Apple's.