One of the buttons in the toolbar of Gmail’s compose window opens an emoji picker that Google is now modernizing with a “more complete emoji selection.” The picker today has just five categories with ...

As pervasive as emoji sets are on phones and tablets, the emoji keyboard is much less accessible when working on a desktop. Google Chrome just released a feature in beta that is expected to help ...

Emoji usage proliferates on phones and tablets because it’s very fast to bring up that virtual keyboard on Android and iOS. Now, Google Chrome is working on making it easier to use emoji on desktops ...

Rita was a Managing Editor at Android Police. Once upon a time, she was a pharmacist as well. Her love story with Android started in 2009 and has been going stronger with every update, device, tip, ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

If you prefer emoji to actual words, you can now read classic works like “Moby Dick,” the Bible and Shakespeare’s plays – adaptations include “YOLO Juliet” – in pictograms, thanks to enterprising ...

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...