Change to iOS emoticons

[Newbieyesterday]

Hi, just got my first Sony phone _ z5 compact. Generally
Happy though the limited use of the camera so far has been underwhelming with the time between pics and not the sharpest pics.... Upgrading from a galaxy s2 I did expect much more in this area, as performance doesn't seemed to be any better with this much more modern device.

One thing that is bothering me that I hope can be fixed - the stock emoticons are horrible. I have read there are ways on Android phones to change emoticons to look like It's/WhatsApp, but so far haven't found anything to suggest that it would work on Z5 - can't see an option to change fonts (apart from size).


Could anyone confirm if possible and give me a pointer please?

[Newbieyesterday]

Just noticed the title and body were the victims of spell check - IOS emoticons...

[Uliwooly]

@Newbieyesterday

Download a different messaging app. 

[Newbieyesterday]

I would like to be able to use it across all the sites and apps, as well as texts

[Uliwooly]

@Newbieyesterday

That's something you might want to suggest to Android developers, in this case Google. Or check the XDA forum, perhaps someone came up with a way to do so.

[Newbieyesterday]

I found it's possible with HTC and Samsung - seems more like a Sony thing than an Android one?

[Newbieyesterday]

Also I can't find the Xda forum 😕 Could you give me a pointer please?

[Uliwooly]

@Newbieyesterday

Sony's take on Android its really close to vanilla android, here you go

http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5

[Shardlake]

I have to agree. I think the smilies are dreadful. iOS have better looking ones, more refined, detailed.

[aabbcc96]

Hey there! It isn't currently possible to change your emoji's to different styles, namely iOS, unless you are root. In this case you can use the very useful app Emoji Switcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stevenschoen.emojiswitcher

For more information about rooting, head here: http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up-to-date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone

Good luck!:smileyhappy: