Google Pixel Users Now Able to Create Custom Emojis
** Score a fresh take on Google's Emoji Kitchen!**
For the past half decade, Google's Emoji Kitchen has been a fascinating playground for users to concoct unique emojis by merging existing icons. You can combine the soldier emoji with the robot emoji to create a soldier-bot, or the pensive alien with the "sssh" hand gestures to craft an alien asking for silence.
However, not every emoji combo is possible as Google has to first make it happen. Occasionally, Google introduces new combinations during software updates, without fanfare. The more you employ emojis on Gboard, the more creative combos you'll uncover.
But wait! You no longer require experimentation to discover these cocktail emojis. To be precise, Google is doing the mixing for you!
Unravel Emoji Kitchen Combinations — Just on Pixel!
According to 9to5Google, Google is rolling out an update to the emoji keyboard on Pixel devices. Once the update kisses your Pixel, a short row of emoji mashups will surface on the emoji keyboard's rooftop, with an arrow at the end. Tap the arrow, and voila! You'll unlock a vast grid of emoji combinations, perfect for endless scrolling! If you reach the bottom without finding a favored emoji, merely return to the top, pull down, and refresh the screen.
Once you spot an amusing duo, tap it. Huzzah! You'll witness a special pop-up, showcasing the two parent emojis that curated this new offspring. To incorporate it in your chat, just tap Send.
The Emoji Kitchen prowess is accessible across all devices equipped with Gboard, but the swanky Emoji Kitchen browser is an exclusive perk for Pixel devices. If you don't own a Pixel device, you'll still have to mix these novel concoctions by hand. Alternatively, utilize the "Randomize" option within the online Emoji Kitchen apparatus built by Google: just type Emoji Kitchen into your web browser, then tap Get cookin'.
How to Navigate Google's Emoji Kitchen on Pixel Devices:
- Activate Gboard: Ensure you're rocking Gboard version 15.1 or a newer variant (update via the Play Store if required).
- Access Emoji Heaven: Tap the emoji icon (smiley face) in Gboard’s toolbar[1][4].
- Peruse Emoji Kitchen:
- Method 1: After opening the emoji tab, spy the arrow icon (→) at the list's end. Tap it to traverse the Browse grid[1][4].
- Method 2: Select any emoji, then tap the Browse button atop the Emoji Kitchen previews[2].
- Explore combos: Swipe your heart out through the grid of whimsical emoji blends. Pull-to-refresh at the top to load more combos[1][4].
- Search by emoji: Use the floating emoji button (bottom-right) to summon the standard emoji picker[1][4]. Picking an emoji here will display every available combo using that character[1][4].
- Use or Save: Wow! A perfect duo caught your fancy? Hit Send to insert it in your text field[1][4].
- The Emoji Kitchen update on Pixel devices includes a short row of pre-made emoji combinations on the emoji keyboard's rooftop.
- To unlock the vast grid of emoji combinations, tap the arrow at the end of the row on the Pixel's emoji keyboard.
- If you don't find a favorite emoji by scrolling through the grid, simply return to the top, pull down, and refresh the screen to load more combinations.
- Google's Emoji Kitchen browser, which displays the parent emojis that created a new combination, is an exclusive feature for Pixel devices.
- If you don't own a Pixel device, you can still create new emoji combinations manually or use the "Randomize" option within the online Emoji Kitchen apparatus built by Google.
