{"id":374787,"date":"2026-04-04T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/374787\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T14:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:08:30","slug":"samsung-one-ui-8-5-emoji-changelog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/374787\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung One UI 8.5 Emoji Changelog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung Emoji Update<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s latest Android firmware, One UI 8.5, has begun rolling out globally. Included in this update is support for Unicode\u2019s latest emoji recommendations and several revised emoji designs. The update also has a mismatched design for code point currently listed in the draft Emoji 18.0 list.<\/p>\n


\n \"Keith
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\"Samsung<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s latest version of its Android firmware, One UI 8.5, has begun rolling out globally. Included in this update is support for Unicode\u2019s<\/a> latest emoji recommendations, alongside a number of revised emoji designs. Notably, the update also introduces a mismatched design tied to a code point currently listed in the draft for Emoji 18.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udd95 New In One UI 8.5<\/p>\n

A total of 133 new emojis from Unicode\u2019s official Emoji 17.0<\/a> recommendation list make their their Samsung set debut in One UI 8.5. <\/p>\n

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This number includes the following brand-new concepts:<\/p>\n

In addition to these new concepts, One UI 8.5 introduces expanded support for multi-person skin tone sequences for the existing \ud83e\udd3c People Wrestling<\/a> and \ud83d\udc6f People With Bunny Ears<\/a> emojis.<\/p>\n

While Unicode only formally recommended skin tone combinations for \ud83e\udd3c People Wrestling<\/a> and \ud83d\udc6f People With Bunny Ears<\/a> as part of Emoji 17.0<\/a>, Samsung had already supported single skin tone variants for these emojis as early as 2016 and 2017 respectively.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd00 Apple Core Emojis Puts Samsung In A Pickle<\/p>\n

Alongside the Emoji 17.0<\/a> additions, One UI 8.5 also includes an unusual case of mismatched emoji support.<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s update features an Apple Core<\/a> design assigned to the Unicode<\/a> code point U+1FADD. However, this code point is no longer associated with that concept within Unicode documentation.<\/p>\n

The Apple Core<\/a> emoji was provisionally included in early drafts of Emoji 17.0<\/a>, before being removed from consideration in early 2025. <\/p>\n

\"\"Above: emojis, including new additions in Unicode 17.0, as they first appeared within Unicode’s draft documentation. Note the Apple Core assigned to U+1FADD.<\/p>\n

The same code point was later reassigned to the \ud83e\udedd Pickle<\/a> in the current Emoji 18.0<\/a> draft list.<\/p>\n

As a result, Samsung devices running One UI 8.5 currently display an Apple Core<\/a> design where a \ud83e\udedd Pickle<\/a> is expected to be standardized.<\/p>\n

What happens next remains to be seen. A recent update to WhatsApp may offer a clue: version 2.26.8.72<\/a> briefly included the Apple Core design before it was removed in a subsequent release. <\/p>\n

Samsung may follow suit, or it may retain the current design until Emoji 18.0 is finalized, at which time we would expect they’d swap in an apporpriate design for the \ud83e\udedd Pickle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is not the only example of code point reassignment within the Emoji 18.0<\/a> draft. In January 2026, a proposed Face with Squinting Eyes was removed and replaced with a Cracking Face. You can learn more about that change here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd14 I had these already?<\/p>\n

Although One UI 8.5 marks the first time these new emojis appear in Samsung\u2019s native emoji font, some users may have encountered them earlier.<\/p>\n

This is because several Android apps, including keyboards and social platforms, have been able to display newer emojis using Google\u2019s font fallback system. In particular, apps such as Gboard and X have previously shown these characters via Google\u2019s Noto Color Emoji<\/a> font.<\/p>\n

\"\"Above: Google’s Noto Color Emoji designs for the new Emoji 17.0<\/a> emojis.<\/p>\n

This capability stems from a 2021 update to Android\u2019s AppCompat library<\/a>, which allows apps using updated compatibility libraries to render newer emojis even if the device\u2019s system font has not yet been updated.<\/p>\n

As a result, users on older Samsung devices may have already seen these emojis in certain apps, despite their absence from the system-wide emoji keyboard until now.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udd99 Updated in One UI 8.5<\/p>\n

The One UI 8.5 update also introduces a small number of revised emoji designs, many of which bring Samsung\u2019s set closer in line with other major vendors. Several of these changes are highlighted below:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcae White Flower<\/a> no longer features the central dotted markings seen in previous Samsung designs.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf55 Pizza<\/a> removes its white onion and black olives toppings, aligning more closely with other platforms.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udfe6 Bank<\/a> now displays a large dollar sign above its entrance, replacing earlier text-based signage.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf00 Cyclone<\/a> is now depicted as a simple spiral<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea2 Ship<\/a> has been reoriented to face left, instead of the previous front-facing perspective.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf1a New Moon Face<\/a> now more closely resembles \ud83d\ude0f Smirking Face<\/a>, similar to Google\u2019s design.<\/p>\n

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A similar change was also made to the \ud83c\udf1d Full Moon Face<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This update also includes subtle revisions to the designs of\u00a0\ud83e\udd3c People Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\ud83d\udc6f People With Bunny Ears<\/a>, matching their new skin tone combination options.<\/p>\n

View all the changed emoji designs in One UI 8.5<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf6 Release<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s One UI 8.5 was first released on the Galaxy S26 series on February 25, 2026. <\/p>\n

The update began rolling out more broadly from March 25, 2026, starting with the Galaxy A37 5G and Galaxy A57 5G.<\/p>\n

Further devices expected to receive the One UI 8.5 update include (subject to regional variation and carrier approval):<\/p>\n

Galaxy S25 seriesGalaxy S24 seriesSelect Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip models<\/p>\n

As with all Samsung firmware updates, rollout timing may differ depending on market and carrier testing requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samsung Emoji Update Samsung\u2019s latest Android firmware, One UI 8.5, has begun rolling out globally. Included in this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[85,46,321,125],"class_list":["post-374787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}