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Symbols & smileys in iPhone text messages

  • 09-11-2011 12:39PM
    #1
    gerrymadden1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭


    Is it possible to insert smileys :) in text messages on an iPhone??

    :o


Comments

  • #2
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    Yup. Go to settings - general - keyboard - international keyboards - add new keyboard - emoji. This will bring up a globe in your message screen and you click this to enter a smiley :)


  • #3
    Caveman1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,808 ✭✭✭Caveman1


    Kiera wrote: »
    Yup. Go to settings - general - keyboard - international keyboards - add new keyboard - emoji. This will bring up a globe in your message screen and you click this to enter a smiley :)

    Do you not have to download the emoji app first?


  • #4
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    Caveman1 wrote: »
    Do you not have to download the emoji app first?

    I'm not sure with older phones. But i had it built in with the 4s.


  • #5
    Dodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,197 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    Its built in with the 4 too (3gs and before had to download it)


  • #6
    waynegalway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭waynegalway


    Dodge wrote: »
    Its built in with the 4 too (3gs and before had to download it)

    It's part of the iOS5 firmware, so it will be built in to any device using that software


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  • #7
    EdanHewittt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭EdanHewittt


    There is this yoke:

    www.smileyfor.eu

    You can use it to copy and paste it into your apps etc

    :)


  • #8
    Notorious97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭Notorious97


    I have that app for the smileys for whatsapp, does it work with Ios5 in imessage? never thought to try it


  • #9
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,719 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Do smileys only work if the recipient is an iPhone user?


  • #10
    Notorious97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭Notorious97


    through whatsapp i have sent those smileys to blackberry users, not sure if they work in the stock message app to other iphone or non iphone users though


  • #11
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Do smileys only work if the recipient is an iPhone user?

    I think so as a few of my friends have asked me what the hell £.& means :o


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  • #12
    anotherlostie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭anotherlostie


    And the other thing to be careful with them is that they take up a block of characters when used in a text so instead of 160 characters you get about 70, so a carefully measured 159 character text will actually get charged as three texts. Not an issue on whatsapp or iMessage of course.


  • #13
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,198 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Yeah noticed that, but at the same time, if you are writign out a long msg, trying to save characters so its one message, you won't be using smiles, at least I wont.

    Turn on character count if you are using the smilie keyboard


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