Jan Zdarsa Emoji icons are different smileys or pictures, which the Japanese are used to putting in their text messages. The iPhone 3G without emoji icons had no chance in Japan, so Apple had to build Emoji icons into firmware 2.2. But only iPhone users in Japan got the option to turn on Emoji, and some users elsewhere in the world didn't want to put up with it.
I am writing this article in its third revision, because the situation around this topic is constantly changing. But one thing is still the same. Sometimes there is an application on the Appstore that can unblock Emoji, so that everyone can try these icons. This option first appeared with the arrival of a Japanese RSS reader, which, probably by mistake, enabled this option even for users not using a Japanese phone operator. But this application was paid.
One developer caught on to this and researched what makes this Emoji app turn on. After finding out, he created an application only for turning on Emoji icons and wanted to publish it for free on the Appstore, but this one the app has not been approved by Apple. So at least he left a downloadable code on his website to enable Emoji on every phone, and the developer battle with Apple began. Everyone was sending some app that either more or less successfully turned on Emoji on the iPhone.
It already looked like Apple had given up the fight when it released the EmotiFun! app, which served just those purposes. But today it disappeared from the Appstore. However, there are still some applications on the Appstore, such as the application Spell Number (iTunes link), which is free (thanks Petr R. for the tip!). This application is originally used so that if you write a number through the dial pad, the application will tell you how to say this number in English.
The trick is as follows. Spell Number works by entering the number "9876543.21" to unlock the ability to use Emoji. After that, it's enough turn on Emoji support in settings iPhone. Open Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> International Keyboards -> scroll down to the Japanese keyboard and click on it -> here just switch Emoji to ON. When writing messages, just click the globe icon next to the space on the keyboard and Emoji icons will appear! Also, don't overlook that each Emoji icon tab has several pages as well!
After activation, of course, you can delete Spell Number so that it does not interfere with your phone. In this state, however, Emoji are quite useless. If you send a message to someone, it will only be displayed correctly if they have an iPhone and have Emoji turned on. But with the iPhone we can do one more thing and that's about it! :)
It works! I turned on emoji, but I still didn't send them to anyone via SMS. I thought it would turn into a normal smiley :-), but alas, no. When you send a smiley via SMS, the recipient only gets a question mark... so no use?
And when I send them by email, the characters from Wingdings will come... so what's the point?
It is also written at the end of the article that it can only be sent to an iPhone with Emoji turned on, so I apologize. I misread and I'm going to turn Emoji off again :-)
good guy, thanks! :)
Also, thanks for the tip, it's hard to come up with this.
Martin: Send me a number and I'll send you text messages with emoji smileys. :-)
You know there's a tech there, it's incredible. It would like it to work on all iPhones to be usable. But anyway, I don't know an iPhone to write to, so I might not care. I wish I could find an iPhone that has it turned on... :-)
Jablickar: How do you recognize one? :-) We should make some kind of collision, maybe someone will come there and I'll turn on the Emoji there myself. :-)
I still have a question from a different perspective: How to let Apple know that it could convert the Czech keyboard from QWERTY to QWERTZ? Personally, it bothers me a lot and because of that I have the German keyboard on, but having Leerzeichen written on the spacebar doesn't look exactly "cool". If I have a MacBook with a Czech keyboard and it is QWERTZ, I think that it should be the same in the iPhone.
Jablickar: I'm afraid it would really just be annoying. I can't get in touch there. Still, I think it would be better to write directly to Apple. Maybe send SJ a postcard. :-)
I don't want to say anything, but even after the restore, the emoji on/off menu remains... which is so weird
bye and thanks ;)
now I realize that I did the restore in DFU :D and the emoji remained... isn't it because I restored from a backup?
Warning - making Emoji available through the Spell Number app has probably been blocked because the mentioned procedure no longer works. :-(
Verified by two users. Does anyone have any other experiences?
Otherwise, thanks for these pages !!!
it does not work for me!!!
Guys, read the Ratings of this program, the author left you the correct code there... ps I'm an iPhone user with Emoji :-))))) And thanks for the advice ;-)
Yes, the most important thing...it also works on os 3.0 ;-)
I have a new iphone 3GS (it's amazing) and the emojis work automatically on it, all the settings were copied from the old iphone. ;-)
I can not do it. :( I downloaded XEmoji, then entered 9876543.21, returned normally to MENU. Settings -> General -> .. And there was nothing to turn on Japanese. :(
I have an 8gb ipod with version 3.1.2 and it doesn't work :D
Please, please, are the smileys still going to be turned on? I got an iPhone 4 under the tree and I would like to have them there on the 3gs, I have them, but now I can't do it according to the instructions.
Good day, I wanted to ask if emoji smileys are inserted into sms and sent at the same tariff price or if it is paid as a 10 kc sms? Thank you for answer