Android Messages for Web Retains Shruggies and Other Hangouts ‘Kaomojis’
Jun. 29, 2018Google recently announced Android Messages for the web, that allows you to send text messages directly from a web browser. While the company has rolled out multiple chat applications, including Allo which seemingly supersedes the Hangouts app now, the search giant has made sure to keep at least one user-friendly alive from Hangouts.
As reported by multiple users onReddit, theAndroid Messages for Web includes an easter egg from Hangouts: emoticon shortcuts which are known as ‘Kaomoji’.You can send your friends shruggies, table flips, and even Finn and Jake from “Adventure Time,” all with simple text commands.
Do note that these shortcuts only work at the very beginning of a message, and not at the end or middle of a text. Also, although your recipient will them just fine, they can only be sent from the web version of Messages. As of now, there is no word whether the feature will make its way to the app or not, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
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