What it communicates, above all, is the hopeless unhipness of its sender. I use it anyway, mostly out of habit but also ...

The party popper may only be a default emoji reaction temporarily during the festive period. WhatsApp’s latest update is making chats more festive in time for the holiday season.

Google has never explicitly explained why the Emoji Kitchen doesn’t work on iOS, but it could be a limitation of third-party keyboards on the platform, a limit that Android does not have.