The update is loaded with other new emoji improvements, though. Users who subscribe to Telegram’s recently launched $4.99 Premium service will be able to upload and use custom emoji in chats ...

The popular messaging app Telegram had to remove a new feature called Telemoji at Apple's insistence to get its latest update posted in the App Store.

The Telegram update with Telemoji has been approved by the App Store review team. However, at least for now, this version doesn’t include the animated emoji pack inspired by Apple’s design ...

Telemoji are animated emoji that are exclusive to the platform. The Telemoji pack in question was heavily inspired by iOS -specific emoji, but featured animations created by Telegram.

According to Apple, Telegram's Telemoji feature was in direct violation of its App guidelines that prohibit iOS apps from including Apple's trademarked emoji designs.

Telegram is giving its free and premium users more emoji options for reactions. Premium users get an “infinite” supply of reactions and can use them for statuses. Plus username links can now ...

But in the long run, this is a boon for Telegram – now we will make Telemoji even more unique and recognizable. In addition, in today’s update, we included 10 other emoji packs.

The update was finally released yesterday, and Durov said that Apple told Telegram that it would have to remove a new feature called Telemoji, which Durov described as "higher quality vector ...

The problem appears to have been that Telegram built Telemoji on top of Apple's emoji. While the emoji themselves are standardized, companies design their own interpretations of them, which is why ...

Durov said it is a puzzling move on Apple`s behalf because Telemoji would have brought an entirely new dimension to its static low-resolution emoji and would have significantly enriched their ...

Telegram lets you react with 16 emoji. In Telegram, you get 16 emoji as reactions. Signal is better: it lets you use all emoji as reactions.

He added, "This is a puzzling move on Apple's behalf because Telemoji would have brought an entire new dimension to its static low-resolution emoji and would have significantly enriched their ...