Emoji not rendered the same

[ceever]

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Bug description

Emoijs look different, depending on whether they appear in the text or as notation to a chat.

Steps to reproduce

• Send a emoji in a chat
• Add a notation to a chat using the same emoji

Expected result:
Emojis should look the same within the app

Screenshots

See comment below

Device info

Device: Samsung Galaxy S8
Android version: 9
Signal version: 6.6.3

[ceever]

[greyson-signal]

Hi there, we don't currently support system emoji in reactions.

[MrRinkana]

Hi there, we don't currently support system emoji in reactions.

It would be great if that could be changed.

The apple emojis feel weird to an android user. The noto-emojis from google are used in many linux distros, and are more similar to the windows emoji font - in other words will be more familiar to most.

Having mixed emojis really gives a less polished look.

Maybe this last point is from my own bias preferring the look of the noto emojis but the apple ones have shading that sticks out in most material-styled apps, i.e. create a dissonance with the more flat themes.

(In the same direction, the default should be the system theme, prevents bad first impressions with users that don't bother looking trough and testing settings. People will generally prefer, or at least not react negatively to, what they are used to.)

Please reopen