Missing those cute, old WhatsApp emojis? You’re not alone! Many WhatsApp users have noticed changes in their emoji library, leaving them yearning for the familiar faces and objects of yesteryear. This guide will show you how to potentially retrieve those cherished retro emojis on both your Android and iPhone devices, employing simple tricks and without needing to download any extra apps. Let’s rediscover your favourite emojis together!
Why are My WhatsApp Emojis Different?
WhatsApp, like other major platforms, regularly updates its emoji library. These updates introduce new emojis, and often subtly change the rendering of existing ones. This means the emojis on your phone might appear different from someone else’s, or even change over time. Several factors contribute to this:
- WhatsApp Updates: Whenever WhatsApp receives an update, there’s going to be different emoji in place of another on many instances because more recently designed emojis are going to be inserted in instead of potentially more obsolete styles.
- Android vs iOS Differences: Android and iOS platforms have always displayed emojis ever so slightly and different and they handle emoji updates separately based upon what each individual design would call for and this influences the presentation for either ecosystem and WhatsApp would accordingly adopt those changes in accordance of what is supported visually. With other mobile phones like Samsung, there are times when differences can occur outside Whatsapp. Therefore for every single update, it would lead to differences between ecosystems.
- Your Phone’s OS Version: Your phone’s operating system (Android or iOS) versions play very large factors impacting the emoji render quality. Newer OS versions often support newer emoji variations, impacting even within the larger updated collection from one given version across its lifetime. Newer devices can often even affect certain design elements if that hardware supports finer rendering resolutions versus older phones. Sometimes, an actual OS update would bring along further new emoji that could lead to more variety in emoji overall as newer versions come along to allow additional variety of emojis from updates to become compatible.
Getting Back Older Emojis on Android
Unfortunately there are times that no method will revert back older emojis. WhatsApp’s updating system is dependent upon how a given device, regardless it being Android (even if it’s Samsung or Pixel, a device’s rendering engine) support. The rendering of emoji will depend upon WhatsApp’s own engine which in turn means that depending upon Android’s implementation of supporting latest version renders how a WhatsApp emoji will manifest onto that Android device itself and given that differences on renders can occur from Android alone and because of all devices are different between manufacturer to another then you might have that some method can either support an earlier edition (if it could still detect that older emoji rendering through newer one. But such case scenario is unfortunately few and far between or extremely inconsistent across multiple situations or versions.
Here are several things you can try to perform, but keep in mind that the end results may not be what some desire despite it’s best efforts. Try nevertheless.
- Check for WhatsApp Updates: Make sure you’re running the most up-to-date version of WhastApp in the Google Play Store. Sometimes, an update solves display issues where a given emoji render isn’t implemented on an earlier version may not be shown in newer revisions but is handled differently or possibly improved greatly from several subsequent patching on WhatsApp’s end .
- Clearing WhatsApp Cache: Clearing your app’s cache can occasionally refresh the emoji display. Find WhatsApp in your app settings> storage will reveal the button and you can press it to clear data completely. Reinstalling that app would require signing in your account if you wish to keep all content in your WhatsApp account itself but caution about your data that may also get potentially wiped when going toward the ‘clear data’ option. Please perform this carefully on devices that are not under reliable software management.
Important Note: Clearing cache and reinstalling applications is important to perform very carefully; we highly recommend backups before undertaking such operations, especially if one isn’t familiar in manually handling sensitive data; if your information might not be too crucial, then losing the WhatsApp data may actually not be so concerning. Many will prefer either solution is up to one’s personal discretion as a backup on the device itself already covers a measure of security that ensures data is recoverable easily in comparison. This allows multiple times to attempt those operations with little impact in terms of losing data during such trials and errors. Sometimes your phone setting is different too (or simply that device-manufacturer and it doesn’t have same settings in those respects)
- Reinstalling WhatsApp: As a last resort (as earlier point, this can be perform to address various kinds of issues pertaining storage itself or even corruption affecting the overall internal file handling from said device) you may try this to see if this resolves but ensure to use your Google accounts or existing to preserve your existing data and keep chat histories, you can always revert after making backup of all necessary thing like pictures, media , etc, ensuring nothing loss occur. Consider this before reinstalling since certain account information that is unique can affect things sometimes if those processes are dependent upon WhatsApp itself or those phone-manufacturers’ particular configurations. This would thus then affect your chances of regaining previous versions of such an emoji display you would previously had before.
Getting Back Older Emojis on iPhone (iOS)
Similar to Android, iOS-based WhatsApp emoji appearance is controlled to a mixture of different iOS itself , along WhatsApp, and it often is unlikely an eventual successful revert back to those previous version are realistic despite its best attempts for such an end result to happen on Apple environments compared perhaps to Android settings flexibility compared. But several troubleshooting means here can possibly still help fix this problem despite limitations involved
Here are several methods you as well can use, while note like Android in regard possible limitations
- iOS Update Impact on Emojis: An iOS update will often include an entire overhaul onto various emoji systems across it ecosystem thus may involve newer support on emojis such as these latest additions, that can possibly result overall appearance if they could have been replaced already or even it support from newer ones have indeed caused older implementation designs to become gone but do keep in mind not all scenarios are definite and it may be your device just isn’t yet in support for that older visual you once might’ve possibly have rendered but this unfortunately not the guaranteed fix of going completely earlier version and restoring all to an exactly replica what have possibly existed but nevertheless in case. Apple have not yet made such possibility feasible under all means. As most things have their limitation then so goes emoji supports.
- Checking for iOS Updates: Ensure that your iPhone is up to date. It’s rather similar rationale behind as Android to potentially address a known issue concerning how older emojis version might had display issues despite newer systems have the capability. Thus upgrading or potentially ensuring those systems fully patched is highly important in potentially allowing such potential to properly support emoji overall or for newer supporting methods in addition
- Force Restarting your iPhone: A force restart can sometimes clear temporary glitches. Just this single option here already offer that some issues aren’t serious thus easy fix at minimal effort; so try doing forced restart often will bring more ease since unlike reinstall or clearing caches and that may or may not require time doing many efforts before even successfully getting older version of a visual. Try forcing restarts from an official method of restarting Apple’s own phone and this alone could’ve addressed an easily fixable situation unlike what may had happened during either uninstall options previously mentioned overall so in case this too might solve simply this alone, such measure’s ease should be highly considering on fixing prior.
Using Third-Party Keyboard Apps (with caution!)
You might see apps claiming to restore old emojis as part of added features, etc, but proceeding extremely cautious since many if these can have negative ramifications to potentially leading to installing of malware that your phone simply could get compromised by installing many untrustworthy apps from non oficial avenues thus exercise discretion when choosing any apps as a result and sticking mostly those official avenues if the phone itself or manufacturer supports a recommended keyboard application. As such using keyboard application should always caution regarding that. The possible benefits have some potential costs too. Therefore consider this well overall and use this solely upon your own discression. We only advise and do provide recommendations only from unofficial apps of certain platforms. Proceed therefore on this very carefully as a huge reminder even though it was mentioned once, should be mentioned twice for how careful these procedures, which may affect overall account security of even your given mobile despite that several means can offer different methods of ways out given that not every situations could resolve everything via one single method itself but different solutions overall as such.
Understanding Emoji Versioning on WhatsApp
WhatsApp follows its given support of major updates onto it’s own emojis given a specific rendition from a device; hence what determines many times which emojis are currently displayed are controlled by combination Android OS (for Android), iOS overall version of support the system. Therefore all many of times simply restoring to a previous emoji you once got is incredibly unreliable since the process of implementing it from newer ones tend to be overall complex compared how simple on appearance it might seem visually.
Factors influencing emoji display:
- WhatsApp’s version: The version impacts largely since it must support how visually will implement on any devices at hand via its API rendering supports
- Phone’s OS version
Troubleshooting
For troubleshooting display issues specific to certain chats or contacts may result different outputs in particular despite every measures has already taken place that a different contacts for different outputs means that either contact itself or their given WhatsApp themselves which it controls the given outputs you see such may vary across various different mobile platform too despite being WhatsApp itself due some differences existing for how WhatsApp handle cross OS from one mobile phone differs one another (such also case too with differences depending operating systems Android and iOS and they further differ per devices; even same version would differs too at some extent due underlying device supports)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What if I still can’t see my old emojis? Unfortunately, there’s no guaranteed way to retrieve older emojis in all cases. Major changes tend not be easily reversible after newer versions implemented unless older implementations still had remains.
- Are there any risks to trying these methods? Clearing WhatsApp’s cache or reinstalling the app won’t normally result in any considerable risks but it has some drawbacks; reinstalling means sign in again and the whole data may have changes when cache restored if it still causes issues; thus you better backup necessary things (Photos, Chat Logs, other media that you might needed) before doing many of those options because otherwise you cannot retrieve unless had backed up all your needed data overall that’s worth preserving in regard beforehand too as a reminder. Otherwise these might leads into major loss when all unexpectedly could’ve all goes very wrong despite attempt success in fixing particular emojis or even other scenarios where there are still such glitches. These too unfortunately as previously described already and therefore those methods have many tradeoffs involved including possible time consuming from it many instances for how these would happen even after attempt, if at all even despite attempts too, even worst overall such end results still could ultimately fail to solve entirely the desired situation. That’s why it’s extremely cautious about following especially clearing cached data or reinstall those are mostly only done despite last-effort considerations where one accepts certain risks too are undertaken due that many others tried aren’t successful but even so such too will be unreliable thus must do those safely when prepared. Otherwise this simply requires better preparation at all costs since these ultimately very last cases only if those multiple smaller method failed to resolve as results when attempting fixes and having no solutions yet left in many aspect overall. Hence preparation is most crucial part since all requires that you carefully perform so everything doesn’t get worse further as many outcomes are all unknown from this procedures in their own respects while their various unknowns involved in every attempts makes preparation all so too important when such a decision must made as best caution is always recommended if these aren’t undertaken for such various efforts too while doing proper planning from beforehand at least lessen the chance some mistakes occur since such outcome could be difficult fixing them too hence plan everything if at all you require such fixes overall in regard those steps previously recommended hence proper preparations highly too greatly impacts for result
- Will this affect my WhatsApp chats? No, these methods shouldn’t affect your chats despite having possibility to cause some unpredictable situations; in majority it does not unless a device may having separate problems not caused these means and therefore this is recommended method only when prepared those events. Again emphasis made for those many impacts and to also be careful for when undertaking these method as well especially if a person might lacking in preparation overall and thus this always should include backing up at all costs in instances overall if many of problems still remains unsolved unless fully planed this prior itself as necessary before undertaking; else don’t risk it. We advise do only if prepared with backups.
- Why do my emojis look different from my friend’s? This is usually due to differences in their current version of WhatsApp itself version, version being those newer implementing new versions where they might not be possible for what have happened but often times have certain limitations due platform where a majority has always known issues where iOS different methods differs vastly from methods done either via on Android hence all means is known beforehand when undertaken if all are attempted already
Ready to bring back your favourite emojis?
Try the steps mentioned above to see if this will revert, but remember often there is no perfectly reliable method. Share this guide with your WhatsApp friends! Let us know in the comments if you have questions or experiences trying this out!