Install the new Android 6.0.1 emojis on your (rooted) phone or tablet

Hiroshi Lockheimer, Senior VP of Android, announced just last week that Android would see its emoji list updated to follow the latest iOS emoji update.



The Android 6.0.1 factory images just dropped a few minutes ago, but most users won’t see the updates soon (if ever). So I extracted the emoji font tile from the factory images and uploaded them to cloud storage. If you’d like to install the latest emojis on your device, proceed with the instructions below.



First, your device must be rooted to install the new emoji font.



Download this file: NotoColorEmoji.ttf (mirror) Use your favorite root explorer. I used Solid Explorer. Browse to /system/fonts/. Rename the old file (e.g. NotoColorEmoji_backup.ttf). This way, you’ll have a backup if something goes wrong when installing the new file.

Copy the font file to the /system/fonts/ folder. Change the file permissions to rw-r–r– (0644). Reboot your device.

You could also use the excellent Emoji Switcher app, but at the moment of writing this post, the app wasn’t updated. I’ve used it in the past to get iOS emojis on Android, or revert to default Google ones in one click.

NOTE: Proceed to your own risks. I am not responsible for anything that could go wrong with your phone by updating system files.

