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Comments on “Smileys by Apple”
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Kuchengnom@kuchengnom · Product Designer
Honestly that looks weird. I expected something else by apples design standard. I get classic mac stickers - but these smileys are somewhat 2000s looking.
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Kyle Hess@kylhss · Fintech Product Manager
@kuchengnom they're the same ones that have been on the Apple Watch since launch, I believe.
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Richard Goodwin@rgoodwin · Product Manager, Unrepentant Nerd
@kylhss @kuchengnom Correct, they do seem to be. And honestly I never use them, because my friends and recipients universally regard them as "creepy". I'm honestly surprised that they keep pushing them.
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Kyle Hess@kylhss · Fintech Product Manager
@rgoodwin oh yeah, theyre super creepy. Still not as creepy as sending your heart beat though...
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Richard Goodwin@rgoodwin · Product Manager, Unrepentant Nerd
@kylhss I'm going to disagree with you on this one :) When I was dating someone with an Apple Watch, I found it was actually a very refreshing way to message. There are times you want to just let someone know you're thinking about them, and vice versa, but don't have the time or need to artificially start a conversation, so you just shoot off your heartbea… See more
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Sam Legge@d0b0 · Product Manager, Thalmic Labs
@rgoodwin @kylhss @kuchengnom why are they perceived as "creepy"? Don't quite understand how an emoji could be creepy?
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Richard Goodwin@rgoodwin · Product Manager, Unrepentant Nerd
@d0b0 @kylhss @kuchengnom It's the animated nature, for example, of the "tongue sticking out"; a combination of the eyes and the motion of the tongue. It's almost too humanoid vs cartoonish, which gives you uncanny valley willies.
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Sam Legge@d0b0 · Product Manager, Thalmic Labs
@rgoodwin @kylhss @kuchengnom okay I'll take your word for it ;)
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