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title: iOS Emoji Keyboard
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layout: default
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created: 2009-11-30 16:00:28 +0100
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updated: 2009-11-30 22:21:44 +0100
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toc: false
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tags:
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- know-how
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- hardware
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- apple
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- iphone
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- emojis
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[Emojis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji) is the Japanese term for emoticons. Every mobile phone in the
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Japanese area has a fixed set of emoticons included and they are all compatible between different
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manufacturers of mobile phones.
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Apple chose to include them as well, but didn't use the defacto-standard encoding for them but decided to
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encode them in the private use area. So the emoticons are only compatible between iPhones. Read more about
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it at [inner.geek.nz](http://inner.geek.nz/archives/2009/02/06/the-truth-about-iphone-emoji/).
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Enable the Emoji keyboard
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To use the Emojis, the iPhone has a special keyboard. But because of the incompatibility, the keyboard is
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only available for *SoftBank Mobile* customers. But there exist some programs in the AppStore to enable
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the keyboard regardless of the SIM card.
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But don't get ripped off. You don't have to pay for e.g.
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[iEmoji](http://appshopper.com/utilities/iemoji-get-your-emoji) - which is totally useless after the
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keyboard has been enabled.
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Just get [Spell Number](http://appshopper.com/utilities/spell-number) for free, start it and enter the
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magical number `91929394.59`. After that, go to *Settings* → *General* → *Keyboard* → *International* → *Japanese*
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and enable the **Emoji keyboard**. Done.
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<p><div class="noteclassic">To be able to use Emojis while writing mails, you have to reboot your iPhone.</div></p>
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You can find these instructions with pictures
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at [maketecheasier.com](http://maketecheasier.com/enable-emoji-icons-on-your-iphone-for-free/2009/02/11).
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