
Emojis are a fun way to chat, but what if some of the popular emojis started making sounds? That is happening soon with “Audio Emoji,” coming soon to the Google Phone app. A new leak has suggested Google is now rolling out the “Audio Emoji” feature, giving users a unique but weird way to greet callers. As part of the new functionality, the poop emoji will create a fart sound during a call along with an animation that Google thinks will spice up voice calls, much like the textual ones.
According to 9to5Google, the latest Google Phone version 128, available through the beta channel, has received “Audio Emoji,” featuring six most common emojis initially, each linked to associated audio. The list includes a clapping emoji, a laughter emoji, a party popper emoji, a crying emoji, a drum beat emoji, and a poop emoji. They prdouce the sounds of applause, someone laughing, party popper popping, a sad trombone, drum beating (Ba Dum Tss), and a someone farting, respectively.
Audio Emoji will work only during calls and belt out the sound effect for a while to disrupt the monotony in calls. The sound can be heard on both ends of a phone call made using the Google Phone app. Google has explained the feature, saying Audio Emoji lets users “express emotions and moods with sounds like applause, laughter, sad trombone, and more with tappable emoji while you’re in a call.”
Since the feature is still not widely available, there is no clarity about things like how often these Audio Emojis can be used or if they require an internet connection to work during a call. However, the report has mentioned that there will be a cooldown period between the use of Audio Emojis consecutively. That would allow the callers to talk instead of just listening to emoji’s sound.
The new Audio Emoji will be available in two ways in the Google Phone app: through a dedicated button in the overflow menu and a chip that shows in the main calling interface. Users can also disable Audio Emoji if they find the feature of no use — which they eventually will because I am not sure Audio Emoji could serve a purpose beyond novelty.
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