[CWM][MOD][FONT] System-wide Emoji Support (Gingerbread & ICS)

[Simba501]

This CWM zip will enable emoji compatibility throughout the system. I believe Jellybean supports it natively and some ICS roms (e.g., CM9) have it. I'm not sure if CM9 support is only in the messaging app, but this zip enables it system wide, which means you'll be able to see them in the browser, Twitter apps, etc. Unfortunately, they only appear in black and white. If there are any problems with flashing, you can manually extract the files to the appropriate directory (/system/fonts) with 644 permissions.

Flash in recovery or manually extract contents
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Download 2 (for Shostock 2 and presumably other Samsung ICS roms)


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[nbunn]

Wow! Thanks a ton for this!!

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[nbunn]

This is sad. 27 downloads and a total of 2 thanks. What's wrong with people?

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[EhHowzit808]

I tried to flash through CWM, but I kept getting an error. Extracted the font files to the font folder with the given permissions in the first post. It wouldn't let me change the permissions.

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[willbs94]

I tried to flash through CWM, but I kept getting an error. Extracted the font files to the font folder with the given permissions in the first post. It wouldn't let me change the permissions.

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Use root explorer?

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[Simba501]

I tried to flash through CWM, but I kept getting an error. Extracted the font files to the font folder with the given permissions in the first post. It wouldn't let me change the permissions.

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What's the error.

And to make changes to system files, you have to mount r/w (top right corner if you're using root explorer).

 

[willbs94]

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[Simba501]

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Hm, update-binary. What rom are you running?

 

[EhHowzit808]

What's the error.

And to make changes to system files, you have to mount r/w (top right corner if you're using root explorer).

I also got the status error "0" in cwm.
I'm using Root Browser lite. Not sure how to mount to read/write.

EDIT:
I managed to get it working. I had to tweak Root Browser lite to allow me to change permissions. I noticed when you extract the files into the /system/font folder, it doesn't overwrite the old ones; it just renames the extracted files with a "-copy" suffix. I deleted the old files then removed the "-copy" from the extracted files. Rebooted and confirmed its working now.

Thanks for this mod! Now I can see what iPhone users are emoji-ing about...lol
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[Simba501]

I also got the status error "0" in cwm.
I'm using Root Browser lite. Not sure how to mount to read/write.

EDIT:
I managed to get it working. I had to tweak Root Browser lite to allow me to change permissions. I noticed when you extract the files into the /system/font folder, it doesn't overwrite the old ones; it just renames the extracted files with a "-copy" suffix. I deleted the old files then removed the "-copy" from the extracted files. Rebooted and confirmed its working now.

Thanks for this mod! Now I can see what iPhone users are emoji-ing about...lol
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Good stuff. Wasn't exactly sure which update-binary to use (hence the rom question).

 

[EhHowzit808]

Good stuff. Wasn't exactly sure which update-binary to use (hence the rom question).

I'm running SHOstock2

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[djmurphix]

This CWM zip will enable emoji compatibility throughout the system. I believe Jellybean supports it natively and some ICS roms (e.g., CM9) have it. I'm not sure if CM9 support is only in the messaging app, but this zip enables it system wide, which means you'll be able to see them in the browser, Twitter apps, etc. If there are any problems with flashing, you can manually extract the files to the appropriate directory (/system/fonts) with 644 permissions.

Download - Flash in recovery.
Download 2 (for Shostock 2 and presumably other Samsung ICS roms)

i had a question, i installed this but did not do the permissions part (644) i just copied over the files to destination. i get the emojis just in black and white is that normal? i mean i only ask cuz on my friends ipod his emoji are in color. did i do something wrong? thanks let me know if i did it correctly

 

[Simba501]

i had a question, i installed this but did not do the permissions part (644) i just copied over the files to destination. i get the emojis just in black and white is that normal? i mean i only ask cuz on my friends ipod his emoji are in color. did i do something wrong? thanks let me know if i did it correctly

That's correct. I thought I stated that in the OP, but forgot to mention it. Kind of a bummer that it's not in color, but it's better than seeing those empty squares lol.

 

[EhHowzit808]

i had a question, i installed this but did not do the permissions part (644) i just copied over the files to destination. i get the emojis just in black and white is that normal? i mean i only ask cuz on my friends ipod his emoji are in color. did i do something wrong? thanks let me know if i did it correctly

Since we're replacing the font files with modded ones, the emojis act like regular fonts. They're supposed to be black and white...unless you change your phone's font color to something else.
I think (in theory), the emojis on the iPhone are linked to a certain image based on the character combinations... : ) =, : ( = etc...

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[djmurphix]

Since we're replacing the font files with modded ones, the emojis act like regular fonts. They're supposed to be black and white...unless you change your phone's font color to something else.
I think (in theory), the emojis on the iPhone are linked to a certain image based on the character combinations... : ) =, : ( = etc...

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Oh I see, bummer but yea its better than having squares!

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[tsantsa]

Will this work with MIUI 2.7.27 (CM9 based)?

 

[Simba501]

Will this work with MIUI 2.7.27 (CM9 based)?

It should. I'm on CM9.

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[tsantsa]

It should. I'm on CM9.

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I figured. I'll try it out and let you know.

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[Simba501]

I figured. I'll try it out and let you know.

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Grr. Thanks.

To those having cwm issues, extract the contents and place them manually.