It’s not mandatory to use specifically the Symbola font. You could also package and use the Noto Color Emoji free font, as Firefox OS has done. [1][2] (FreeType supports that color font... unless Ubuntu Phone doesn’t use FreeType, of course.)
[1]: https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/moztt/commit/2372e891b10ff9a7382bbb4fbcd439a75cebd206 [2]: http://bugzil.la/939280 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269017 Title: Emojis not fully supported which results in blank received SMS messages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/messaging-app/+bug/1269017/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs