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I want to say that I don’t like the new, bubbly for a lack of better term, Emojis. They appeared when I restarted Zoom this morning. I think they are too cartoonish and childish looking. They are cartoonish to the level they are distracting to me and I find them annoying. So much so I found this forum just to complain about them. ;-)

I’d much prefer the older ones. If there was a setting to allow someone to choose what they use, on our personal interface, I’d find that preferable to being locked into whatever set is presented in an update.

BriAnswer

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Emoji Update ❗

We heard your feedback! Many of you shared that the new emoji style didn’t feel quite right, and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know.

Because of this, we’re bringing back the familiar emoji style you know and love. 😊

Please note: Some users may need to restart the Zoom app or log out and log back in to see the updated emoji style.

Thanks again for your feedback and for helping us make the Zoom experience better!

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Sarah M

Newcomer

Completely agree. Our company pushed us to use Teams chat and we all resisted due to the Teams emojis which are just as awful and unsuitable for work usage. I also hate the removal of the screenshot button (now hidden behind a two click menu), and there used to be an option to open images in a new window (so that you could have the image full size and respond via chat) which seems to have been completely removed. Feedback given on the Help menu.

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HLee

Newcomer

I forgot about mentioning the screenshot button moving, thanks for the reminder. That is also an atrocious change that has actively lowered my usage of the application.

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Henry-Collins

Newcomer

Yeah, I get what you mean, UI changes like that can feel pretty jarring when they show up after an update without warning. Zoom doesn’t currently let users switch emoji sets, but it’s worth sending feedback through the app since they do track design preferences. In the meantime, sometimes rolling back or delaying updates (if your setup allows it) is the only workaround, though not always practical.

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ct715

Explorer

they are awful. They need to change them back. I cant even tell what most of them are.

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Matt-LACAAuthor

Participant

Thanks for adding your support.

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Kimberly Kupferman

Newcomer

Agreed with all of this! I started calling them ‘demented pumpkins.’ Besides that, they are very difficult to identify what they are, which isn’t great.

I do plan to complain about them to Zoom. It wasn’t necessary to change them.

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Matt-LACAAuthor

Participant

Thanks for the input… How does one “complain about them to Zoom.”? I thought this was our avenue of complaint.

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Yair García

Newcomer

Aside from them having the ugliest emojis in the world, I always used to use them, but now I avoid them. I have been having a lot of problems with notification bugs; I've even missed answering messages because of it.

Also, the recent user chats list is too short, which I really don't like. For example, as an IT member, I interact with many users, so I don't remember everyone's name.

I really hope previous emojis and notifications return

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Matt-LACAAuthor

Participant

I agree, The Recent User Chats are highly useful, but if someone falls off that list. Trying to find them to message someone seems highly convoluted. You should put up a post about that. Link me if you do...

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ab995

Newcomer

The workplace is hard enough without my ability to react being removed from me😶. There is no emoji for “facepalm” “hands covering face” reactions that I need in order to let my boss know “hey I’m doing the best I can with this cubical lifestyle...😬.” You see how weird that emoji looks there? And is there only male shruging emojis?🤷looks so blurry and terrible. Zoom revenue continues to grow but every update is not making sense for the user😕. This “UI” is not enjoyable, whoever is on the focus team for that needs some help😰.

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John Bryant

Newcomer

Who was in the beta group for this that said it was a good idea? The new emojis are AWEFUL. No one in my organization likes them and it’s often a topic of conversation. NOT PROFESSIONAL! 🤢

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