Apple Forced To Correct Anatomy Of Several Emojis After Online Drama

AFP-Relaxnews reported that Apple has finally modified the emojis of several animals following online outcry that they do not resemble their real life counterparts.

The emojis in question are the ones for the octopus, squid and mosquito.

So, what's new with these emojis, you ask?

Changed in iOS 13.1: ? Octopus now has suckers on the underside of its front two arms https://t.co/UM5CsTCMpM pic.twitter.com/ZlvcESLyWL

— Emojipedia ? (@Emojipedia) September 24, 2019

First up, the octopus emoji has been given a row of suckers on each of its front tentacles, because that's what an octopus have, right?

? iOS 13.1 is here and no longer incorrectly displays a siphon on the front of the ? Squid emoji, among other accuracy updates https://t.co/78lQNbWmmD pic.twitter.com/w9Uy4lg6PK

— Emojipedia ? (@Emojipedia) September 24, 2019

Then, for the squid, Apple shifted its siphon to the rear side. Before this, the squid’s siphon was in the middle of its face.

Changed in iOS 13.1: ? Mosquito now features a sixth leg, making the insect anatomically-correct (the proboscis is not a leg) https://t.co/YdIOFq41oX pic.twitter.com/cepnpyOnkI

— Emojipedia ? (@Emojipedia) September 24, 2019

As for the mosquito emoji, it has now been updated with six legs. Previously, the mosquito emoji only has five legs.

To be honest, we weren't even counting, so good job Internet sleuths.

Changed in iOS 13.1: ? Smiling Face With Heart-Eyes now displays with the same heart design as the ❤️ Red Heart emoji https://t.co/ZwDCCxx8e8 pic.twitter.com/mRDIbvxtDO

— Emojipedia ? (@Emojipedia) September 24, 2019

The changes via the recently released iOS 13.1 update also modified several other emojis, such as the hearts on all the face emojis (including the Heart Eyes, Face Blowing a Kiss, and the Smiling Cat Face With Heart-Eyes emojis), which have been replaced with the official Apple Red Heart emoji.

Changed in iOS 13.1: ? Jigsaw Puzzle Piece has been changed from blue to green. Potentially to avoid unintended association with the "Autism Speaks" organization which uses a blue puzzle piece as a logo https://t.co/O1m9G9hEL5 pic.twitter.com/6dEwa25dCH

— Emojipedia ? (@Emojipedia) September 24, 2019

Changed in iOS 13.1: ? Abacus now shows vertical beams instead of horizontal for a more historically-accurate representation https://t.co/5fpCJCFiPr pic.twitter.com/HmXcNS3VZe

— Emojipedia ? (@Emojipedia) September 24, 2019

Other emojis that we probably have never used that have also gotten an upgrade include the Jigsaw Puzzle Piece (which is now green instead of blue), the Cow Face (which is now less shadowed) and the Abacus (which now has a new orientation to make it more historical accurate).