Google Phone starts rolling out 'Audio Emoji' and they're really weird [Video]
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The Google Phone app is picking up a new trick, with the app now rolling out “Audio Emoji” to some...
  • eratic@slrpnk.netEnglish
    81·
    2 months ago

    When your friend says something to you on the phone that is SO FUNNY you pull it away from your ear and tap the crying laughing emoji to let them know that it made you laugh

    • hefty4871@lemmy.caEnglish
      13·
      2 months ago

      Pull it away from your ear, tap the chip to open the Audio Emoji menu, then select the laughing emoji. Seamless!

      • eratic@slrpnk.netEnglish
        61·
        2 months ago

        Okay,

        When your friend says something to you on the phone on speaker that is SO FUNNY that you pick up your phone and tap the crying laughing emoji to let them know that it made you laugh

  • Bezier@suppo.fiEnglish
    41·
    2 months ago

    So it’s an emoji-themed soundboard for phone calls. Why would anyone want this?

  • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
    261·
    2 months ago

    Sounds cringeworthy, but it might be kinda fun in some contexts to have a soundboard.

    “Sorry boss my cheek hit the poop emoji”.

  • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
    22·
    2 months ago

    Ah, so it’s like Discord’s sound board feature.

    …except that on a Discord call, this type of silliness is expected. If I heard that “Sad Trombone” soundbite on a regular call I’d be stunned

    • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
      25·
      2 months ago

      Can I spam trombone sounds at a telemarketer, straight from the call?

      • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
        9·
        2 months ago

        Congratulations, I think you’ve just found the one and only justification for this waste of engineer hours feature.

        • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          It really is these types of features that make me question how the world works. Why are programmers in such high demand as to command massive salaries, but then also have time to produce things like this?

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
    16·
    2 months ago

    Great, it has audio emojis but can’t send unknown callers to voicemail. How fucking brilliant.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Hell, I’d like the option to let it continue ringing (silently) but to NOT send them to voicemail. For when there’s a caller that I’m pretty certain I don’t want to hear anything from and don’t want to have to open my voicemail to delete the last half of their bullshit recording. If I’m going to do that much, I’d rather answer the call and waste their time, too, instead of just mine.

  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
    9·
    2 months ago

    This reminded me of those msn messenger nudges from back in the day… I’m definitely not the target audience this time around… 😂