In 2010, the unicode consortium approved of a new emoji called Pistol. And companies like Apple added it to their platforms.

In 2016, Apple decided to swap the gun emoji for the friendlier imagery of the water pistol emoji. Companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter followed soon after.

Apple said they are “working closely with the Unicode Consortium to ensure that popular emoji characters reflect the diversity of people everywhere.” Other updates include a rainbow flag and ...

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Bullets are out, water is in. Apple is replacing the controversial pistol emoji with a green water gun in the next version of its iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 10.… ...

Bullets are out, water is in. Apple is replacing the controversial pistol emoji with a green water gun in the next version of its iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 10.

Commentary Nervous System: The Great Emoji War Emojis are ubiquitous today, but they were once brand new communications territory. The differences in how they rendered on different operating ...

Apple has reportedly blocked two new emoji – both of which feature guns – ahead of next week's proposed Unicode 9.0 update. The two characters, originally slated to roll out with 72 new ...

Apple earlier this week announced its decision to change the gun emoji in iOS 10, to be released this fall. It plans to substitute an image of a green-and-orange squirt gun for the existing image ...