Google’s Gboard now lets you create a set of emoji that look like you
Google’s Gboard now lets you create a set of emoji that look like you - Last summer, Google introduced its own take on Bitmoji with the launch of “Mini” stickers in its keyboard app, Gboard, which leverage machine learning to create illustrated stickers based on your selfie. Today, Google is expanding the Mini Stickers with the launch of what it calls “Emoji Minis” – meaning, emoji-sized stickers that look like you. Similar to the initial launch of Mini stickers, the new emoji are also created using machine learning techniques, Google says. The company said the idea is to give people a way to use emoji they feel better to represent who they really are. “Emoji Minis are designed for those who may have stared into the eyes of emoji and not seen yourself staring back,” explained Google, in a blog post. “These sticker versions of the emoji you use every day are customizable so you can make them look just like you.” That means your emoji can have different colored hair – like ...