Google I/O is less than a few weeks away, but you don’t have to wait that long to revel in a (definitely) new and (maybe) exciting Android feature.
For whatever reason, Google is now rolling out “audio emoji” to the beta version Phone by Google app, which you can sign up for right now. You can also just wait, seeing as this feature will most likely release to the general public pretty soon.
There are six sound effects to choose from, including a fart noise, which all correspond to existing emoji. You can play the audio emoji directly during a phone call to make an (annoying) impression on whoever you’re talking with.
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If I had to choose an equivalent, it would be to those soundboards that old school radio hosts used to play with during interviews and dead air, with all sorts of quirky sound effects, like a toilet flushing or a sad trombone.
If you’re looking to be that person, well, then you’ll definitely want to take advantage of the new audio emoji on your Android device. Here’s everything you need to know.
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What audio emoji are available on Android?
There are six audio emoji to choose from:
- Clapping Hands (applause)
- Face with Tears of Joy (laughter)
- Party Popper (party noises)
- Crying Face (womp womp/sad trombone)
- Pile of Poo (fart)
- Drum (sting/ba dum tss)
While most of the audio emoji are straightforward, the crying face emoji corresponds to the sad trombone noise made as a joke when someone fails at something, and the drum emoji is the rimshot sound effect made after someone tells the punchline to a joke. All of the audio emoji sound effects seem to be very old school, similar to the Wilhelm scream.
How to use the audio emoji during a phone call
You may need to download the beta version of the Phone by Google app. You can sign up here. After becoming a tester, go to the Play Store app, hit…
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