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Why is EmojiCompat only available on Android 19+?

While many of the 26 new support features support Android 14+, it EmojiCompat

is only available on Android 19+. Does anyone know why (technically)?

Seems to be EmojiCompat

using downloadable fonts (which are available on 14+).

https://developer.android.com/preview/features/emoji-compat.html

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Support for multicolor fonts (required for colored Emoji) was only added in Android 4.4 (API 19). EmojiCompat does not change the way Emoji is displayed. It simply provides the OS with a font containing Emoji images not supplied with the platform.



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