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oh yeah, I should root my phone again so I can reinstall twemoji as the default emoji font

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@kitteneyejo Yup, it's a Magisk module. They also have the blobs. It just replaces the font file, which is something that needs root for some reason. Won't affect WhatsApp and Telegram because they pack their own font for no good reason.

@kitteneyejo oh yeah, it's possible to replace the font by hand if you're using a custom rom like Lineage that allows root over adb, if you don't wanna root for some reason

@kitteneyejo it basically means that to get rid of those ugly Oreo emoji you probably have to void your phone's warranty, if it's even possible. Many phones are still not unlockable. Fwiw the current Tusky beta supports changing the emoji font:

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