{"id":3113,"date":"2021-02-17T10:12:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1339326"},"modified":"2021-02-17T10:12:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:12:52","slug":"eww-the-new-ios-headphone-emoji-will-be-the-airpods-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=3113","title":{"rendered":"Eww, the new iOS headphone emoji will be the AirPods Max"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of the upcoming launch of iOS 14.5<\/a>, Apple is overhauling some of its emoji. Woah, don\u2019t give me that \u201cbig whoop\u201d nonsense \u2014 there\u2019s a lot of meaning to our modern hieroglyphs<\/a>. Anyway, there was one thing that particularly grabbed me: the new iOS headphone emoji being a pair of AirPods Max.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re unaware, the AirPods Max are Apple\u2019s new over-ear headphones<\/a>. They caused a bit of a stir<\/a> when they were first released, but people have calmed down \u2014 probably because they realized that, yes, Apple products are expensive.<\/p>\n

Enough of that. We\u2019re here today for a quick chat about the changing headphone emoji in iOS 14.5, something noticed by those glorious people over at Emojipedia<\/a>. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve already seen this change in the header image, but we may as well share another version of the design:<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>Thanks to Emojipedia for this lovely image on the changing iOS headphone emoji. You\u2019re great.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My first thought was simple\u2026 \u201ceww.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Look, the AirPods Max are cool. I like how they look. But the previous pair of emoji headphones were far more neutral and, therefore, far more useful.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a horrible little naysayer, I could imagine you\u2019d now tell me how this is common practice for Apple, and it uses its own products for other popular consumer tech emoji too. And, you nasty little toe rag, you\u2019d be right\u2026<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>Big up again, Emojipedia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2026but you\u2019d also be missing the point.<\/p>\n

It was only after finding out about the new headphone emoji that I realized the designs above were based on Apple products. Genuinely, I had no idea. And I\u2019m cool with that. These emoji are generic enough that you can use them while referring to any<\/em> device, while still having that Apple flavor<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t true of the new AirPods Max emoji\u2019s design.<\/p>\n

I understand why Apple\u2019s doing this. Changing the iOS headphone emoji like this is free marketing. Now every time I use it, I\u2019m forced to think of the AirPods Max. On a subconscious level \u2014 and over time \u2014 I will begin to associate over-ear headphones with <\/em>the AirPods Max. It\u2019s really quite an insidious piece of marketing.<\/p>\n

I also get that Apple\u2019s not the only<\/em> company that promotes itself this way \u2014 but it feels icky all the same.<\/p>\n

And you know what will happen having written about my distaste? Nothing. When iOS 14.5 is released to the public, our standard headphone emoji will be the AirPods Max. Truly, a boring dystopia.<\/p>\n

Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n

Published February 17, 2021 \u2014 10:12 UTC <\/p>\n

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