Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong | taiwan flag emoji
iPhoneusersinHongKonghavenoticedachangeinthelatestversionofiOS:the🇹🇼FlagforTaiwanemoji[1]ismissing.Previouslyrestricted[2]onChineseiOSdevices,allotherregionsoftheworldhavecontinuedtoenjoyaccesstoallflags[3]intheiOSemojifont,untilnow.Above:TaiwansflaghasbeenremovedfromtheiOSemojikeyboardinHongKong.GIF:Emojipedia.Thechange,firstdiscovered[4]byiOSDeveloperHirakuWang[5],meansthatuserswithaniOSdeviceregionsettoHongKongwillseeonelessflagontheemojikeyboardthaniftheregionissettoanywhereelseintheworl...
iPhone users in Hong Kong have noticed a change in the latest version of iOS: the 🇹🇼 Flag for Taiwan emoji[1] is missing.
Previously restricted[2] on Chinese iOS devices, all other regions of the world have continued to enjoy access to all flags[3] in the iOS emoji font, until now.
Above: Taiwans flag has been removed from the iOS emoji keyboard in Hong Kong. GIF: Emojipedia.The change, first discovered[4] by iOS Developer Hiraku Wang[5], means that users with an iOS device region set to Hong Kong will see one less flag on the emoji keyboard than if the region is set to anywhere else in the world (other than China mainland, which also hides this flag).
Notably, the emoji 🇹🇼 Flag: Taiwan[6] is still supported by iOS in Hong Kong. As of iOS 13.1.2, released last week, this is now hidden from the emoji keyboard but remains available by other means.
Above: 🇹🇼Taiwans flag is completely restricted in China mainland, but only hidden when region is set to Hong Kong. Ima...