[Bug Watch] Contacts Containing Emoji Are Failing To Sync With Gmail

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Emoji are a staple in conversations for many, many people. They offer a colorful, language-agnostic way to convey thoughts and intent that can’t always come across in a wall of text. Instant messaging is the most common home to these little pictograms, but it’s not unheard of for them to appear elsewhere, particularly within contact names. Unfortunately, when Emoji are used to decorate contacts in Gmail, it can interfere with the syncing service and prevent those contacts from crossing between devices.

[Bug Watch] Contacts Containing Emoji Are Failing To Sync With Gmail was written by the awesome team at Android Police.