[Tracking] Make Emojis WhatsAppQuality

[stitesExpensify]

Old (unreviewed) doc with mock-ups

Outstanding WAQ

• [$1000] Android: Cursor moves around wildly after pasting emoji reported by @adeel0202  #12578

Downstream polish

• Efficiently store and search for emojis #12189
• Sticker pack and emoji picker improvements #12263
• [$1000] Make emojis larger in other contexts than just single character messages #4114
• [Feature] Add emoji reactions for all message types #14180

Done

• [HOLD for payment 2023-03-21] [$1000] [Feature] Create autosuggestion UI for :emoji_codes: #12188
• [HOLD for payment 2022-11-29] [$250] An emoji is entered multiple times on repeated presses without closing the emoji picker - reported by @huzaifa-99 #12691
• https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify/issues/239100
• [HOLD for payment 2022-12-08] [HOLD for payment 2022-11-24] [$500] Highlighted emoji not visible after scrolling down with ArrowDown key after sometime - reported by @sobitneupane #8459
• [HOLD for payment 2022-11-30] [$250] FaceTone selector does not highlight the current selected value on web reported by @parasharrajat  #12804
• [$1000] Web/ Chrome- Chat - Messages with flags are displayed with contra code #13070
• [HOLD for Regression Test] [$1000] Emoji button on hover background doesn't have proper padding (background touches the icon border) in the dark theme. #13160
• [HOLD for payment 2023-01-05] [$4000] Emoji Picker list jumps while scrolling through arrow keys reported by @parasharrajat  #12772
• https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify/issues/239099
• [$1000] [HOLD WAQ] Implement skin tone shade for composite emojis #13818
• [$1000] Add missing skin tones for handshake emoji #14302
• [HOLD for payment 2023-03-16] [$2000] Web - Emoji - There is no tooltip for the category picker #15108
• [Feature] Add emoji search to mobile, plug the gap on cross-platform inconsistency #14098

[stitesExpensify]

New issue in our public repo, Old tracking issue with discussion is here https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify/issues/239104

[JmillsExpensify]

At this point we're officially done with all our unheld WAQ issues, so awesome work so far! The next step we're embarking on it tackling the polish items listed above – starting with #14098 and #12188.

[JmillsExpensify]

Both of those will be worked on by Margelo. Then I believe that @stitesExpensify is taking on #239100, which add an emoji category picker.

[stitesExpensify]

This is moving along! Margelo has assigned the 2 smaller issues, and are actively working on the design doc for Reactions!

Also, I created this GitHub Project (internal only unfortunately) for myself for visual tracking if it helps anybody else. I will keep the project status updated both there and in this issue.

[stitesExpensify]

Still moving forward! The detailed design doc is in progress for Emoji Reactions, and I asked for an update on auto-complete here #12188 (comment)

[stitesExpensify]

Design doc for Emoji Reactions has released the detailed implementation and is being reviewed
Auto-complete and mobile search are both in review

[JmillsExpensify]

Tons of progress happening in this issue. The category picker hit staging (maybe even production by now). A PR is in place for single emojis being larger, same for emoji code auto-suggestions. At that point, we'll be ready to pick up the remaining items on this list, though there are admittedly not many.

[JmillsExpensify]

Largely the same as above. Lots of progress in the linked issues in the downstream polish section. Check those for the specific details.

[stitesExpensify]

Mobile Search - Actively being worked on and reviewed in PR
Emoji Autosuggestion - Has an approval, but 1 small bug was found
Stickers - I have not started this yet, not a priority
Efficiently store and search for emojis - Needs a design doc, not a priority
Make emojis larger when alone - In review, currently lots of conflicts
Add tooltip for category picker - Merged!
Add emoji reactions - Final review, should be merged first thing tomorrow morning to get it out for ExpensiconX

[conorpendergrast]

Hey! In the announcement email today, I see this is a known issue:

The hover bar of emojis has the wrong icon (no plus button)

That was also reported in this issue, and I can't see a reference to it here. Is there an existing bug report for it? If there isn't, I'll just use #15812 for that! Thanks!

[stitesExpensify]

The only WAQ issue still open is on hold for an issue on hold for another issue so that will take a while. The rest is just polish

[stitesExpensify]

Same update as last week.

[JmillsExpensify]

One issue knocked off the list. The emoji reactions issue shouldn't be far behind.

[JmillsExpensify]

I think we should close this one out as soon as the issue for emoji reactions closes.

[stitesExpensify]

Agreed!

[JmillsExpensify]

Still waiting on that one last emoji issue.

[stitesExpensify]

We are very very close! There are a couple of regressions that popped up from the big migration to the new way of emoji reacting, and then we can close this out!

[stitesExpensify]

The final regressions are still being taken care of here

[stitesExpensify]

I'm thinking that it's time we close this out. The only things left are downstream polish, and Reactions is its own project. We have been able to send emojis on all platforms for a long time, and been able to react for months. IMO we don't need to track this as a project anymore. Thoughts @JmillsExpensify ?

[JmillsExpensify]

Agreed, let's close it out.