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How to have emoticons on Nokia 500?
Smilies, also called emoticons or emojis, are little yellow men or images of everyday life that you can use on your Nokia 500. They are used in particular when sending SMS or on social networks. They can be useful for users to express their moods and thoughts.
Writing this article will help you understand how to have smileys or emoticons on your Nokia 500. We will start by explaining to you how to check whether the emojis are read or not by your Nokia 500, then how to activate the emojis keyboard, and finally, downloading third-party applications.
Reading emoticons on your Nokia 500
This step is crucial for the smooth running of the manipulation. It consists in checking whether the emoticons are read by your Nokia 500. All you have to do is go to your web browser and type “Emoji” in the search bar. After that, your results page will be displayed and you will see if your Nokia 500 is able to read emojis, smileys or emoticons, or not. If your smartphone is able to read them, then you will see these little yellow colored guys appear which express different emotions and you can go to the next paragraph. If your smartphone is not able to read them, then you will see squares appear instead of emoticons, and you will only have to go to the last paragraph of this article.
Activate the emoticons keyboard on your Nokia 500
Since your Nokia 500 is capable of reading emojis, all you have to do is activate the keyboard.
Don't worry, this is very easy to do.
First, first go to the settings of your Nokia 500 then go to the “Language and input” section. Once here, click on the “Settings” button on your keyboard.
Next, tap on "Add Dictionary" and then select the keyboard titled "Emoji." Finally, all you have to do is activate this keyboard.
From now on, you have the emojis keyboard on your Nokia 500. When you want to insert a smiley in an SMS, all you have to do is press the key corresponding to a smiley and choose it.
Using third-party applications on your Nokia 500
Downloading an emoticon keyboard
It is likely that your Nokia 500 can not read emoticons when you receive them. There are therefore applications available on the Google Play Store to remedy this type of problem.
These applications will allow you to have access to a emoticon dictionary. You just have to type “Emoji keyboard” in the search bar on Google Play Store and make your choice. The most famous application is the official Google keyboard, offering the possibility of having emojis, as well as many other features.
Read the ratings and user reviews carefully to make the choice that best meets your expectations.
Also, be careful, some apps turn out to be paid while others are completely free.
Downloading messaging apps
If you don't want to download emoji keyboard because you don't feel the need to send emoticons to your friends, you can just download apps that can read emojis.
Go to Google Play Store and type in the search bar “SMS”. Google Play Store will offer you a wide choice of applications, such as WhatsApp or Viber, which allow you to send and receive messages, make calls, send photos, etc. In addition to reading smileys, some messaging apps offer emoji keyboard, so carefully read user reviews and ratings of the apps you are interested in. Some applications are free and some are paid, so be careful and think carefully about the choice of the application. If you encounter any difficulties, following the explanations that we have been able to give you, we advise you to consult an expert who will be able to help you solve this problem.
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