txt from iphone..confused...help :)

stephjs73 · October 1st, 2010, 03:08 PM

I recently recieved a txt from an iphone and all it was, was 5 squareish boxes..I didn't know what it was and didn't ask the sender as I didn't want to appear thick!! lol
Can anyone tell me what it was?
I'm new to this so please forgive me if I've written in the wrong place!

cableguynoe · October 1st, 2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by stephjs73

I recently recieved a txt from an iphone and all it was, was 5 squareish boxes..I didn't know what it was and didn't ask the sender as I didn't want to appear thick!! lol
Can anyone tell me what it was?
I'm new to this so please forgive me if I've written in the wrong place!

Is it possible he sent you text in a different language than english?

I sometime text in spanish, and on certain phones they tell me they only received weird symbols, kinda like what you described.
I guess the phone doesn't know how to translate things like: ñ¿Äóú,. etc

stephjs73 · October 1st, 2010, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cableguynoe

Is it possible he sent you text in a different language than english?

I sometime text in spanish, and on certain phones they tell me they only received weird symbols, kinda like what you described.
I guess the phone doesn't know how to translate things like: ñ¿Äóú,. etc

Nope, definately english

harukasan73 · October 1st, 2010, 03:55 PM

I know what it is! lol I sent a message once from my ipod touch to my facebook, and it showed up as squares... the message I sent was emoticons from an app I downloaded. I found out later that the emoticons only work being sent between iphones, and ipods... so the ipod user probably doesnt even realize thier emoticons didnt work. my app was called Emoji.

stephjs73 · October 1st, 2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by harukasan73

I know what it is! lol I sent a message once from my ipod touch to my facebook, and it showed up as squares... the message I sent was emoticons from an app I downloaded. I found out later that the emoticons only work being sent between iphones, and ipods... so the ipod user probably doesnt even realize thier emoticons didnt work. my app was called Emoji.

Awesome....but which emoticon...can you remember??

harukasan73 · October 1st, 2010, 04:06 PM

It turns all the emoticons into squares... have no idea why. I just know that the app uses the Kanji keyboard that is installed on the ipod, so it might be because of that.

stephjs73 · October 2nd, 2010, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by harukasan73

It turns all the emoticons into squares... have no idea why. I just know that the app uses the Kanji keyboard that is installed on the ipod, so it might be because of that.

Thanks

AnothrWu · October 2nd, 2010, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by harukasan73

I know what it is! lol I sent a message once from my ipod touch to my facebook, and it showed up as squares... the message I sent was emoticons from an app I downloaded. I found out later that the emoticons only work being sent between iphones, and ipods... so the ipod user probably doesnt even realize thier emoticons didnt work. my app was called Emoji.

I think if the person's phone whom you send emoticons to also have installed the Emoji it will be fixed.

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