Emoticons/emojis not being sent via SMS

Question

I have a Lenovo K6 with Android 7 and when I try to send an emoticon from any keyboard like Gboard, Swift or Chrooma (the device does not have a native keyboard) the emoticon does not appear at all to the people I sent it to.



For example if I send 'Hi (smileyface emoticon)', only 'Hi' will show up to the recipient but also only 'Hi' appears if I go to messages app and see what I have sent.



I have tried lots of emoticons from complex to very simple and I haven't been able to send any.



This is not a carrier issue because my previous phone (LG G4) with the same carrier and plan was showing emoticons and they reached the recipient.



Is there some setting that I can change so that I will be able to send emoticons through SMS?


— papakias | Sources

Answer

After some search I found what the problem was!




  1. In the messaging app settings I went to advanced settings

  2. I tapped 'Input mode' and instead of GSM alphabet which was the default option I selected 'Automatic'



Now my emoticons are delivered and I am :)


— papakias | Sources

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