Smiling eyes might be lying ######.

University of Minnesota researchers have ###### that humanlike emojis can get ###### in translation, causing significant misunderstandings.

###### happens two ways.

There's the ###### translation glitch. What's sent as ###### smiling face from a Google ###### would appear as a frown ###### the receiver's Apple iPhone and ###### versa.]]>
Hannah Miller, ###### third-year doctoral student, is part ###### the university's GroupLens research lab ###### posted the findings on the ###### blog, an online journal. Miller ###### relationships between humans and computers. ###### studies how to design technology ###### improve quality of life and ######.

What I Send May Not Be What You Receive

To demonstrate the study's findings, @@@@@@'@ blog post showed how the "###### face with smiling eyes" appears ###### 10 different types of phones. ###### same emoji appears different, depending ###### the phone.]]>
To study how emoji ###### can cause miscommunication, Miller and ###### researchers used five of the ###### most popular human-appearing emojis. They ###### participants to describe the emoji ###### words and their personal emotional ###### as well.]]>
When Emoji Eyes Are Smiling

###### example, the grinning face with ###### eyes is sent from Apple's ###### as a somewhat sad emoji. ######, the study found it will ###### received as a relatively happy ###### on a Windows phone, Samsung, ###### or Nexus.

Researchers had people ###### the emojis on a scale ###### negative 5 to positive 5 ###### terms of emotional response.

For ###### of the 22 emojis tested, ###### average difference in emotional rating ###### two phone systems was greater ###### two points.

People also described ###### differently.]]>
Is That A Clap Or A Slap? When seeing an Apple emoji ###### a person raising both hands ###### celebration, people described it as "######" and "clap." When describing Google's ###### of the same emoji, people ###### "praise" and "hand," Miller wrote.

###### said the biggest surprise was ###### much of the misunderstanding may ###### from different interpretations of the ###### emoji.

In other words, people ###### things differently.

Here's the kicker: ###### people use the same phone ###### and see the same emoji, ###### whether they see different emojis, ###### differences in their emotions are ###### the same.

On the ratings ######, researchers found that the sender ###### receiver will differ an average ###### 2.04 points in terms of ###### to the emoji. This is ###### the image is translated across ###### systems.]]>
Translating Changes Into Future Technology

In her comments, Miller ###### that some scholars argue that ###### use represents a seismic shift ###### language. Understanding its part in ###### communication is important in developing ###### next generation of technology, they ######.

The idea for the study ###### to Miller when she noticed ###### an emoji she saw on ###### wasn't the same as what ###### saw on her phone.

"That's ###### of an important thing," she ######. "I think people aren't aware ###### it and now they can ###### someone on the other side @@@'@ seeing what they're seeing."]]>
Preparing For More Emoji Studies

The study involved 304 people ###### various pairings. By putting them ###### pairs, the researchers could replicate ###### responses would differ in two-way ######.

Miller posted on the blog ###### 5 and saw interest slowly ######. "I honestly had no clue ###### was gonna catch fire like ######" she said.]]>
She and her ###### already are preparing more studies. ###### of interest include cultural interpretations ###### emoji as well as how ###### are interpreted along with language ###### messages. She thinks that might ###### up the emoji communication problem. ###### main goal is to make ###### better for humans, Miller said.]]>