Taiwan Flag Emoji Disappears for iPhone Users in Hong ...

The Taiwan flag emoji has disappeared from the latest iPhone versions for users in Hong Kong and Macau, the Hong Kong Free Press's Kris ... 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Screenshot TheTaiwanflagemojihasdisappearedforHongKongandMacauiPhoneusersinthelatestiPhoneversions.TheTaiwanflagemojialreadywasn'tpresentiniPhoneemojikeyboardsformainlandChina.ChinadoesnotrecognizeTaiwan,whichisruledbytheRepublicofChina,asanindependentcountryandclaimsitasoneofitsprovinces. VisitBusinessInsider'shomepageformorestories. Getthelatesttechtrends&innovations—delivereddailytoyourinbox. Loading Somethingisloading. Emailaddress Byclicking‘Signup’,youagreetoreceivemarketingemailsfromInsider aswellasotherpartneroffersandacceptour TermsofServiceand PrivacyPolicy. TheTaiwanflagemojihasdisappearedfromthelatestiPhoneversionsforusersinHongKongandMacau,the HongKongFreePress'sKrisChengreports. UsersonHongKongonlineforumsspottedthischange.ThePeople'sRepublicofChinaclaimsTaiwanasoneofitsprovincesanddoesnotrecognizeitasanindependentcountry. WhenHongKongandMacauusersupdatedtoiOS13.1.1orabove,theemojifortheRepublicofChinaflag,orTaiwan'sflag,disappearedfromtheemojikeyboard.TheiOS13.1.1rolledoutattheendofSeptember.Previously,theTaiwanflagemojiwasalreadynotpresentforiPhonesinmainlandChina.AnarticleontheAppleblogHiraku saysthatanydevicemodelwiththe"CN"or"ZA"region,meaningChinaandHongKong,willnotbeabletousetheTaiwanflagemoji.ThesameappliesifusershaveadevicefromanotherregionbuthasbeensettoHongKongorMacau.  BusinessInsiderhasreachedouttoAppleforcomment.  SignupfornotificationsfromInsider!Stayuptodatewithwhatyouwanttoknow. Subscribetopushnotifications SEEALSO: A3.5magnitudeearthquakehitsouthofSanFrancisco Dealicon Aniconintheshapeofalightningbolt. 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