"�" instead of Emoji icon on shared iCloud calendar

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"�" instead of Emoji icon on shared iCloud calendar

Dear Apple Community,

since the "iCloud: Calendar and Reminders - 03/14/2012 17:00 PDT - 03/16/2012 15:30 PDT" (http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/systemstatus/) server problem some Emoji icons aren't anymore supported by a shared iCloud calender.

F.ex.: If my girlfriend creates an event at her calender, which is open for me (via her iCloud account - I use my own iCloud/iTunes Account) with an Emoji icons in the title, I see this "�", instead of the Emoji Icons. This happens f.ex. with the "Fork & Knife"-Emoji Icon. The "Heart"-Emoji Icon is shown correctly.

Any suggestions to fix this or is this an iCloud server bug?

In advance I thank you for your help!

P.S.: I already feedbacked it to iCloud Feeback. (http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html) If you have the same problem, it would be good to feedback it!

Other people have the same problem: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3815756?answerId=17900284022#17900284022

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Sorry for double post, but I think the "�" sign in the title will attract much more attention.

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1, 32 GB

Posted on Mar 19, 2012 10:38 AM

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Answer 1

Stema001 Author

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Mar 19, 2012 2:48 PM in response to Stema001

I just found out that if iCloud pushes the new created event to my iCal (on my Mac) or to the iCal of my girlfriend (on her Mac) the Emoji icons are also replaces by this "�" sign. o.O

After all, the old events, who were created before that iCloud Server Problem (mentioned in the main post) still have their Emoji icons. Only new created events are affected.

Note: The events are always shown correctely on the device on which they are created. F.ex. if I create the event (with an Emoji icon) on my iPhone, it's shown correclty on my iPhone, but on my girlfriends' iPhone or Mac and even on my own Mac it has this "�" sign. Really strange.

Please Apple fix this. That looks horrible. 😢

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Answer 2

Stema001 Author

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Mar 20, 2012 7:01 AM in response to Stema001

Anyone has the same problem?

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Answer 3

yugalar

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Mar 20, 2012 4:22 PM in response to Stema001

yes, here's another thread about it

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3815756

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Stema001 Author

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Mar 21, 2012 8:20 AM in response to yugalar

@ yugalar: Thanks! I knew about that threat. If you havn't done this already, feedback it.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html

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mjdenes

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Mar 21, 2012 12:28 PM in response to Stema001

The emoji work in NOTES and sync with iCloud ! The REMINDERS and iCAL still are not working for syncing EMOJI (from iOS 5 to Mac OSX 10.7) and VICE VERSA

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