Follow the link to see Apple’s original bagel emoji, and the new “fixed” version. While the new version is undoubtedly better (everything is better with a shmear of cream cheese), it still (IMO) falls far short of truly reflecting a real life bagel.
And that said, I do recognize how trivial this is. But I was born with a deep, familial appreciation of bagels, so this hits home for me.
I think the bagel Wikipedia page has some images that might be a good starting point for rev 3. The key is texture.
Not sure I get the bagel emoji concern. Yes, “real” bagels are irregular and not the “Krispy Kreme” shaped things Apple has used, but most emojis are images reduced to iconic stereotypes and while many of us grew up with “Brooklyn jawbreakers” those are few and far between now, even in Brooklyn. Most folks probably think Lenders is the iconic bagel. In a sense, it is (widespread, popular all over).
What a strange thing for anyone to care about.
god, techies are a privileged lot
Is the French Canadian localization a Montreal-style bagel?
Seriously. Exactly how “accurate” is an iconized object that will be most-often viewed in miniature expected to be?
Bagels are not just a New York thing. They may be best in New York, but anywhere there is a decent population, there is a bagel shop. People know that the bagels you get there are much closer to the iconic version of a bagel, just like they don’t confuse a hostess donut with one made in a real donut shop. Another example, just because they sell more Papa John’s pizza, doesn’t mean that people are confused into thinking that it is an iconic representation of pizza.
Bagels were very likely first brought to New York City by Polish-Jewish immigrants. And there was a point before Lenders got national distribution when you could very well ask for one outside of New York City—in other large cities—but all you’d get was a puzzled stare.