Apple adds cream cheese to its bagel emoji after complaints

(JTA) — When Apple released its bagel emoji earlier this month people weren’t exactly kvelling.

On social media, New Yorkers and bagel lovers of all stripes lamented the icon’s aggressively plain appearance.

You call this factory-produced bagel an emoji that stands for all bagels??? New Yorkers demand more. https://t.co/kvo6THEjNO

— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) October 3, 2018

https://twitter.com/ReformedBroker/status/1047436521597554688

Now Apple has responded. After its latest iOS software update, the emoji has a plumper, doughier look and a shmear of cream cheese.

The revamped emoji got some love from at least one trusted source — Philadelphia Cream Cheese.

Hooray! Bagel lovers everywhere united and convinced @Apple to turn the plain #SadBagel into a delicious #HappyBagel and we are celebrating. #ItMustBeThePhilly

— Philadelphia Cream Cheese (@phillycreamchs) October 16, 2018

It also elicited plenty of conversations (both serious and humorous) about other emojis that need some tweaking.

we have revamped the bagel emoji but still don’t have disabled human emojis, even though disabled humans make up 20% of the population. almost 60 MILLION people. #HellaInaccessible https://t.co/XHfwVPh3Mb

— ace tilton ratcliff ♿️ (@MortuaryReport) October 16, 2018

All you bagel emoji complainers have it easy. Imagine being Italian and having to suffer through this pizza emoji atrocity for YEARS pic.twitter.com/VZhffx35xw

— Federico Viticci (@viticci) October 16, 2018

JTA reached out to Apple to learn more about the design process behind the emoji but did not hear back in time for publication.