A macOS Emoji Keyboard Change I don't like
The emoji picker is now content-aware.
Previously, when you pressed π (or command + option + space), it would just open the emoji picker. Now it looks at the previous word you typed and if it matches an emoji it will suggest entering that (e.g., world it suggests π, π, πΊοΈ [but not π, even though it's present in the full pickers options for world] and with mad it suggests π , π‘). You have to press down or press π again to get the full picker. If you choose a selected one it will replace the word with the suggested emoji.
I don't like it. This might make sense in a touchscreen environment but it just makes things inconsistent in a keyboard environment. Now I no longer know if pressing will take one press or two. It's also inconsistent insomuch as when I open the picker and type, return will insert the emoji. if i get the small popup, enter only sometimes works (this might just be part of the general flakiness of the picker)