Google Android 12.0
Scientist on Google Android 12.0
This is the design Google introduced in Android 11.0, shipped again unchanged. It was not redrawn for this release.
Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
Android 12.0
How Google has drawn Scientist
Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature DropShipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 11.0Shipped in 3 releases before it changed
Android 12lShipped in 1 release before it changed
15.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
15.1Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
Android 15.0Shipped in 1 release before it changed
16.0 June 2025 UpdateShipped in 2 releases before it changed
Every Google release of Scientist
- Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop ✳
- Android 11.0 ✳
- Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
- Android 12.0
- Android 12l ✳
- 15.0 ✳
- 15.1 ✳
- 16.0 ✳
- Android 15.0 ✳
- 16.0 June 2025 Update ✳
- 17.0
✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.
Scientist on other platforms
Frequently asked questions
- What does Scientist look like on Google?
- On Google it is the design shipped in 17.0, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
- When did Google add Scientist?
- Google first drew Scientist in Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop, released March 1, 2020.
- How many times has Google redrawn Scientist?
- Google LLC has shipped 11 versions of Scientist. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.