Pixie: fix emojis rendering as squares

Background

Some Pixie players don't render emojis correctly in apps such as the LinkedIn app — they show up as squares instead of the emoji glyph.

Prerequisites

• A USB keyboard
• Optionally a USB mouse
• A Pixie player connected to the internet (cable or Wi-Fi)

The fix

Connect a keyboard

Connect a USB keyboard (and optionally a mouse) to the Pixie:

Open the terminal

Press Ctrl + Alt + T. If the terminal doesn't open, press the Windows key, then navigate to System Tools > LXTerminal.

Install the emoji font

sudo apt-get install -y fonts-noto-color-emoji

Verify the font installed

fc-list | grep "Noto Color Emoji"

You should see the installed font listed:

Restart the Pixie

sudo reboot