‘Why on earth do we need this?’ cry Android users after Google rolls out bizarre phone call feature

GOOGLE has baffled Android users with a bizarre new ‘audio emoji’ feature that interrupts phone calls.

Gone are the days of silent emoji – Google is trying to popularise a new breed of emoticons nearly three decades after their inception.

Audio emoji let users reply in calls with sound-assisted animations inside Google’s phone app.

There are six different audio emoji to choose from...