Option to hide emoji keyboard is added.

CHANGES.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Features ✨:
 Improvements 🙌:
  - Add System theme option and set as default (#904, #2387)
  - Warn user when they are leaving a not public room (#1460)
+ - Option to disable emoji keyboard (#2563)
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
  - Unspecced msgType field in m.sticker (#2580)

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt

@@ -1164,6 +1164,8 @@ class RoomDetailFragment @Inject constructor(
             } else false
         }
 
+        views.composerLayout.views.composerEmojiButton.isVisible = vectorPreferences.showEmojiKeyboard()
+
         views.composerLayout.callback = object : TextComposerView.Callback {
             override fun onAddAttachment() {
                 if (!::attachmentTypeSelector.isInitialized) {

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/settings/VectorPreferences.kt

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class VectorPreferences @Inject constructor(private val context: Context) {
         private const val SETTINGS_VIBRATE_ON_MENTION_KEY = "SETTINGS_VIBRATE_ON_MENTION_KEY"
         private const val SETTINGS_SEND_MESSAGE_WITH_ENTER = "SETTINGS_SEND_MESSAGE_WITH_ENTER"
         private const val SETTINGS_ENABLE_CHAT_EFFECTS = "SETTINGS_ENABLE_CHAT_EFFECTS"
+        private const val SETTINGS_SHOW_EMOJI_KEYBOARD = "SETTINGS_SHOW_EMOJI_KEYBOARD"
 
         // Help
         private const val SETTINGS_SHOULD_SHOW_HELP_ON_ROOM_LIST_KEY = "SETTINGS_SHOULD_SHOW_HELP_ON_ROOM_LIST_KEY"
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ class VectorPreferences @Inject constructor(private val context: Context) {
                 SETTINGS_MEDIA_SAVING_PERIOD_SELECTED_KEY,
                 SETTINGS_PREVIEW_MEDIA_BEFORE_SENDING_KEY,
                 SETTINGS_SEND_MESSAGE_WITH_ENTER,
+                SETTINGS_SHOW_EMOJI_KEYBOARD,
 
                 SETTINGS_PIN_UNREAD_MESSAGES_PREFERENCE_KEY,
                 SETTINGS_PIN_MISSED_NOTIFICATIONS_PREFERENCE_KEY,
@@ -822,6 +824,15 @@ class VectorPreferences @Inject constructor(private val context: Context) {
         return defaultPrefs.getBoolean(SETTINGS_SEND_MESSAGE_WITH_ENTER, false)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tells if the emoji keyboard button should be visible or not.
+     *
+     * @return true to show emoji keyboard button.
+     */
+    fun showEmojiKeyboard(): Boolean {
+        return defaultPrefs.getBoolean(SETTINGS_SHOW_EMOJI_KEYBOARD, true)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tells if the rage shake is used.
      *

vector/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -917,6 +917,8 @@
     <string name="settings_preview_media_before_sending">Preview media before sending</string>
     <string name="settings_send_message_with_enter">Send message with enter</string>
     <string name="settings_send_message_with_enter_summary">Enter button of the soft keyboard will send message instead of adding a line break</string>
+    <string name="settings_show_emoji_keyboard">Show emoji keyboard</string>
+    <string name="settings_show_emoji_keyboard_summary">Add a button on message composer to open emoji keyboard</string>
 
     <string name="settings_secure_backup_section_title">Secure Backup</string>
     <string name="settings_secure_backup_manage">Manage</string>

vector/src/main/res/xml/vector_settings_preferences.xml

@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
             android:summary="@string/settings_send_message_with_enter_summary"
             android:title="@string/settings_send_message_with_enter" />
 
+        <im.vector.app.core.preference.VectorSwitchPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="SETTINGS_SHOW_EMOJI_KEYBOARD"
+            android:summary="@string/settings_show_emoji_keyboard_summary"
+            android:title="@string/settings_show_emoji_keyboard" />
+
     </im.vector.app.core.preference.VectorPreferenceCategory>
 
     <im.vector.app.core.preference.VectorPreferenceCategory android:title="@string/settings_category_timeline">