diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_list_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_list_widget.cpp
index dce48190c3..c7da2d5895 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_list_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_list_widget.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ EmojiListWidget::EmojiListWidget(
 	for (auto i = 0; i != kEmojiSectionCount; ++i) {
 		const auto section = static_cast<Section>(i);
 		_counts[i] = (section == Section::Recent)
-			? GetRecentEmoji().size()
+			? int(Core::App().settings().recentEmoji().size())
 			: Ui::Emoji::GetSectionCount(section);
 	}
 
@@ -500,17 +500,18 @@ void EmojiListWidget::ensureLoaded(int section) {
 		return;
 	}
 	_emoji[section] = (static_cast<Section>(section) == Section::Recent)
-		? GetRecentEmojiSection()
+		? Core::App().settings().recentEmojiSection()
 		: Ui::Emoji::GetSection(static_cast<Section>(section));
 	_counts[section] = _emoji[section].size();
 	if (static_cast<Section>(section) == Section::Recent) {
 		return;
 	}
+	const auto &variants = Core::App().settings().emojiVariants();
 	for (auto &emoji : _emoji[section]) {
 		if (emoji->hasVariants()) {
-			auto j = cEmojiVariants().constFind(emoji->nonColoredId());
-			if (j != cEmojiVariants().cend()) {
-				emoji = emoji->variant(j.value());
+			const auto j = variants.find(emoji->nonColoredId());
+			if (j != end(variants)) {
+				emoji = emoji->variant(j->second);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -594,10 +595,13 @@ void EmojiListWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e) {
 	if (_selected >= 0) {
 		auto section = (_selected / MatrixRowShift);
 		auto sel = _selected % MatrixRowShift;
-		if (section < kEmojiSectionCount && sel < _emoji[section].size() && _emoji[section][sel]->hasVariants()) {
+		if (section < kEmojiSectionCount
+			&& sel < _emoji[section].size()
+			&& _emoji[section][sel]->hasVariants()) {
 			_pickerSel = _selected;
 			setCursor(style::cur_default);
-			if (!cEmojiVariants().contains(_emoji[section][sel]->nonColoredId())) {
+			const auto &variants = Core::App().settings().emojiVariants();
+			if (!variants.contains(_emoji[section][sel]->nonColoredId())) {
 				showPicker();
 			} else {
 				_showPickerTimer.callOnce(500);
@@ -617,8 +621,11 @@ void EmojiListWidget::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e) {
 		} else if (_pickerSel >= 0) {
 			auto section = (_pickerSel / MatrixRowShift);
 			auto sel = _pickerSel % MatrixRowShift;
-			if (section < kEmojiSectionCount && sel < _emoji[section].size() && _emoji[section][sel]->hasVariants()) {
-				if (cEmojiVariants().contains(_emoji[section][sel]->nonColoredId())) {
+			if (section < kEmojiSectionCount
+				&& sel < _emoji[section].size()
+				&& _emoji[section][sel]->hasVariants()) {
+				const auto &variants = Core::App().settings().emojiVariants();
+				if (variants.contains(_emoji[section][sel]->nonColoredId())) {
 					_picker->hideAnimated();
 					_pickerSel = -1;
 				}
@@ -650,7 +657,7 @@ void EmojiListWidget::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *e) {
 }
 
 void EmojiListWidget::selectEmoji(EmojiPtr emoji) {
-	AddRecentEmoji(emoji);
+	Core::App().settings().incrementRecentEmoji(emoji);
 	_chosen.fire_copy(emoji);
 }
 
@@ -698,10 +705,7 @@ QRect EmojiListWidget::emojiRect(int section, int sel) {
 
 void EmojiListWidget::colorChosen(EmojiPtr emoji) {
 	if (emoji->hasVariants()) {
-		cRefEmojiVariants().insert(
-			emoji->nonColoredId(),
-			emoji->variantIndex(emoji));
-		controller()->session().saveSettingsDelayed();
+		Core::App().settings().saveEmojiVariant(emoji);
 	}
 	if (_pickerSel >= 0) {
 		auto section = (_pickerSel / MatrixRowShift);
@@ -790,7 +794,7 @@ void EmojiListWidget::processHideFinished() {
 
 void EmojiListWidget::refreshRecent() {
 	clearSelection();
-	_emoji[0] = GetRecentEmojiSection();
+	_emoji[0] = Core::App().settings().recentEmojiSection();
 	_counts[0] = _emoji[0].size();
 	resizeToWidth(width());
 }
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.cpp
index 09cb1224dc..aa554e19c0 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.cpp
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ auto SuggestionsWidget::getRowsByQuery() const -> std::vector<Row> {
 	}) | ranges::to_vector;
 
 	auto lastRecent = begin(result);
-	const auto &recent = GetRecentEmoji();
+	const auto &recent = Core::App().settings().recentEmoji();
 	for (const auto &item : recent) {
-		const auto emoji = item.first->original()
-			? item.first->original()
-			: item.first;
+		const auto emoji = item.emoji->original()
+			? item.emoji->original()
+			: item.emoji;
 		const auto it = ranges::find(result, emoji, [](const Row &row) {
 			return row.emoji.get();
 		});
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ auto SuggestionsWidget::getRowsByQuery() const -> std::vector<Row> {
 	for (auto &item : result) {
 		item.emoji = [&] {
 			const auto result = item.emoji;
-			const auto &variants = cEmojiVariants();
+			const auto &variants = Core::App().settings().emojiVariants();
 			const auto i = result->hasVariants()
-				? variants.constFind(result->nonColoredId())
-				: variants.cend();
-			return (i != variants.cend())
-				? result->variant(i.value())
+				? variants.find(result->nonColoredId())
+				: end(variants);
+			return (i != end(variants))
+				? result->variant(i->second)
 				: result.get();
 		}();
 	}
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.cpp
index c23cd8856a..6c844bfd7d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/application.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,9 @@ void Application::badMtprotoConfigurationError() {
 void Application::startLocalStorage() {
 	Local::start();
 	_saveSettingsTimer.emplace([=] { saveSettings(); });
+	_settings.saveDelayedRequests() | rpl::start_with_next([=] {
+		saveSettingsDelayed();
+	}, _lifetime);
 }
 
 void Application::startEmojiImageLoader() {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/core_settings.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/core_settings.cpp
index 7e1ccb578d..b90da59175 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/core_settings.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/core_settings.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 namespace Core {
 namespace {
 
+constexpr auto kRecentEmojiLimit = 42;
+
 [[nodiscard]] WindowPosition Deserialize(const QByteArray &data) {
 	QDataStream stream(data);
 	stream.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_5_1);
@@ -75,6 +77,17 @@ QByteArray Settings::serialize() const {
 	const auto themesAccentColors = _themesAccentColors.serialize();
 	const auto windowPosition = Serialize(_windowPosition);
 
+	auto recentEmojiPreloadGenerated = std::vector<RecentEmojiId>();
+	if (_recentEmojiPreload.empty()) {
+		recentEmojiPreloadGenerated.reserve(_recentEmoji.size());
+		for (const auto [emoji, rating] : _recentEmoji) {
+			recentEmojiPreloadGenerated.push_back({ emoji->id(), rating });
+		}
+	}
+	const auto &recentEmojiPreloadData = _recentEmojiPreload.empty()
+		? recentEmojiPreloadGenerated
+		: _recentEmojiPreload;
+
 	auto size = Serialize::bytearraySize(themesAccentColors)
 		+ sizeof(qint32) * 5
 		+ Serialize::stringSize(_downloadPath.current())
@@ -83,10 +96,16 @@ QByteArray Settings::serialize() const {
 		+ Serialize::stringSize(_callOutputDeviceId)
 		+ Serialize::stringSize(_callInputDeviceId)
 		+ Serialize::stringSize(_callVideoInputDeviceId)
-		+ sizeof(qint32) * 3;
+		+ sizeof(qint32) * 5;
 	for (const auto &[key, value] : _soundOverrides) {
 		size += Serialize::stringSize(key) + Serialize::stringSize(value);
 	}
+	for (const auto &[id, rating] : recentEmojiPreloadData) {
+		size += Serialize::stringSize(id) + sizeof(quint16);
+	}
+	for (const auto &[id, variant] : _emojiVariants) {
+		size += Serialize::stringSize(id) + sizeof(quint8);
+	}
 	size += Serialize::bytearraySize(_videoPipGeometry);
 	size += Serialize::bytearraySize(windowPosition);
 
@@ -165,7 +184,16 @@ QByteArray Settings::serialize() const {
 			<< qint64(_groupCallPushToTalkDelay)
 			<< qint32(0) // Call audio backend
 			<< qint32(_disableCalls ? 1 : 0)
-			<< windowPosition;
+			<< windowPosition
+			<< qint32(recentEmojiPreloadData.size());
+		for (const auto &[id, rating] : recentEmojiPreloadData) {
+			stream << id << quint16(rating);
+		}
+		stream
+			<< qint32(_emojiVariants.size());
+		for (const auto &[id, variant] : _emojiVariants) {
+			stream << id << quint8(variant);
+		}
 	}
 	return result;
 }
@@ -239,6 +267,8 @@ void Settings::addFromSerialized(const QByteArray &serialized) {
 	qint32 callAudioBackend = 0;
 	qint32 disableCalls = _disableCalls ? 1 : 0;
 	QByteArray windowPosition;
+	std::vector<RecentEmojiId> recentEmojiPreload;
+	base::flat_map<QString, uint8> emojiVariants;
 
 	stream >> themesAccentColors;
 	if (!stream.atEnd()) {
@@ -343,6 +373,30 @@ void Settings::addFromSerialized(const QByteArray &serialized) {
 	if (!stream.atEnd()) {
 		stream >> windowPosition;
 	}
+	if (!stream.atEnd()) {
+		auto recentCount = qint32(0);
+		stream >> recentCount;
+		if (recentCount > 0 && recentCount < 10000) {
+			recentEmojiPreload.reserve(recentCount);
+			for (auto i = 0; i != recentCount; ++i) {
+				auto id = QString();
+				auto rating = quint16();
+				stream >> id >> rating;
+				recentEmojiPreload.push_back({ id, rating });
+			}
+		}
+		auto variantsCount = qint32(0);
+		stream >> variantsCount;
+		if (variantsCount > 0 && variantsCount < 10000) {
+			emojiVariants.reserve(variantsCount);
+			for (auto i = 0; i != variantsCount; ++i) {
+				auto id = QString();
+				auto variant = quint8();
+				stream >> id >> variant;
+				emojiVariants.emplace(id, variant);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if (stream.status() != QDataStream::Ok) {
 		LOG(("App Error: "
 			"Bad data for Core::Settings::constructFromSerialized()"));
@@ -446,6 +500,8 @@ void Settings::addFromSerialized(const QByteArray &serialized) {
 	if (!windowPosition.isEmpty()) {
 		_windowPosition = Deserialize(windowPosition);
 	}
+	_recentEmojiPreload = std::move(recentEmojiPreload);
+	_emojiVariants = std::move(emojiVariants);
 }
 
 bool Settings::chatWide() const {
@@ -525,6 +581,118 @@ rpl::producer<int> Settings::thirdColumnWidthChanges() const {
 	return _thirdColumnWidth.changes();
 }
 
+const std::vector<Settings::RecentEmoji> &Settings::recentEmoji() const {
+	if (_recentEmoji.empty()) {
+		resolveRecentEmoji();
+	}
+	return _recentEmoji;
+}
+
+void Settings::resolveRecentEmoji() const {
+	const auto haveAlready = [&](EmojiPtr emoji) {
+		return ranges::contains(
+			_recentEmoji,
+			emoji->id(),
+			[](const RecentEmoji &data) { return data.emoji->id(); });
+	};
+	if (!_recentEmojiPreload.empty()) {
+		_recentEmoji.reserve(_recentEmojiPreload.size());
+		for (const auto &[id, rating] : base::take(_recentEmojiPreload)) {
+			if (const auto emoji = Ui::Emoji::Find(id)) {
+				if (!haveAlready(emoji)) {
+					_recentEmoji.push_back({ emoji, rating });
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		_recentEmojiPreload.clear();
+	}
+	for (const auto emoji : Ui::Emoji::GetDefaultRecent()) {
+		if (_recentEmoji.size() >= kRecentEmojiLimit) {
+			break;
+		} else if (!haveAlready(emoji)) {
+			_recentEmoji.push_back({ emoji, 1 });
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+EmojiPack Settings::recentEmojiSection() const {
+	const auto &recent = recentEmoji();
+
+	auto result = EmojiPack();
+	result.reserve(recent.size());
+	for (const auto [emoji, rating] : recent) {
+		result.push_back(emoji);
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
+void Settings::incrementRecentEmoji(EmojiPtr emoji) {
+	resolveRecentEmoji();
+
+	auto i = _recentEmoji.begin(), e = _recentEmoji.end();
+	for (; i != e; ++i) {
+		if (i->emoji == emoji) {
+			++i->rating;
+			if (i->rating > 0x8000) {
+				for (auto j = _recentEmoji.begin(); j != e; ++j) {
+					if (j->rating > 1) {
+						j->rating /= 2;
+					} else {
+						j->rating = 1;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			for (; i != _recentEmoji.begin(); --i) {
+				if ((i - 1)->rating > i->rating) {
+					break;
+				}
+				std::swap(*i, *(i - 1));
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (i == e) {
+		while (_recentEmoji.size() >= kRecentEmojiLimit) {
+			_recentEmoji.pop_back();
+		}
+		_recentEmoji.push_back({ emoji, 1 });
+		for (i = _recentEmoji.end() - 1; i != _recentEmoji.begin(); --i) {
+			if ((i - 1)->rating > i->rating) {
+				break;
+			}
+			std::swap(*i, *(i - 1));
+		}
+	}
+	_recentEmojiUpdated.fire({});
+	_saveDelayed.fire({});
+}
+
+void Settings::setLegacyRecentEmojiPreload(
+		QVector<QPair<QString, ushort>> data) {
+	if (!_recentEmojiPreload.empty() || data.isEmpty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+	_recentEmojiPreload.reserve(data.size());
+	for (const auto &[id, rating] : data) {
+		_recentEmojiPreload.push_back({ id, rating });
+	}
+}
+
+void Settings::saveEmojiVariant(EmojiPtr emoji) {
+	_emojiVariants[emoji->nonColoredId()] = emoji->variantIndex(emoji);
+	_saveDelayed.fire({});
+}
+
+void Settings::setLegacyEmojiVariants(QMap<QString, int> data) {
+	if (!_emojiVariants.empty() || data.isEmpty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+	_emojiVariants.reserve(data.size());
+	for (auto i = data.begin(), e = data.end(); i != e; ++i) {
+		_emojiVariants.emplace(i.key(), i.value());
+	}
+}
+
 void Settings::resetOnLastLogout() {
 	_adaptiveForWide = true;
 	_moderateModeEnabled = false;
@@ -592,6 +760,10 @@ void Settings::resetOnLastLogout() {
 	_notifyFromAll = true;
 	_tabbedReplacedWithInfo = false; // per-window
 	_systemDarkModeEnabled = false;
+
+	_recentEmojiPreload.clear();
+	_recentEmoji.clear();
+	_emojiVariants.clear();
 }
 
 bool Settings::ThirdColumnByDefault() {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/core_settings.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/core_settings.h
index 732f75b2fe..963e64068b 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/core_settings.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/core_settings.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include "window/themes/window_themes_embedded.h"
 #include "ui/chat/attach/attach_send_files_way.h"
 #include "platform/platform_notifications_manager.h"
+#include "emoji.h"
 
 enum class RectPart;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ public:
 
 	Settings();
 
+	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<> saveDelayedRequests() const {
+		return _saveDelayed.events();
+	}
+
 	[[nodiscard]] static bool IsLeftCorner(ScreenCorner corner) {
 		return (corner == ScreenCorner::TopLeft)
 			|| (corner == ScreenCorner::BottomLeft);
@@ -509,8 +514,26 @@ public:
 		_windowPosition = position;
 	}
 
+	struct RecentEmoji {
+		EmojiPtr emoji = nullptr;
+		ushort rating = 0;
+	};
+	[[nodiscard]] const std::vector<RecentEmoji> &recentEmoji() const;
+	[[nodiscard]] EmojiPack recentEmojiSection() const;
+	void incrementRecentEmoji(EmojiPtr emoji);
+	void setLegacyRecentEmojiPreload(QVector<QPair<QString, ushort>> data);
+	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<> recentEmojiUpdated() const {
+		return _recentEmojiUpdated.events();
+	}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] const base::flat_map<QString, uint8> &emojiVariants() const {
+		return _emojiVariants;
+	}
+	void saveEmojiVariant(EmojiPtr emoji);
+	void setLegacyEmojiVariants(QMap<QString, int> data);
+
 	[[nodiscard]] static bool ThirdColumnByDefault();
-	[[nodiscard]] float64 DefaultDialogsWidthRatio();
+	[[nodiscard]] static float64 DefaultDialogsWidthRatio();
 	[[nodiscard]] static qint32 SerializePlaybackSpeed(float64 speed) {
 		return int(std::round(std::clamp(speed, 0.5, 2.0) * 100));
 	}
@@ -526,10 +549,17 @@ public:
 	void resetOnLastLogout();
 
 private:
+	void resolveRecentEmoji() const;
+
 	static constexpr auto kDefaultThirdColumnWidth = 0;
 	static constexpr auto kDefaultDialogsWidthRatio = 5. / 14;
 	static constexpr auto kDefaultBigDialogsWidthRatio = 0.275;
 
+	struct RecentEmojiId {
+		QString emoji;
+		ushort rating = 0;
+	};
+
 	bool _adaptiveForWide = true;
 	bool _moderateModeEnabled = false;
 	rpl::variable<float64> _songVolume = kDefaultVolume;
@@ -577,6 +607,10 @@ private:
 	rpl::variable<std::vector<int>> _dictionariesEnabled;
 	rpl::variable<bool> _autoDownloadDictionaries = true;
 	rpl::variable<bool> _mainMenuAccountsShown = true;
+	mutable std::vector<RecentEmojiId> _recentEmojiPreload;
+	mutable std::vector<RecentEmoji> _recentEmoji;
+	base::flat_map<QString, uint8> _emojiVariants;
+	rpl::event_stream<> _recentEmojiUpdated;
 	bool _tabbedSelectorSectionEnabled = false; // per-window
 	Window::Column _floatPlayerColumn = Window::Column(); // per-window
 	RectPart _floatPlayerCorner = RectPart(); // per-window
@@ -594,6 +628,7 @@ private:
 	bool _tabbedReplacedWithInfo = false; // per-window
 	rpl::event_stream<bool> _tabbedReplacedWithInfoValue; // per-window
 
+	rpl::event_stream<> _saveDelayed;
 	float64 _rememberedSongVolume = kDefaultVolume;
 	bool _rememberedSoundNotifyFromTray = false;
 	bool _rememberedFlashBounceNotifyFromTray = false;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/ui_integration.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/ui_integration.cpp
index 28696eb4da..884f8fb442 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/ui_integration.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/ui_integration.cpp
@@ -234,11 +234,12 @@ const Ui::Emoji::One *UiIntegration::defaultEmojiVariant(
 		return emoji;
 	}
 	const auto nonColored = emoji->nonColoredId();
-	const auto it = cEmojiVariants().constFind(nonColored);
-	const auto result = (it != cEmojiVariants().cend())
-		? emoji->variant(it.value())
+	const auto &variants = Core::App().settings().emojiVariants();
+	const auto i = variants.find(nonColored);
+	const auto result = (i != end(variants))
+		? emoji->variant(i->second)
 		: emoji;
-	AddRecentEmoji(result);
+	Core::App().settings().incrementRecentEmoji(result);
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/mac/touchbar/items/mac_scrubber_item.mm b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/mac/touchbar/items/mac_scrubber_item.mm
index ae7dc66ae9..aa4dcd2f9c 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/mac/touchbar/items/mac_scrubber_item.mm
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/mac/touchbar/items/mac_scrubber_item.mm
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include "boxes/confirm_box.h"
 #include "chat_helpers/emoji_list_widget.h"
 #include "core/sandbox.h"
+#include "core/application.h"
+#include "core/core_settings.h"
 #include "data/data_document.h"
 #include "data/data_document_media.h"
 #include "data/data_file_origin.h"
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ void AppendEmojiPacks(
 	for (auto i = 0; i != ChatHelpers::kEmojiSectionCount; ++i) {
 		const auto section = static_cast<Ui::Emoji::Section>(i);
 		const auto list = (section == Ui::Emoji::Section::Recent)
-			? GetRecentEmojiSection()
+			? Core::App().settings().recentEmojiSection()
 			: Ui::Emoji::GetSection(section);
 		const auto title = (section == Ui::Emoji::Section::Recent)
 			? TitleRecentlyUsed(sets)
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ void AppendEmojiPacks(
 			if (const auto inputField = qobject_cast<QTextEdit*>(
 					QApplication::focusWidget())) {
 				Ui::InsertEmojiAtCursor(inputField->textCursor(), emoji);
-				AddRecentEmoji(emoji);
+				Core::App().settings().incrementRecentEmoji(emoji);
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -567,7 +569,7 @@ void AppendEmojiPacks(
 			_session->data().stickers().recentUpdated()
 		) | rpl::map_to(ScrubberItemType::Sticker),
 		rpl::merge(
-			UpdatedRecentEmoji(),
+			Core::App().settings().recentEmojiUpdated(),
 			Ui::Emoji::Updated()
 		) | rpl::map_to(ScrubberItemType::Emoji)
 	) | rpl::start_with_next([=](ScrubberItemType type) {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.cpp
index c58e3b211b..bd6f3a56b7 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.cpp
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 
 #include "ui/emoji_config.h"
 
-namespace {
-
-constexpr auto kRecentEmojiLimit = 42;
-
-auto UpdatesRecentEmoji = rpl::event_stream<>();
-
-} // namespace
-
 Qt::LayoutDirection gLangDir = Qt::LeftToRight;
 
 bool gInstallBetaVersion = AppBetaVersion;
@@ -56,10 +48,6 @@ int gConfigScale = style::kScaleAuto;
 
 QString gTimeFormat = qsl("hh:mm");
 
-RecentEmojiPack gRecentEmoji;
-RecentEmojiPreload gRecentEmojiPreload;
-EmojiColorVariants gEmojiVariants;
-
 RecentStickerPreload gRecentStickersPreload;
 RecentStickerPack gRecentStickers;
 
@@ -79,92 +67,3 @@ int gOtherOnline = 0;
 int32 gAutoDownloadPhoto = 0; // all auto download
 int32 gAutoDownloadAudio = 0;
 int32 gAutoDownloadGif = 0;
-
-RecentEmojiPack &GetRecentEmoji() {
-	if (cRecentEmoji().isEmpty()) {
-		RecentEmojiPack result;
-		auto haveAlready = [&result](EmojiPtr emoji) {
-			for (auto &row : result) {
-				if (row.first->id() == emoji->id()) {
-					return true;
-				}
-			}
-			return false;
-		};
-		if (!cRecentEmojiPreload().isEmpty()) {
-			auto preload = cRecentEmojiPreload();
-			cSetRecentEmojiPreload(RecentEmojiPreload());
-			result.reserve(preload.size());
-			for (auto i = preload.cbegin(), e = preload.cend(); i != e; ++i) {
-				if (auto emoji = Ui::Emoji::Find(i->first)) {
-					if (!haveAlready(emoji)) {
-						result.push_back(qMakePair(emoji, i->second));
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		for (const auto emoji : Ui::Emoji::GetDefaultRecent()) {
-			if (result.size() >= kRecentEmojiLimit) break;
-
-			if (!haveAlready(emoji)) {
-				result.push_back(qMakePair(emoji, 1));
-			}
-		}
-		cSetRecentEmoji(result);
-	}
-	return cRefRecentEmoji();
-}
-
-EmojiPack GetRecentEmojiSection() {
-	const auto &recent = GetRecentEmoji();
-
-	auto result = EmojiPack();
-	result.reserve(recent.size());
-	for (const auto &item : recent) {
-		result.push_back(item.first);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-void AddRecentEmoji(EmojiPtr emoji) {
-	auto &recent = GetRecentEmoji();
-	auto i = recent.begin(), e = recent.end();
-	for (; i != e; ++i) {
-		if (i->first == emoji) {
-			++i->second;
-			if (i->second > 0x8000) {
-				for (auto j = recent.begin(); j != e; ++j) {
-					if (j->second > 1) {
-						j->second /= 2;
-					} else {
-						j->second = 1;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			for (; i != recent.begin(); --i) {
-				if ((i - 1)->second > i->second) {
-					break;
-				}
-				std::swap(*i, *(i - 1));
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (i == e) {
-		while (recent.size() >= kRecentEmojiLimit) {
-			recent.pop_back();
-		}
-		recent.push_back(qMakePair(emoji, 1));
-		for (i = recent.end() - 1; i != recent.begin(); --i) {
-			if ((i - 1)->second > i->second) {
-				break;
-			}
-			std::swap(*i, *(i - 1));
-		}
-	}
-	UpdatesRecentEmoji.fire({});
-}
-
-rpl::producer<> UpdatedRecentEmoji() {
-	return UpdatesRecentEmoji.events();
-}
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.h
index e8d7ab684a..3d00cc483f 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ui/style/style_core.h"
-#include "emoji.h"
 
 #define DeclareReadSetting(Type, Name) extern Type g##Name; \
 inline const Type &c##Name() { \
@@ -84,16 +83,6 @@ DeclareSetting(int, ScreenScale);
 DeclareSetting(int, ConfigScale);
 DeclareSetting(QString, TimeFormat);
 
-using RecentEmojiPreloadOldOld = QVector<QPair<uint32, ushort>>;
-using RecentEmojiPreloadOld = QVector<QPair<uint64, ushort>>;
-using RecentEmojiPreload = QVector<QPair<QString, ushort>>;
-using RecentEmojiPack = QVector<QPair<EmojiPtr, ushort>>;
-using EmojiColorVariantsOld = QMap<uint32, uint64>;
-using EmojiColorVariants = QMap<QString, int>;
-DeclareRefSetting(RecentEmojiPack, RecentEmoji);
-DeclareSetting(RecentEmojiPreload, RecentEmojiPreload);
-DeclareRefSetting(EmojiColorVariants, EmojiVariants);
-
 class DocumentData;
 
 typedef QList<QPair<DocumentData*, int16>> RecentStickerPackOld;
@@ -124,11 +113,6 @@ inline void cChangeTimeFormat(const QString &newFormat) {
 	if (!newFormat.isEmpty()) cSetTimeFormat(newFormat);
 }
 
-RecentEmojiPack &GetRecentEmoji();
-QVector<EmojiPtr> GetRecentEmojiSection();
-void AddRecentEmoji(EmojiPtr emoji);
-[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<> UpdatedRecentEmoji();
-
 inline bool passcodeCanTry() {
 	if (cPasscodeBadTries() < 3) return true;
 	auto dt = crl::now() - cPasscodeLastTry();
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/details/storage_settings_scheme.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/details/storage_settings_scheme.cpp
index 13c0c74f89..f72701847a 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/details/storage_settings_scheme.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/details/storage_settings_scheme.cpp
@@ -944,13 +944,13 @@ bool ReadSetting(
 		context.legacyRead = true;
 	} break;
 
-	case dbiRecentEmojiOldOld: {
-		RecentEmojiPreloadOldOld v;
+	case dbiRecentEmojiOldOldOld: {
+		auto v = QVector<QPair<uint32, ushort>>();
 		stream >> v;
 		if (!CheckStreamStatus(stream)) return false;
 
 		if (!v.isEmpty()) {
-			RecentEmojiPreload p;
+			auto p = QVector<QPair<QString, ushort>>();
 			p.reserve(v.size());
 			for (auto &item : v) {
 				auto oldKey = uint64(item.first);
@@ -971,18 +971,18 @@ bool ReadSetting(
 					p.push_back(qMakePair(id, item.second));
 				}
 			}
-			cSetRecentEmojiPreload(p);
+			Core::App().settings().setLegacyRecentEmojiPreload(std::move(p));
 		}
 		context.legacyRead = true;
 	} break;
 
-	case dbiRecentEmojiOld: {
-		RecentEmojiPreloadOld v;
+	case dbiRecentEmojiOldOld: {
+		auto v = QVector<QPair<uint64, ushort>>();
 		stream >> v;
 		if (!CheckStreamStatus(stream)) return false;
 
 		if (!v.isEmpty()) {
-			RecentEmojiPreload p;
+			auto p = QVector<QPair<QString, ushort>>();
 			p.reserve(v.size());
 			for (auto &item : v) {
 				auto id = Ui::Emoji::IdFromOldKey(item.first);
@@ -990,17 +990,18 @@ bool ReadSetting(
 					p.push_back(qMakePair(id, item.second));
 				}
 			}
-			cSetRecentEmojiPreload(p);
+			Core::App().settings().setLegacyRecentEmojiPreload(std::move(p));
 		}
 		context.legacyRead = true;
 	} break;
 
-	case dbiRecentEmoji: {
-		RecentEmojiPreload v;
+	case dbiRecentEmojiOld: {
+		auto v = QVector<QPair<QString, ushort>>();
 		stream >> v;
 		if (!CheckStreamStatus(stream)) return false;
 
-		cSetRecentEmojiPreload(v);
+		Core::App().settings().setLegacyRecentEmojiPreload(std::move(v));
+		context.legacyRead = true;
 	} break;
 
 	case dbiRecentStickers: {
@@ -1011,12 +1012,12 @@ bool ReadSetting(
 		cSetRecentStickersPreload(v);
 	} break;
 
-	case dbiEmojiVariantsOld: {
-		EmojiColorVariantsOld v;
+	case dbiEmojiVariantsOldOld: {
+		auto v = QMap<uint32, uint64>();
 		stream >> v;
 		if (!CheckStreamStatus(stream)) return false;
 
-		EmojiColorVariants variants;
+		auto variants = QMap<QString, int>();
 		for (auto i = v.cbegin(), e = v.cend(); i != e; ++i) {
 			auto id = Ui::Emoji::IdFromOldKey(static_cast<uint64>(i.key()));
 			if (!id.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1026,16 +1027,17 @@ bool ReadSetting(
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		cSetEmojiVariants(variants);
+		Core::App().settings().setLegacyEmojiVariants(std::move(variants));
 		context.legacyRead = true;
 	} break;
 
-	case dbiEmojiVariants: {
-		EmojiColorVariants v;
+	case dbiEmojiVariantsOld: {
+		auto v = QMap<QString, int>();
 		stream >> v;
 		if (!CheckStreamStatus(stream)) return false;
 
-		cSetEmojiVariants(v);
+		Core::App().settings().setLegacyEmojiVariants(std::move(v));
+		context.legacyRead = true;
 	} break;
 
 	case dbiHiddenPinnedMessagesOld: {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/details/storage_settings_scheme.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/details/storage_settings_scheme.h
index 0dc94b817c..32996c6617 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/details/storage_settings_scheme.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/details/storage_settings_scheme.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ enum {
 	dbiDownloadPathOldOld = 0x15,
 	dbiScaleOld = 0x16,
 	dbiEmojiTabOld = 0x17,
-	dbiRecentEmojiOldOld = 0x18,
+	dbiRecentEmojiOldOldOld = 0x18,
 	dbiLoggedPhoneNumberOld = 0x19,
 	dbiMutedPeersOld = 0x1a,
 	// 0x1b reserved
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ enum {
 	dbiTileBackgroundOld = 0x21,
 	dbiAutoLockOld = 0x22,
 	dbiDialogLastPath = 0x23,
-	dbiRecentEmojiOld = 0x24,
-	dbiEmojiVariantsOld = 0x25,
+	dbiRecentEmojiOldOld = 0x24,
+	dbiEmojiVariantsOldOld = 0x25,
 	dbiRecentStickers = 0x26,
 	dbiDcOptionOld = 0x27,
 	dbiTryIPv6 = 0x28,
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ enum {
 	dbiAutoPlayOld = 0x37,
 	dbiAdaptiveForWideOld = 0x38,
 	dbiHiddenPinnedMessagesOld = 0x39,
-	dbiRecentEmoji = 0x3a,
-	dbiEmojiVariants = 0x3b,
+	dbiRecentEmojiOld = 0x3a,
+	dbiEmojiVariantsOld = 0x3b,
 	dbiDialogsModeOld = 0x40,
 	dbiModerateModeOld = 0x41,
 	dbiVideoVolumeOld = 0x42,
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/storage_account.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/storage_account.cpp
index 2b892bfd8a..91ed60c167 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/storage_account.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/storage_account.cpp
@@ -734,13 +734,6 @@ void Account::writeSessionSettings(Main::SessionSettings *stored) {
 		writeMapQueued();
 	}
 
-	auto recentEmojiPreloadData = cRecentEmojiPreload();
-	if (recentEmojiPreloadData.isEmpty()) {
-		recentEmojiPreloadData.reserve(GetRecentEmoji().size());
-		for (auto &item : GetRecentEmoji()) {
-			recentEmojiPreloadData.push_back(qMakePair(item.first->id(), item.second));
-		}
-	}
 	auto userDataInstance = stored
 		? stored
 		: _owner->getSessionSettings();
@@ -759,13 +752,6 @@ void Account::writeSessionSettings(Main::SessionSettings *stored) {
 
 	uint32 size = 24 * (sizeof(quint32) + sizeof(qint32));
 	size += sizeof(quint32);
-
-	size += sizeof(quint32) + sizeof(qint32);
-	for (auto &item : recentEmojiPreloadData) {
-		size += Serialize::stringSize(item.first) + sizeof(item.second);
-	}
-
-	size += sizeof(quint32) + sizeof(qint32) + cEmojiVariants().size() * (sizeof(uint32) + sizeof(uint64));
 	size += sizeof(quint32) + sizeof(qint32) + recentStickers.size() * (sizeof(uint64) + sizeof(ushort));
 	size += sizeof(quint32) + 3 * sizeof(qint32);
 	size += sizeof(quint32) + 2 * sizeof(qint32);
@@ -780,8 +766,6 @@ void Account::writeSessionSettings(Main::SessionSettings *stored) {
 	if (!userData.isEmpty()) {
 		data.stream << quint32(dbiSessionSettings) << userData;
 	}
-	data.stream << quint32(dbiRecentEmoji) << recentEmojiPreloadData;
-	data.stream << quint32(dbiEmojiVariants) << cEmojiVariants();
 	data.stream << quint32(dbiRecentStickers) << recentStickers;
 
 	FileWriteDescriptor file(_settingsKey, _basePath);