Apple released iOS 18.4 on March 31, and it introduced a handful of new features, like a recipes section in Apple News and more controls in Control Center, to all iPhones. The new emoji include a paint splatter, a harp and a tired-looking face with bags under its eyes — which many of us can relate to.Â
You can download the update by going to Settings > General > Software Update, tapping Update Now and following the prompts on your screen.
Read more: An Expert’s Guide to iOS 18
It’s like I’m looking in a mirror.
Here’s the full list of the eight new emoji you can use now with iOS 18.4.Â
Google unveiled these emoji as part of Unicode 16.0 in September.Â
Anyone can submit an idea for a new emoji. The Unicode Standard — a universal character encoding standard — is responsible for creating new emoji. Unicode proposed nine new emoji in November 2024, including a Sasquatch and an orca. However, those are just proposed emoji. Unicode will decide in September which emoji to add next.Â
For more on iOS 18, here’s what you need to know about iOS 18.3 and our iOS 18 cheat sheet. You can also check out how to decipher every emoji.Â
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