iOS 18 adds fresh emojis that say what words can’t. From grossed out to guilty, here’s every new one and how it fits into your texts.

Shovel With a wooden shaft, a red grip, and a silver spade, this shovel emoji is one of eight fresh drops in the iOS 18.4 emoji lineup. Literally speaking, we're all aware of what a shovel does ...

What it communicates, above all, is the hopeless unhipness of its sender. I use it anyway, mostly out of habit but also ...

While Emoji Kitchen is now automaticly included on Pixel devices, it doesn't even exist on iPhone, at least as of the latest official software version, iOS 18.5.

Changes to Messages in iOS 26 let you jazz up your group chats more than ever before. Here's how it compares to the iOS 18 ...

The winner for the Most Popular New Emoji in 2024 was the head shaking horizontally (🙂‍↔️) followed by the head shaking ...

In iOS 26, these existing features are getting upgraded in several ways. Genmoji can now be created by mixing together two existing emoji, or writing a description alongside the mix.

The big one, of course, is Group FaceTime. The ability to video call with up to 32 people on iOS and macOS devices is now available with this update. You'll also get several new emoji, including ...

Liquid Glass could look different by the time that ‌iOS 26‌ launches to the public, and we'll see it evolve over the next few months. Right now, ‌iOS 26‌ is limited to developers, but a ...

Apple is also making changes to its messages app. Texters with iOS 26 will be able to change the background, or wallpaper, of a chat conversation. The feature is similar to the "chat theme ...

It’s worth noting that iOS 26 works with any iPhone that has an A13 chip or later, so iPhone XR and iPhone XS will not be able to downgrade from iOS 26 to iOS 18.5.