iOS 18.4 Beta Adds New Emoji: Face With Eye Bags, Splatter, Fingerprint, Shovel and More

[MacRumors]

In the second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today, there are a selection of new emoji characters, including bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, and splatter.

The emojis are part of the Unicode 16 Standard that was released in September 2024.

It often takes Apple several months to create artwork for new emoji characters that are approved, so it is no surprise that we're not seeing the September 2024 emoji until now.

Apple last added new emoji with the iOS 17.4 update that came out in March 2024, introducing lime, an edible brown mushroom, a phoenix, a broken chain, shaking head vertically (as in a "yes" nod), and shaking head horizontally (a "no" head shake).

Next year, we'll get the Unicode 17 emoji, and those characters include hairy creature (like Bigfoot), distorted face, fight cloud, apple core, orca, trombone, landslide, and treasure chest.

Article Link: iOS 18.4 Beta Adds New Emoji: Face With Eye Bags, Splatter, Fingerprint, Shovel and More

 

[carrrrrlos]

Glad to see Apple’s keeping up w/ emoji dev. I mean, why spend time on ai right?

 

[Tune]

Who is still using emojis at this point? My whole group chat uses gifs. Much more fun and expressive.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Cool emojis ! But we need more unicode or not.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Who is still using emojis at this point? My whole group chat uses gifs. Much more fun and expressive.

I still use emojis since they appear on keyboard suggestion LOL NOT GIF !!

 

[It’s always something]

Who is still using emojis at this point? My whole group chat uses gifs. Much more fun and expressive.

I use and prefer emojis 😬

 

[surfzen21]

Did CSI sponsor this grouping of emojis?

Crime scene charades, emoji addition

 

[It’s always something]

Cool emojis ! But we need more unicode or not.

The fine article says that the new ones are Unicode. Is that what you mean?

 

[Astuces iOS]

The fine article says that the new ones are Unicode. Is that what you mean?

Um I mean we need more emojis even if they aren't in Unicode !

 

[staypuftforums]

Can’t innovate anymore, my ass.

Eggplant emoji + splatter emoji… we think you’re going to love it.

 

[thefrost]

I am amazed! /s

 

[Astuces iOS]

Can’t innovate anymore, my ass.

Eggplant emoji + splatter emoji… we think you’re going to love it.

Genmoji is there for you !!

 

[KnowsHowItWorks]

Don know about you but the shovel would be in my favorites.

 

[svish]

Good to see the new emojis. The beetroot/root vegetable is nice. The tree without leaf is also interesting.

 

[bmark]

Emoji’s is what Apple considers innovation these days! Hamsters running the asylum.

 

[sw1tcher]

In the second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today, there are a selection of new emoji characters, including bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable

Red radish?

 

[yanksfan114]

Does iOS display the box for emoji not supported by earlier versions still? I'm usually the first to update out of all my contacts but I usually wait a week or two before using new emoji since it would just be a box for the recipients view. I wonder if iOS showing any Genmoji changed this, even though I know under the hood that Genmoji and unicode emoji are not identical.

 

[ELman]

root vegetable- is that a radish or a beet.

 

[chrono1081]

Emoji’s is what Apple considers innovation these days! Hamsters running the asylum.

This rhetoric is exhausting. Apple is simply conforming to the Unicode standard. Apple doesn’t make the emoji the Unicode consortium determines what is created, tech companies simply conform.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Who is still using emojis at this point? My whole group chat uses gifs. Much more fun and expressive.

Everyone I know.

 

[PsykX]

Glad to see Apple’s keeping up w/ emoji dev. I mean, why spend time on ai right?

For the 1,000 time, the design team and the AI team are not the same team...

 

[Morod]

I use maybe a total of four emojis, and I use them sparingly.
Has anyone ever counted how many different emojis there are out there? I get tired just trying to scroll through them…

 

[Bones402]

Raises his hand slowly admitting to using way too many emojis.

 

[roncron]

Who is still using emojis at this point? My whole group chat uses gifs. Much more fun and expressive.

🤷🏻

 

[vinklarek]

Why do we need more emoji? 🤷‍♂️