iOS 26 Adds New 'Emoji Game' for Apple News+ Subscribers

[MacRumors]

Apple News+ subscribers who upgrade to iOS 26 can now access an all-new game, which Apple calls "Emoji Game." The idea is to solve puzzles by completing words and phrases with emoji characters.

Apple will show some words and blank spots with a selection of emoji and emoji combos below, and the idea is to drag an emoji into the blank spot to fill in the word.

If the word is disappear, for example, you would drag a pear to the blank spot in the word. Pear could also be used to finish off "fruitful."

The game will be limited to Apple News+ subscribers. Apple News+ is priced at $12.99 per month, but the whole family can use the service. Apple has been aiming to increase the number of games that are available, and the app also features Crossword, Quartiles, and Sudoku.

Developers with an Apple News+ subscription can play Emoji Game now, and it will be available to the public when iOS 26 is released in September.

Article Link: iOS 26 Adds New 'Emoji Game' for Apple News+ Subscribers

 

[mxrider88]

Instead of hiring kids to develop stuff for kids, how about they hire experienced software engineers, pay them well and tell them to fix that hot pile of garbage of OS they currently have?

 

[MTWomg]

Modern Apple, folks!

 

[FlavorfulTreat]

Instead of hiring kids to develop stuff for kids, how about they hire experienced software engineers, pay them well and tell them to fix that hot pile of garbage of OS they currently have?

I wish I could like this a thousand times

 

[GlassFingers]

Apple just can’t get enough of emojis…

 

[incoherent_1]

Subscription-based emoji game?

Nothing better symbolizes current-day Apple!

 

[Paddle1]

Interesting concept but pretty tricky. (I only tried it because I was given a free trial of Apple News+).

 

[iDento]

They know who subscribes to News+. I’m talking seriously. If anything, I’d pay not to access the news these days.

 

[widestload]

Any chance of these puzzles eventually making it to the UK? I’m still waiting for all the original ones to show up in my News+

 

[sw1tcher]

Are we going to get a new Emoji 2 movie that Apple can tie the game to?

Make it an Apple TV+ exclusive to drive services even more. And when you scan a QR code at the end of the movie (unique to each TV+ subscriber), it'll unlock even more emojis 😂

 

[aggemam]

First: *SEND MIXED SIGNALS* (Mix + Signal)

Second: *CAPRICORNS* (CPR + Corn)

Third: *RUBBING ELBOWS* (Binge + Bows)

 

[svish]

Good to see this. But feature additions like this should be made available globally from day 1. Disappointing to see limited availability of News+

 

[boyreinvented]

I don’t understand why these games are US only?