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Latest iOS 26.4 Beta Adds New Emoji Characters
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Sigh.
Am I the only one that doesnt get it?
I use a heart and a thumbs up. That's it.
Am I the only one that doesnt get it?
I use a heart and a thumbs up. That's it.
Ursadorable
macrumors 65816
Just don't let that trombone get rusty.
mikeack
macrumors newbie
- Why does the graphic have the treasure chest twice?
- You all missed the ballet dancer.
Rafagon
macrumors 65816
Hey, don't criticize them. This might be the most exciting iOS update we get all year!
vegetassj4
macrumors 68020
Rafagon
macrumors 65816
testcard
macrumors 68040
Rafagon
macrumors 65816
One treasure chest is all fake treasure. Chinese knock-offs. The other is real.
The fun part is you don't know which one you're sending!
Cue all the sarcastic moments about new emojis 3.2.1
The fourth iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4 betas that Apple provided to developers today introduce nine new emoji characters.
There are also new skin tone modifiers people wrestling and dancers with bunny ears, as well as a gender neutral option for the ballet dancer emoji.
- Trombone
- Treasure Chest
- Distorted Face
- Hairy Creature (aka Bigfoot or Sasquatch)
- Fight Cloud
- Orca
- Landslide
The emoji characters are part of the Unicode 17 update that the Unicode Consortium previewed in fall 2025. It often takes Apple several months to implement new emoji characters because new art needs to be drawn for each one.
Updated emoji are often added to Apple devices in the spring, typically in .4 software updates.
Apple last added new emoji characters in iOS 18.4, introducing bags under eyes face, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, and splatter.
Next year, in iOS 27, we could get a squinting face emoji, a monarch butterfly, left- and right-pointing thumb gestures, a pickle, a lighthouse, a meteor, an eraser, a net with a handle.
Article Link: Latest iOS 26.4 Beta Adds New Emoji Characters
phuklok1
macrumors regular
thank goodness. i’m glad they didn’t improve the music app by giving us a real EQ that works on all apps and remembers settings for all your devices. or give us a real firewall that can block access to wifi, or dark mode only for maps option for oled screens - emojis are where technology is at. 😂
These emojis are totally triggering. Every one should be offered in all 70 genders.
Again and again the mental fixation on emojis. Iw would be nice to know how often are those used. Apple should share some indicators on its usage. For me, are rubbish.
iPay
macrumors 6502
Emojis are very popular in the Apple world (from previous articles on this site), they help Apple go through rough times such as persistent AI failure. Kind of "send in the clowns".
visualseed
macrumors 6502a
visualseed
macrumors 6502a
I use emojies hundreds of times a day professionally and personally and that's not an exageration.
FatLouie
macrumors 6502
New emojis? Well, at least they are bug-free and stable. That is a start. 🙂
ss2cire
macrumors 6502
New emoji, yes! Forget the new Siri, I’m in it for the emoji!
In all seriousness, not bad, though I don’t generally use the vast majority of the available emojis. More options are cool though guess.
Keep bringing the bug fixes and performance improvements.
In all seriousness, not bad, though I don’t generally use the vast majority of the available emojis. More options are cool though guess.
Keep bringing the bug fixes and performance improvements.
