Apple’s iOS 26.5 update adds encrypted texting, eight emojis, accessibility updates and fresh Apple Music features for iPhone users. See what's new.

We asked you for your favorite of the eight new iOS 26.4 emojis, and there's a runaway winner.

iPhone users may soon be able to create their own AI-generated emojis with a new iOS 18 feature from Apple. Credit: TENGKU BAHAR/AFP via Getty Images With tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and ...

Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective, depending on the context of a message and wider cultural trends. A "" or "❤️" are easy to understand, but what's the difference between "" and "", ...

Show them how you really feel. Eight new emojis are expected to hit smartphones soon, and they’re already popular among users who say that the inclusion of an emoticon with under-eye bags makes them ...

The new emojis were approved by the Unicode Consortium in the summer of 2025. A new batch of emojis are coming to Apple products this spring with the new iOS 26.4 update, including one familiar — and ...

The major refreshes that Apple gives its software each year get a lot of attention—you can read our round-up of new iOS 26 ...

Would you like a lime with that phoenix? Emojipedia has revealed the new emojis coming to Apple operating systems this spring in April 2024. According to Emojipedia, there are 118 new emojis in the ...

Smartphone users may soon see new gender-neutral figures, a citrus fruit and a mythical creature in their emoji list. Unicode, the nonprofit behind emoji creations, drafted “four new gender-neutral ...