The last time that we receive a bunch of new emojis was during the release of iOS 15.4. After a long break, finally Apple has released a new set of emojis with the release of iOS 16.4. Now just to be clear, yes there were new emojis with iOS 16.4 but not everyone got it. Some of the users got it after iOS 16.5. Now as iOS 16.6 released everyone is searching if it has brought new emojis with it. That’s what we have to find out. So, without any further ado let’s get into it.
Apple has always been known for giving its users creative and new emojis every now and then. IOS 16 update was also no exception. Apple gave us 31 new emojis with the release of iOS 16.4. However, the current trending question is about iOS 16 new emojis.
iOS 16.6 is an update that brings improvements and bug fixes, its rather a minor update with hardly any new feature. I know there are many websites that claim that iOS 16.6 does have new set of emojis, but sorry to disappoint you. According to Tom’s Guide iOS 16.6 does not have any new emojis beyond the memoji stickers. IOS 16.6 update gave us 6 new memoji sticker used as animated expression that allows users to create personalized emojis similar to their own facial expressions.
- Grace face
- Dizzy birds
- Chef’s kiss
- Finger hearts
- Talk to the hand
- Yawn
These fresh emoji characters have been part of Unicode 15.0 since September 13, 2022, but their integration into the iOS keyboard has taken a while. So, if you are looking for new emojis that you need to take a look back at iOS 16.4 and iOS 16.5. iOS 16.5. Here, let me give you the list of new emojis that iOS 16.4 and iOS 16.5 brought.
- Donkey
- Flute
- Folding Hand Fan
- Ginger
- Goose
- Grey Heart
- Hair Pick
- Hyacinth
- Jellyfish
- Khanda
- Leftwards Pushing Hand (in six shades)
- Light Blue Heart
- Maracas
- Moose
- Pea Pod
- Pink Heart
- Rightwards Pushing Hand (in six shades)
- Shaking Face
- Wing
- Wireless Wi-Fi symbol
How to get iOS 16.6 emojis?
- In order to use new emojis you need to upgrade your device to the latest version of iOS.
- To upgrade your device to iOS 16.6 you need to go to the settings app > General > software update > download and install iOS 16.6.
- Make sure that you have emoji keyboard enabled. If not then go to the settings app > general > keyboard.
- Select emoji from the list of available keyboards.
- Now open any app that allows you to use emojis. You may open Messages, WhatsApp, instagram, notes, facebook, twitter, etc.
- Open the keyboard.
- Click on the emoji icon to open the emoji keyboard.
- Locate the new emojis that are listed above. You can even type the name of the emoji in the search bar of the keyboard.
- Click on those newly inserted emojis and it will be inserted to your text field.
That’s it folks! I hope you liked this new set of emojis. Let us know your thoughts about this new emojis in the comment box down below.
Until next time, with another topic. Till then, Toodles.