SoftBank, a Japanese wireless carrier, created the first known emoji set in 1997. When Apple launched its iOS 2.2 in November 2008, it had to create its own emoji so any emoji sent from SoftBank ...

Apple has launched the release candidate for iOS 18.4, with a stable release expected shortly. Key features include ...

But that was before we had emojis. And before emojis had AI. Apple is developing software for users to create customized ...

Apple has included a number of new emoji in the iOS 18.4 developer beta, with characters proposed by the Unicode Consortium in May 2024 finally making their way for use in Messages. Apple's second ...