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 ...

It also introduces more Apple Intelligence features to people with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max or a device from the iPhone 16 lineup, including the custom emoji creator Genmoji. Read more ...

Please also consider subscribing to WIRED For decades, choosing an emoji has been constrained to ... just aren't specific enough. Thankfully, Apple has a solution, and it's called Genmoji.