Today there are north of 3,500 accepted emoji characters. They appear in politics, movies, texts, our sex lives, and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full. Keith Houston follows ...

People have made a serious case for the upcoming Apple Core emoji, claiming it’s going to be the new Wilting Rose. The latter ...

(Apple does offer a one-month free trial.) Right now, if you subscribe to Apple News+, you can play the Emoji Game via the News app and going to the Puzzle section. When iOS 26 rolls out this fall, ...

Apple will add the emoji to an iOS 26 update next year, likely in iOS 26.4. Apple most recently added new emoji in iOS 18.4, an update that came out in late March.

The addition to Apple's suite of games launches just in time for World Emoji Day.

Announced during the WWDC 2025 keynote, Apple News Plus' latest Emoji Game is now available for its subscribers.

Apple launches new emoji word game to take on Wordle and the NYT Daily puzzle games continue to be a competitive space, and Apple News Plus just expanded its offerings.

A member of Apple staff pose with a new Apple iPhone X smartphone showing new emoji features on Nov. 3, 2017. It's World Emoji Day and Apple is celebrating with the launch of a new game.

Emojis can add tone and personality to text-based messages, helping to clarify the intended meaning behind words.

Do we 💖 this? Just in time for World Emoji Day, Apple News Plus has launched Emoji Game in another indication that we will never have enough digital toys to entertain and divert us. In the new ...