As news spreads that Apple had a role in blocking the rifle emoji from being released through Unicode 9.0., many are celebrating the efforts of all companies who voted to nix it on behalf of ...

So, Unicode itself isn't to blame for any supposed racial (or jaundiced) undertones in the new, diverse emoji that are about to roll out to users of Apple's iOS platform.

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.

Unicode 17.0 has been officially approved and will introduce eight new emojis to digital platforms. The update includes a mix of ...

Apple said apps are even able to offer multiple tools of the same type for added convenience, such as two colors of pens or two colors of markers. iPadOS 18, iOS 18, and visionOS 2 are currently ...

Apple is also bringing a fix for the Reachability bug with iOS 11.1 Beta 2. The reachability (double-tap home button) screen no longer overlaps the dock with the new update.