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Pedestrians walk past an Apple Store featuring a large illuminated Apple logo on its glass facade in downtown Chongqing, as the tech giant continues to expand its retail presence across major Chinese cities, on March 29, 2025 in Chongqing, China.
New emojis come with the new iOS update Credit: Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images

The new iOS update — 18.4 — is available now and includes priority notifications, an expanded availability of Apple Intelligence to new languages, a recipes section for News Plus subscribers, and some changes to Photos.

SEE ALSO: iOS 18.4 developer beta released — here's what you can expect

While all of that is being celebrated, especially by EU users who can now user Apple Intelligence, there's one more change that might convince you to update asap. These eight new emojis:

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  • Face with Bags Under Eyes

  • Fingerprint

  • Splatter

  • Root vegetable

  • Leafless tree

  • Harp

  • Shovel

  • The Sark flag

If you don't update your phone to the newest iOS, you'll see that dreaded gray box instead of the new emojis. These emojis are available on all Apple products, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. You can update by navigating to the Settings app on your phone, clicking General, and then clicking Software Update.

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Christianna Silva
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Christianna Silva is a senior culture reporter covering social platforms and the creator economy, with a focus on the intersection of social media, politics, and the economic systems that govern us. Since joining Mashable in 2021, they have reported extensively on meme creators, content moderation, and the nature of online creation under capitalism.

Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow her on Bluesky @christiannaj.bsky.social and Instagram @christianna_j.

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