Apple has recently launched the new iOS update — version 18.4 — which is filled with a variety of thrilling features. Notable inclusions are priority notifications, enhanced language support for Apple Intelligence, a novel recipe section for News Plus subscribers, along with some enhancements to the Photos app.

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One of the most highly discussed features, especially among users in the EU who can now access Apple Intelligence, is a new selection of emojis. This update adds eight new emojis that might just encourage you to upgrade immediately:

– Face with Bags Under Eyes
– Fingerprint
– Splatter
– Root Vegetable
– Leafless Tree
– Harp
– Shovel
– The Sark Flag

If you choose not to update to iOS 18.4, you’ll be left without these new emojis — resulting in the frustrating gray placeholder box when others utilize them. These emojis are compatible across all Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

To obtain the update, simply navigate to your iPhone’s Settings app, tap on General, and then select Software Update.