What changed in Apple iOS 18.4?

Compared with iOS 17.4, Apple iOS 18.4 added 8 new emoji and redrew 3 existing designs.

How is a redesign told apart from a re-release?

By the artwork itself. Every image is stored with a checksum of its bytes, so a design counts as redrawn only when those bytes differ from iOS 17.4. A version number cannot tell you this — most releases ship the same drawings unchanged.

Release notes

Redrawn in Apple iOS 18.4

Apple redrew 3 emoji in this release, compared with iOS 17.4. Each is shown beside the design it replaced.

Also in this release: 8 emoji added →

Melting Face
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Frequently asked questions

What changed in Apple iOS 18.4?: Compared with iOS 17.4, Apple iOS 18.4 added 8 new emoji and redrew 3 existing designs.
How is a redesign told apart from a re-release?: By the artwork itself. Every image is stored with a checksum of its bytes, so a design counts as redrawn only when those bytes differ from iOS 17.4. A version number cannot tell you this — most releases ship the same drawings unchanged.

← All emoji in iOS 18.4