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Apple iOS 8.3

Microscope on Apple iOS 8.3

Apple shipped a new design for Microscope in iOS 8.3, released April 8, 2015. The previous design is shown beside it.

Previous release
Microscope as drawn by Apple in iOS 6.0iOS 6.0
This release
Microscope as drawn by Apple in iOS 8.3

iOS 8.3

How Apple has drawn Microscope

  1. Microscope as drawn by Apple in iOS 5.1
    iOS 5.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Microscope as drawn by Apple in iOS 6.0
    iOS 6.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Microscope as drawn by Apple in iOS 8.3
    iOS 8.3

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  4. Microscope as drawn by Apple in iOS 10.2
    iOS 10.2

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  5. Microscope as drawn by Apple in iOS 12.1
    iOS 12.1

    Shipped in 13 releases before it changed

Every Apple release of Microscope

  1. iOS 5.1 ✳
  2. iOS 6.0 ✳
  3. iOS 8.3 ✳
  4. iOS 9.0
  5. iOS 9.1
  6. iOS 9.3
  7. iOS 10.0
  8. iOS 10.2 ✳
  9. iOS 10.3
  10. iOS 11.1
  11. iOS 11.2
  12. iOS 11.3
  13. iOS 12.1 ✳
  14. iOS 12.2
  15. iOS 13.1
  16. iOS 13.2
  17. iOS 13.3
  18. iOS 14.2
  19. iOS 14.5
  20. iOS 14.6
  21. iOS 15.4
  22. iOS 16.4
  23. iOS 17.4
  24. iOS 18.4
  25. iOS 26.4

✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.

Microscope on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Microscope look like on Apple?
On Apple it is the design shipped in iOS 26.4, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
When did Apple add Microscope?
Apple first drew Microscope in iOS 5.1, released March 7, 2012.
How many times has Apple redrawn Microscope?
Apple Inc. has shipped 25 versions of Microscope. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

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