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Apple iOS 16.4

Play Button on Apple iOS 16.4

This is the design Apple introduced in iOS 15.4, shipped again unchanged. It was not redrawn for this release.

Previous release
Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 15.4iOS 15.4
This release
Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 16.4

iOS 16.4

How Apple has drawn Play Button

  1. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iPhone OS 2.2
    iPhone OS 2.2

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 4.0
    iOS 4.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 5.0
    iOS 5.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 5.1
    iOS 5.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 6.0
    iOS 6.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  6. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 8.3
    iOS 8.3

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  7. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 10.2
    iOS 10.2

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  8. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 12.1
    iOS 12.1

    Shipped in 8 releases before it changed

  9. Play Button as drawn by Apple in iOS 15.4
    iOS 15.4

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

Every Apple release of Play Button

  1. iPhone OS 2.2 ✳
  2. iOS 4.0 ✳
  3. iOS 5.0 ✳
  4. iOS 5.1 ✳
  5. iOS 6.0 ✳
  6. iOS 8.3 ✳
  7. iOS 9.0
  8. iOS 9.1
  9. iOS 9.3
  10. iOS 10.0
  11. iOS 10.2 ✳
  12. iOS 10.3
  13. iOS 11.1
  14. iOS 11.2
  15. iOS 11.3
  16. iOS 12.1 ✳
  17. iOS 12.2
  18. iOS 13.1
  19. iOS 13.2
  20. iOS 13.3
  21. iOS 14.2
  22. iOS 14.5
  23. iOS 14.6
  24. iOS 15.4 ✳
  25. iOS 16.4
  26. iOS 17.4
  27. iOS 18.4
  28. iOS 26.4

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

Play Button on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Play Button 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 Play Button?
Apple first drew Play Button in iPhone OS 2.2, released November 20, 2008.
How many times has Apple redrawn Play Button?
Apple Inc. has shipped 28 versions of Play Button. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

Next release: iOS 17.4 →

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