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Apple iOS 4.0

Sparkler on Apple iOS 4.0

Apple shipped a new design for Sparkler in iOS 4.0, released June 20, 2010. The previous design is shown beside it.

Previous release
Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iPhone OS 2.2iPhone OS 2.2
This release
Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iOS 4.0

iOS 4.0

How Apple has drawn Sparkler

  1. Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iPhone OS 2.2
    iPhone OS 2.2

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iOS 4.0
    iOS 4.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  3. Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iOS 5.1
    iOS 5.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iOS 6.0
    iOS 6.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iOS 8.3
    iOS 8.3

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  6. Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iOS 10.2
    iOS 10.2

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  7. Sparkler as drawn by Apple in iOS 12.1
    iOS 12.1

    Shipped in 13 releases before it changed

Every Apple release of Sparkler

  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.

Sparkler on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

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

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