Genmoji launched last December in iOS 18.2 as a new Apple Intelligence feature for creating custom emoji. And in iOS 26, Apple has upgraded Genmoji with several new capabilities that will hit your iPhone soon. Here’s what’s new.
New Genmoji upgrades are on the way in iOS 26
If you’ve used Genmoji much in iOS 18, you’ll know that the feature is both very freeing, but also has its limits.
On one hand, Genmoji can expand the number of emoji options on your iPhone almost infinitely.
But when it comes to the specifics of how a Genmoji is crafted, it can take a little work to create exactly what you’re looking for—and sometimes you can’t fully achieve your vision.
iOS 26 should make that much easier, though.
New Genmoji features include:
adding custom expressions to people
changing physical attributes like hairstyle
mixing existing emoji to create a new one
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