And it looks like we're about to get another fun new feature: animated emoji. We've heard that this one is in development from multiple rumours, and the latest one adds fuel to the rumour machine ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Apple just unveiled animated emoji, which they're calling "Animoji." They can be used in the Messenger app and can be used as stickers or sent to a friend as a video.

The #1 movie of 2024 ("Inside Out 2"), as well as #3 ("Despicable Me 4"), and #7 ("Kung Fu Panda") are animated features ... And somehow, Sony's 2017 "The Emoji Movie" is now a hit.