Apple revealed on Wednesday February 17 the new generation of emojis, 217 new small icons for iOS 14.5.
And as they could have done with the yellow vest emoji in 2019, this 2021 generation reflects the demands of its users.
As it is currently a beta version, they could evolve between now and their release “
in the spring.
"
The arrival of the vaccine ... as an emoji
He was invited into many discussions, yet there was no vaccine emoji yet.
A syringe already existed, and was therefore modified to adapt to the health context.
It was previously filled with blood, it will now display empty.
Apple hopes to diversify its use, and leave the possibility of illustrating the famous vaccines.
Very popular, the category of hearts is enriched with two new recruits: a flaming heart and a repaired heart.
Three new facial expressions will also be made available: sigh, spiral eyes and lost in the clouds.
But most of this update is about gender or skin color customization.
In total, 200 of the 217 novelties are there to better represent sexual and ethnic diversity.
Apple had already embarked on this path in 2018, by offering several versions of the emoji where two people hold hands
.
Another novelty, requested by users, concerns the personalization of the “
bearded character
” now available for women.
More discreet, Apple has also offered a new design of the “headphone” emoji, giving it the look of its AirPods Max.
A similar self-promotion technique as that used for watch, phone or laptop emojis.