Apple has released the second iOS 12.1 beta today and with it come the 70 new emoji that were teased over the summer. Apple shared the update in a Newsroom release today. The new emoji are available in today’s developer and public beta previews of iOS 12.1, and will be available in upcoming software updates for iOS, macOS and watchOS. The new emoji include those with red hair, a range of new sports options, new animals, food, and faces. Apple notes that the next round of new emoji will be arriving next year. Apple is working with the Unicode Consortium to add more disability-themed emoji to the keyboard for Unicode 12.0, slated for release in 2019. Check out the new emoji below: Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:<doc-sep>Apple has introduced more than 70 new emoji that are on deck for release, opening up a new world of communicative possibilities for your texts and social media posts. It won't be long before these emoji are used in multiple ways beyond the obvious to make a point or a punchline. And not to go all predictive text on you, but it's a good time to start learning about what's on the way and how you can use them. When can I get the new emoji? Now that iOS 12.1 is released to the general public, you should see the new emoji in your keyboard. They'll also become available in future software updates on MacOS and WatchOS. What kind of emoji are in the new batch? Apple There are new animals (like a lobster, parrot and raccoon), sporting goods (skateboard, tennis ball and lacrosse stick), international holiday symbols (such as a Chinese red gift envelope and moon cake), new facial expressions (happy in love) and tweaks to existing faces, like the addition of gray hair and bald heads. How do I text using these new emoji? Like any emoji, you can communicate with them by using them to represent emotions, points or punchlines. You can use them for literal messages or sometimes to even convey the literal opposite of what you want to say. There's room to find your own form of personal expression within these characters, but here are some suggestions to get started: How about these -- they mean food, right? Apple This set of newcomers can help you decide what to snack on but they can also introduce new terms of endearment into your conversations. For example, the cupcake emoji, which so far is much less controversial than the bagel emoji, could be a sweet new way to address a loved one, though the bagel could be used as a symbol for cuddling along with the cupcaking. All right, then what does this lettuce mean? Apple Yes, this one can mean lettuce, salad or even cannabis if you like to use rap parlance. But there's also hidden pun potential behind this leafy emoji. Lettuce entertain you with the new lettuce emoji every time you want to say, "Let's!" Thank you, I'll be here all week, try the llama (one of the cutest of the new animal additions, by the way). What about the blue icy face? Apple Best believe this blue dude is going to mean more than it's not hot outside. Think of it as a new retort in social exchanges when someone is being just a little bit too cold, an emoji to express extreme chill in the vibes sense, or a symbol for being so embarrassed or scared that you're just totally frozen. And this?! ? Apple Time to have some fun with phrases with these new emoji. Here's one: if someone is making it hard for you to score (in life or on the field), they're throwing salt in your game. So, um... what's going to be the new eggplant? Apple The not-so-humble eggplant emoji has come to be known as a symbol for male private parts, and while it will probably stay in favor for some time, there might be some stiff new competition. The flamboyant, feathery new peacock emoji seems to have the potential to go long on sexy text innuendo. Read more: Apple, Amazon deny report that Chinese spy chips infiltrated their hardware iPhone XS charging issue fix coming in iOS 12.1<doc-sep>Ginger emoji are available on the iPhone for the first time. The red-headed characters were announced earlier this year as part of a batch of 70 new emoji unveiled by Apple to celebrate World Emoji Day. Today, they are finally available to users as part of Apple's iOS 12.1. along with other features such as group FaceTime calls and support for two sim cards in the latest XS handsets. Scroll down for video Ginger emoji are making their way to the iPhone for the first time. The red-headed characters (pictured) were announced today as part of a batch of 70 new emoji unveiled by Apple to celebrate World Emoji Day HOW TO GET THEM To get access to the new emoji, users simply need to update to iOS 12.1, which was released today. To update, go to settings/general/software update on your phone or iPad, Advertisement Grey-haired, bald and curly-haired characters are joined by several new animals including a lobster, kangaroo, parrot and peacock. Other highlights include new smileys, with a cold face, party face, pleading face and a face with hearts all featured in the latest update. Healthy eaters will be pleased to see a selection of new fruit and vegetables made available in the latest update, including a mango and lettuce. Apple has also added a number of sweeter items, such as a cupcake and moon cake – a traditional Chinese dessert. Superhero characters will also be joined by an infinity sign, a tennis ball, a test tube, and even an evil eye symbol. 'More than 70 new emoji come to iPhone and iPad with iOS 12.1, including new characters with red hair, gray hair and curly hair, a new emoji for bald people, more emotive smiley faces and additional emoji representing animals, sports and food, the firm said. Grey-haired, bald and curly-haired characters are joined by several new animals including a lobster, kangaroo, parrot and peacock Apple has also added a number of sweeter items, such as a cupcake and moon cake – a traditional Chinese dessert. New emoji will also be available on Apple Watch and Mac with a free software update. While Apple said it is introducing 70 new emoji, the total number should come closer to 150 including all the available options for gender and skin tones. WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN IOS 12.1? As well as 70 new emoji, iOS 12.1 brings: Group FaceTime and improved FaceTime capabilities. All FaceTime conversations, both one-to-one and multi-person, are now encrypted end to end so they remain private and viewable only by the participants. Depth Control in Camera -Advanced depth segmentation in Portrait mode enables more sophisticated portraits with professional-level bokeh. With iOS 12.1, users can now dynamically adjust the depth of field in real-time preview in addition to post-capture, enabling more control to create portraits with a beautiful background blur. Dual SIM - With iOS 12.1, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR gain Dual SIM support, featuring a nano-SIM and digital eSIM. Users can now activate an additional cellular plan from a carrier without having to use a physical nano-SIM Advertisement World Emoji Day is an annual event dedicated to the digital cartoons, which is currently celebrating its fourth year. Fans shared their thoughts on social media using the #WorldEmojiDay hashtag. Jeremy Burge, creator of World Emoji Day, said he expects the new ginger emoji to draw the most attentions from users. Emoji are used by people all over the world to communicate. iOS 12.1 brings even more characters to the keyboard that better represent global users, including new emoji for moon cake, red gift envelope and nazar amulet 'As always, some of the most vocal requests for new emoji are about representation, and this update delivers some of the most common requests,' he told CNN. 'In particular the redheads and curly-haired options are likely to be popular.' Emoji are designed and coded by the non-profit organisation the Unicode Consortium, which has already produced more than 2,500 of the digital cartoons. Each symbol gets its own spin from the companies that implement them, such as Apple or Samsung. While Apple said it is introducing 70 new emoji, the total number should come closer to 150 when options for gender and skin tones are taken into account. Pictured are a selection of the new curly haired, bald, ginger and white-haired characters That's why the emoji you send from an iPhone will look different when the message is opened on a Galaxy S9. It often takes several months for companies to pick-up new characters offered by the Consortium - and they don't always take all of its recommendations. Superhero characters (bottom left and top right) will join an infinity sign (top left), a tennis ball, a test tube and even an evil eye symbol (bottom right) When the Consortium announced in June that its latest set emoji 11.0 included ginger emojis, red-heads rejoiced on Twitter. Twitter user @lukestringer90 wrote: 'Finally. Equality for gingers in Emoji 11.' @1_Kidney_Col tweeted: 'NO MORE DISCRIMINATION. Give my [sic] my ginger emoji'. Other users saw the lighter side to the addition. @alecingle tweeted: 'Today's the day gingers get an emoji. Big day for you guys, great work. Stay out of the sun whilst celebrating'.<doc-sep>
Upset Apple's recent iOS 12 updates for iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch didn't add any emoji? You can now turn that frown upside down. (There is an emoji for that.) The iPhone-maker will soon be adding 70 new emoji to its popular mobile software in an upcoming iOS 12.1 update. Among the notable new additions: an emoji with a party hat and streamer, a swan, a llama, a bagel and a cupcake. Also new are more variations on people, now adding more options with red hair, gray hair and curly hair plus a new emoji for bald people. More:Where's the cream cheese? Apple leaves it off bagel emoji The new emoji aren't much of a surprise. The Unicode Consortium, which is the non-profit group that makes sure emoji and other text are standard across platforms, announced 157 new emoji earlier this year including the aforementioned animals and hair variations. Apple since announced that it would be adding some of these new emoji in July on World Emoji Day. The iPhone-maker is also working with the Consortium to add more disability-themed emoji as part of the next Unicode update in 2019. Although Apple hasn't provided an exact release date for iOS 12.1, the fact that it is hyping up the new release and making the update available to those in its public beta program points to a release being in the not-too-distant future. If performance improvements to speed up your old device didn't convince you to upgrade to iOS 12, perhaps new emoji will. Follow Eli Blumenthal on Twitter @eliblumenthal