Sending Messages Is More Fun, With Animoji-Emoji, Here's How To Create And Use It On iPhone

Apple has just rolled out the latest iOS operating system update in version 15.4. (photo credit: pixabay)

JAKARTA - The activity of sharing messages is now more innovative than just sending texts. However, it is also accompanied by images, stickers or other animations. The interesting features of Apple's smartphone, the iPhone, are Animoji and Praise.

With this feature, you can share animated stickers, which move based on your own facial movements. Animoji can run on iOS 11 or later.

Quoted from ID Kurir, Animoji stands for Animated Emoji. This feature is a moving emoji that uniquely follows your facial expressions or movements. This feature utilizes Face ID technology, which can sense motion, record sound, and then generate 3D animated emoji, which you can then share via iMessage.

Then, Compliment is an avatar, which you can use to personalize the message. iOS 13 or later devices can use this feature.

Both Animoji and Emoji, can be used across iOS devices for stickers, video calls or in messaging apps.

How to Make Animoji and Praise

Compliments or Animoji must be created via the Messages app. Here is the tutorial:

• Open the messages app and select a conversation, or tap the new message button at the top of the screen
• Tap the Stickers button in the row of symbols above the keyboard
• Tap the ellipse “…” icon on the left, then select “New Memoji” from the list of options
• On devices with Face ID, your Memoji will be animated and follow the movement of your head or face. On devices with Touch ID, Compliments You will be static for now. But you can use expressive stickers

Now you can create your Memories. Then adjust the skin tone and face shape you want. Then adjust the shape of the hair, eyebrows, eyes, and more. When you're done, tap Done. Then your avatar goes to the Animoji and Memoji list.

How to Use Memoji and Animoji

If you have a device with Face ID, you can use Emoji to create stickers that reflect your own expressions. Here's how:

• Open Messages and select a conversation, or tap the new message button
• Tap the “Animoji” button in the row of symbols above the keyboard
• Swipe left and right until you see the Praise or Animoji you want to use

However, if your device doesn't have Face ID feature, you can still use Emoji in the following ways:

• Open the Messages app and select a conversation, or tap the new message button.
• Tap the “Stickers” button in the row of symbols above the keyboard.
• Select the Emoji you want to use from the list provided.

New Emojis in iOS 15.4

Meanwhile, Apple has just rolled out the latest iOS operating system update in version 15.4. With this update, Apple brings a number of interesting features, ranging from facial scanner capabilities to new emojis.

Quoted from Gadget IDN, the face scanner feature or Face ID is now able to support scanning even though the user is wearing a mask.

Another update is the addition of 37 new emoji characters. This includes facial emojis, hand gestures, to household items. Apple also added several skin color options for the handshake emoji.

iOS 15.4 will be available for all devices compatible with iOS 15 (iPhone 6S or later).

To download the iOS 15.4 update, you can open the Settings menu > General > Software Update.

The iPhone itself is one of the most popular smartphones in the world. Apple CEO Tim Cook claims that there will be around 1.8 billion people in the world using the device in 2022.

"Last year there were 1.65 billion active devices, now it's up to 1.8 billion worldwide," he said, cited from The Verge, some time ago.