# iPhone is getting 9 fresh emoji next year — but the pickle makes you wait

The Unicode Consortium has just released the official artwork for nine all-new emoji, and here's the catch nobody mentions right away: they aren't ready for you to use. Not this month, and not this fall on the phone you're holding now. The characters become final in September, but Apple and the rest

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| Published | 22 July 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/iphone-is-getting-9-fresh-emoji-next-year-but-the-pickle-makes-you-wait/