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Topics: Apple, News, Technology
Gerrard Kaonga
Topics: Apple, News, Technology
Boomers may be in for a headache as the upcoming iOS update is set to introduce a host of new emojis.
Apple has confirmed there will be 118 new emojis coming to iPhone in 2024 as it prepares to role out the iOS 17.4 update.
The exact release date for the update has not been confirmed but reports have stated Apple will release it in time for the deadline of March 6, a deadline set by the European Union in regards to complying with the Digital Markets Act.
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Emojipedia, which is part of the Unicode Consortium - the central bank of all approved emoji’s - has approved Apple’s upcoming release, called 15.1.
“The new emojis in today's beta release are drawn from Unicode's September 2023 recommendations – Emoji 15.1,” said Keith Broni, editor in chief of Emojipedia.
“Based on past iOS beta history it's likely that the final public release of iOS 17.4 will come to users in March or April 2024.”
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While there are likely a bunch of emojis that you don’t often use, be prepared for a whole new batch.
These include a lime, phoenix, a brown mushroom and a broken metal chain.
There will also be a few new smiley faces shaking their heads as well as gender neutral family emojis.
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A bunch of side profiles of people of all races and disabilities walking and running will also be added to the catalogue.
The latest iOS update came out on January 22 and Apple has asked users to update now rather than later.
The tech giant stated there were 15 security issues it had flagged and failure to update could result in sensitive data being exposed.
The identified breaches were found in Mail Search, where third parties could reportedly access information, as well as in the Safari browser, which may have let the users' private browsing activity be visible in Settings.
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The security issues were also identified in WebKit, which is the browser that powers Safari.
Apple described this is as ‘a maliciously crafted web page may be able to fingerprint the user’ and confirmed that it ‘doesn’t disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available’.
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Those using iPads could also be at risk, so users have been told to update all of their tech hardware to the latest software.
As well as fixing the security bugs, Apple's latest software update aims to stop cybercriminals from locking iPhone users out of their accounts when a phone is stolen with a feature called Stolen Device Protection.