Apple iPhone OS 2.2

  • Vendor: Apple
  • Version: iPhone OS 2.2
  • Release Date: Nov. 21, 2008
  • Emojis: 471

iPhone OS 2.2 was Apple's first implementation of emoji support. This was created using private use area codes, and software-limited to iPhone users in Japan for compatibility with the Softbank emoji set. Emoji support required iPhone OS 2.2 and a SoftBank SIM card.

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About Apple Emojis

Emojis displayed on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV use the Apple Color Emoji font installed on iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS. Some Apple devices support Animoji and Memoji. Two Private Use Area characters are not cross-platform compatible but do work on Apple devices:

In March 2023 iOS 16.4 included brand new emojis from Emoji 15.0, the latest set of emoji recommendations made in September 2022. More about this release.

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