"iOS 17.4 Update: New Emojis, Auto-Generated Podcast Transcripts, and More!"
iPhone users can look forward to 118 new emojis, including a phoenix, shaking head, and gender-neutral families, as part of the upcoming iOS 17.4 release. The emojis, drawn from Unicode's September 2023 recommendations, also feature new foods and people emojis with direction-specific variations. The update aims to make digital discourse more inclusive, but has sparked controversy with the new family emojis being devoid of color. The editor-in-chief of Emojipedia believes that emojis are a powerful communication tool for self-expression.