Apple’s highly-anticipated keynote event was held Tuesday, and the tech giant unveiled a trio of new iPhones as well as a slew of accessories designed to enhance the user experience.
Animoji can be used to create recorded automatic voice messages that animate along with your words #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/cCm9Hzyj23
โ ScoopOops ! (@Scoopoops) September 12, 2017
One of those new offerings is Animoji, a feature that will be introduced with iOS 11. Animojis are animated versions of the emojis already found on the iPhone, and will use the facial scanning technology found on the iPhone X to implement user’s facial expressions onto the emojis.
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To create their own emojis, users must simply open the Messages app and make a face before editing the emoji prior to sending. The feature was rumored over the weekend after an iOS 11 leak, but was officially confirmed at the keynote event.
Animoji in iPhone X pic.twitter.com/3EuSlvlF0i
โ YOโขWARE (@yoware) September 12, 2017
Apple describes Animoji as “custom animated messages that use your voice and reflect your facial expressions,” The Verge shares.
Unsurprisingly, Twitter already has thoughts about the announcement.
me trying to use animoji #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/j1piUf80jH
โ Christian Zamora (@Christian_Zamo) September 12, 2017
Imagine texting your friends in public and looking like this #AppleEvent #animoji pic.twitter.com/vByHeGEBdQ
โ ู ุฑูู (@mymxrx) September 12, 2017
Won’t Mind Spending $999 To Get A Talking Poop Emoji. Worth It. ๐๐๐ #AniMoji #AppleEvent #iPhone8 #iPhoneX iPhone 8 iPhone X pic.twitter.com/EEZkkSI97f
โ Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) September 12, 2017
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