As part of the iOS 18.2 Apple Intelligence update, you can now craft your own custom emoji designs -- here's how.

Apple’s latest iOS 18.1 software update introduced a series of Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and notification summaries. However, Here’s what you need to know about Genmoji, the Apple Intelligence feature that many people are excited about.

At long last, iPhone users have access to Apple's AI image generation tools, Genmoji (for customized emoji) and Image Playground. But based on our testing, these Apple Intelligence features aren't fully baked.

Genmoji is Apple’s name for its built-in AI-powered emoji generator. Some have taken to calling images of themselves made with the Image Playground app “Genmoji,” but that’s not quite right. Those are not styled like Apple’s emojis, are created in a different way, and are not accessible in the standard emoji picker.

One of the new Apple Intelligence features introduced with iOS 18.2 is Genmoji, which lets you quickly create your own custom emoji.

OS 18.2 unveils Genmoji, an AI emoji creator, but users are buzzing over Image Playground's bizarre app icon that's confusing iPhone owners everywhere.

Apple's latest ad shows off Genmoji, or at least the idea of generating whatever emoji you want with Apple Intelligence, but the creations shown are clearly not representative of the actual tool.