Apple celebrates World Emoji Day with early release of 'Emoji Game'

Announced as part of iOS 26, due out in September, 'Emoji Game' has instead been launched to mark July 17's World Emoji Day — and for iPhones running iOS 18.Playing 'Emoji Game' (screenshot edited for clarity)Apple has marked World Emoji Day before, notably in 2017 when it unveiled new emoji — and in 2018, when profile pictures of Apple executives were all changed into Memoji. Now, though, it's gone further with the unexpected early release of a new game.Emoji Game is part of Apple News+ and is one of that service's many puzzle games for subscribers. Note that as with all Apple News+ puzzles, Emoji Game is not available internationally. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums