iOS 10.2 Will Feature New Emoji, Wallpapers And More

Apple has released the first beta for iOS 10.2 to developers. Here’s what the update includes:

• new Unicode 9.0 emoji support (for a full list of the new emoji, check out this post on Emojipedia)
• redesigns of existing emoji
• three new wallpapers, previously seen in Apple’s marketing materials for iOS 10
• a new celebration screen effect in Messages
• a widget for Apple’s built-in Video app
• a setting in the Music app to display star ratings that does not affect Apple Music 'For You' recommendations
• a setting to maintain the Apple Camera app’s settings between uses

Dang. The ancient Apple emoji — which were never really meant to be seen bigger than 32 × 32 — are redrawn quite well in iOS 10.2! Good job! pic.twitter.com/X6WskExq1D

— Cabel Sasser (@cabel) October 31, 2016