'Suggested Genmoji' Are Coming to an iPhone Near You
Apple is introducing a feature called 'Suggested Genmoji' in iOS 27, aimed at enhancing the use of generative emoji. This feature will automatically suggest custom emoji based on users' media and text history. The update is expected to be previewed at WWDC next month and released to the public in the fall.
- ▪Apple's 'Suggested Genmoji' feature will generate custom emoji based on user input.
- ▪The feature aims to improve the previous Genmoji experience, which faced issues with image quality and device performance.
- ▪iOS 27 will include a toggle in Keyboard settings for users to enable or disable Suggested Genmoji.
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'Suggested Genmoji' Are Coming to an iPhone Near YouMonday May 18, 2026 4:52 am PDT by Tim HardwickApple wants users to look again at their use of generative Genmoji in iOS 27, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Genmoji is an Apple Intelligence feature that lets you use AI to generate all-new emoji characters based on text input. All Genmoji generation happens directly on-device, but the feature has had a rocky run. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that the generated images often looked nothing like Apple's polished marketing examples, and the underlying models were demanding enough to heat up iPhones and drain their batteries. Apple has apparently made some tweaks so that no longer happens, while also adding a new supplementary feature.
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