Emojis are a enjoyable evolution from the emoticons of previous—however there are solely so many to select from. Whereas a handful of recent ones are added every year, for essentially the most half, what you see is what you get, which is why Android’s “Emoji Kitchen” is so nice.

The function enables you to mix two emojis to create a model new one, proper in your gadget. If you wish to ship a winky face, however with the robotic emoji, you’ll be able to. You can also make the cranium emoji cry with laughter, or flip a bit of pizza right into a rocket ship. The function multiplies a restricted but sizable pool of emoji decisions right into a staggering variety of varieties.

Whereas Emoji Kitchen is now automaticly included on Pixel gadgets, it does not even exist on iPhone, at the least as of the most recent official software program model, iOS 18.5. With iOS 26, presently in beta testing, nevertheless, Apple has constructed an Emoji Kitchen-like function that makes use of Apple Intelligence to combine a number of emoji or Genmoji collectively to make a brand new icon.

The function did not get as a lot consideration as some others throughout the WWDC keynote introducing iOS 26, nevertheless it looks like a enjoyable use of Apple’s AI.

The best way to combine emoji and Genmoji on iOS 26

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To be able to do this out, you will should be working iOS 26 on an iPhone appropriate with Apple Intelligence (i.e. an iPhone 15 Professional or newer), although because the beta continues to be in its earliest levels, I do not advocate you attempt it out at the moment.

When you’re working iOS 26, open the emoji keyboard, then faucet “Genmoji.” Right here, you will now see a brand new “Recommendations” part, which affords a row of emojis you’ll be able to select from. For those who don’t love these solutions, you’ll be able to select “Present Extra” to see totally different classes of emojis, together with “Themes,” “Expressions,” “Costumes,” “Equipment,” and “Locations.” As Emojipedia highlights, these classes function icons that are not normal emojis, like a race automobile helmet and flower crown.

For those who’re seeking to combine particular emojis collectively, nevertheless, simply faucet the grey “smiley +” icon. This button will open the emoji keyboard, so you’ll be able to select no matter choices you want, along with any text-based prompts you need so as to add. You’ll be able to add as much as six “ideas” (emojis and prompts) per era, so you’ll be able to actually combine issues up—although you may discover that utilizing fewer prompts returns outcomes nearer to your meant design.

From right here, Genmoji will begin producing new emojis out of your choice, and you’ll scroll by means of the totally different choices it presents. Whereas the app hides the emojis and prompts right here, you’ll be able to faucet the picture to see which ideas it was generated from. For those who like a era, faucet the checkmark, and Genmoji will routinely enter it into the textual content area so that you can share.