We tell you everything you need to know about Apple Animojis
Emojis were born to help us express our emotions and feelings more accurately through the coldness of the Internet. Since their arrival in 1982, emojis have evolved a lot and are currently available in all kinds of versions and formats. They even ended up being transformed into animated emojis or those generated by artificial intelligence!
Apple presented the boosted morale as well as the launch of the iPhone X in 2017. Shortly after, in 2018, the Californian firm included support for Memojis.
In this guide we will explain in detail What are Animojis, how are they used? and what are the differences between Animojis and Memojis.
What are Apple Animojis?
The monkey is one of the funniest Animojis
Apple Animojis are, as their name suggests, three-dimensional animated emojis which were created to be shared via the Messages app for iPhone and iPad. Although they can also be sent from third-party applications.
The most interesting thing about Animojis is that they work with the facial recognition of Face ID so iPhone and iPad users can record Animoji videos based on their facial movements and including audio.
In summary, Animojis are digital representations of a user transformed into animated emojis. They're super fun to use and currently come in all sorts of formats inspired by animal emojis like monkey, dog or giraffe and even alien and robot emojis. Emojis come to life!
How to use Animojis on iPhone and iPad
Using Animojis is really easy. The tool that Apple designed to customize Animojis and Memojis is super intuitive and a lot of fun to use. Follow these steps to use Animojis on your iPhone or iPad.
- Open the app Messages.
- Then access a chat conversation.
- Then press the button (+).
- Then tap Further or swipe up to see more options in the drop-down menu.
- Press Memoji.
- Choose your favorite Animoji and start recording a video by clicking the red circular button.
Apple Animojis are available in several formats
Apple Animojis also offer the ability to create predefined stickers.
To use an Animoji as a sticker, simply go to the keyboard of your iPhone or iPad and go to the stickers section on the left of the emoji panel. Alternatively, they are also available in the Stickers section of the Messages menu.
How Animojis and Memojis are different
Basically, the main difference between Animojis and Memojis is that Memojis were initially designed to represent a digital version of ourselves (Me-mojis) on iPhone and iPad.
But in reality, Memojis should be considered as a kind of Animojis. Memojis have a human shape and They can be personalized with all kinds of facial features and other elements such as freckles, facial hair, clothing and piercings.
So far, everything you need to know about Apple Animojis, fun animated emojis that will make you laugh with your partner, friends and family.
You can follow iPadized on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter (X) or check out our Telegram channel to stay up to date with the latest tech news.
Table of Contents