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Recent emoji keyboard does not update

For the past little bit I have noticed that my recently used emojis do not update. Annoying to have to search/scroll for one that I use on the daily. I have tried restarting my phone, removing & re adding the emoji keyboard in the settings.

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 16, 2024 6:33 PM

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Posted on Aug 16, 2024 8:12 PM

Recentemojis wrote:

For the past little bit I have noticed that my recently used emojis do not update. Annoying to have to search/scroll for one that I use on the daily. I have tried restarting my phone, removing & re adding the emoji keyboard in the settings.

iPhone 11, iOS 18


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Aug 16, 2024 8:12 PM in response to Recentemojis

Recentemojis wrote:

For the past little bit I have noticed that my recently used emojis do not update. Annoying to have to search/scroll for one that I use on the daily. I have tried restarting my phone, removing & re adding the emoji keyboard in the settings.

iPhone 11, iOS 18


Unenroll Your Devices

Apple Beta — Unenroll Your Devices


revert and Restore Shipping Software:

Apple Beta — Restore Shipping Software



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