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Emojis missing on my iPhone after iOS 18.1 update

All of a sudden it’s evident I’m missing some emojis. When I click to add an emoji there are blank spaces with a little gray circle. I’ve uninstalled the keyboard for emojis, restarted and just did the update to 18.1 and it’s still an issue.


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Posted on Oct 28, 2024 7:11 PM

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Posted on Oct 30, 2024 1:35 PM

I was having this same problem, brand new 16 pro with 18.1 installed.

After doing some reading about the update I realized they integrated a “Stickers” option into the emoji keyboard.

The gray circles are caused by this integration.

If you go into your settings app, you can turn off the “Stickers” option.

Setting > General > Keyboard

At the very bottom toggle the “Stickers” option off and the gray circles should be gone.

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Oct 30, 2024 1:35 PM in response to nikole100

I was having this same problem, brand new 16 pro with 18.1 installed.

After doing some reading about the update I realized they integrated a “Stickers” option into the emoji keyboard.

The gray circles are caused by this integration.

If you go into your settings app, you can turn off the “Stickers” option.

Setting > General > Keyboard

At the very bottom toggle the “Stickers” option off and the gray circles should be gone.

Emojis missing on my iPhone after iOS 18.1 update

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