4, which includes access to 163 new emojis, according to multiple reports. The update features 150 skin tone variations for existing characters and 13 entirely new concepts. The new emojis include designs such as a 'hairy creature' resembling Bigfoot, a 'fight cloud', an orca, a landslide, a trombone, a treasure chest, and a ballet dancer.
One notable addition is the 'distorted face' emoji, which features rosy cheeks and bulging eyes. Most of the new emojis are skin tone sequences for the 'people wrestling' and 'people with bunny ears' emojis. 4 will likely come to users in late March or early April, based on past iOS beta history.
These updates are in the version of iOS 26.4 beta 4, which is now available for developers.
Emojipedia also revealed nine new emojis that are coming later this year, including two new hand gestures (leftward and rightward thumbs), a squinting face, a meteor, a lighthouse, and a monarch butterfly. The specific date for the final public release remains uncertain, and it is unclear whether Apple has officially confirmed the new emojis or if this is based solely on Emojipedia's findings. 4 or a future update.
Based on past iOS beta history, the final public release of iOS 26.4 will likely come to users in late March or early April.