March 25, 2026 - The new emojis from 2025's Emoji 17.0 are now available for Android users when the app updates to WhatsApp 2.26.8.72 or above.

WhatsApp has its own emoji designs which are displayed on all WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp Web.

January 16, 2025 - WhatsApp announces some new and upcoming features for its Android and iOS platforms. The messaging service brings video call effects for traditional photo and video sharing within the chats. Users can also share quicker emoji reactions to messages in their respective WhatsApp chats. WhatsApp has announced that it is starting 2025 ...

March 27, 2026 - Alternatively, you can find frequent emoji news by visiting Emojipedia on Twitter and the Emojipedia Blog. A distorted smiley face, ballet dancers, and a fight cloud are among the latest emojis approved for release. These emojis were recommended in September 2025 in the emoji release versioned ...

April 3, 2025 - Names and meanings of all the emojis in WhatsApp for iPhone, Web, Android and Windows and new WhatsApp emojis for Android. Browse the list of WhatsApp emojis he...

August 2, 2024 - Based on the last few years, here's our estimated timeline for Emoji 16.0's approval and release across major emoji vendors: October 2024: Samsung will debut its support in a One UI update · October / November 2024: Google will preview their ...

June 12, 2025 - WhatsApp’s been publishing its monthly feature round-ups since April, in order to ensure that all users are aware of the latest tweaks and changes to your chats. This month’s version covers animated emojis, avatar stickers, photo polls in channels, a new Status sharing option, and more.

May 3, 2025 - May 3, 2025 · WhatsApp has released a new Android update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.25.15.6. What's new in this update? WhatsApp is officially releasing 8 new emojis from the latest Unicode 16.0, now available directly in the emoji keyboard!

May 23, 2025 - The new emojis from 2024's Emoji 16.0 are now available for Android users when the app updates to WhatsApp 2.25.1.75 or above.

June 12, 2025 - Here’s the latest roundup of some of the new tools, settings, and features you may have missed across the Chats, Calls, and Updates tabs. Your place for private and encrypted chats with family and friends · Animated emojis: We’ve made emojis even more fun.

March 27, 2026 - Mark 1/9/2025 · Yes, there is a new emoji that looks like it is melting. Melting Face 🫠 emoji represents feelings of extreme heat, embarrassment, or a sense of being overwhelmed.

November 18, 2024 - Unicode, the company that designs and approves emojis, has released a document with a sample design of nine brand new emoji concepts. These nine emojis are due for approval in September 2025 - so watch this space.

May 23, 2025 - ... Today Apple has released its fourth developer beta for iOS 26.4, and in doing so has previewed brand new emojis from the 2025 list, including a distorted face, ballet dancers, an orca, and a treasure chest.

April 1, 2026 - These emojis come from the new Unicode 17.0 update, which introduces fresh symbols for users to share their feelings and ideas more easily. Previously, WhatsApp had already added some emojis from Unicode 16.0. These included a tired face with eye bags, a fingerprint, a dry tree, and more.

4 days ago - The distorted face emoji won for the Most Anticipated Emoji for 2025, and the melting face (🫠) emoji won the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Emojis helps users to express their feelings and make the conversation more dynamic and engaging. Fortunately, WhatsApp is currently testing 138 new emojis that will be incorporated soon in version 2.20.197.6. Also, a new feature will be launched in this version.

July 14, 2025 - To kick off our World Emoji Day 2025 celebrations ahead of the day itself on July 17, Emojipedia has analyzed which of the emojis approved in 2024 is now most popular, as part of the World Emoji Awards. A total of eight new emojis were approved by Unicode in 2024 as part of Emoji 16.0: ... Since being officially approved on September 10 last year, support for these eight new emoji concepts has been implemented by Apple, Google, Samsung, WhatsApp, and Discord (via its offshoot of the original Twemoji set).

March 27, 2026 - You'll find all current smileys and people emojis in Whatsapp and Facebook as well as a description of their meaning.