Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Sunday that iOS 27 will include an optional keyboard setting called Suggested Genmoji that proposes custom emoji based on a user’s Photos library and commonly typed phrases, citing Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
- A new toggle in Keyboard settings reportedly reads, “Suggested Genmoji are created from your photos and your commonly typed phrases,” making clear that the feature is off by default and can be disabled.
- The push targets low adoption of Genmoji, which lets people generate emoji-style images from text prompts, by surfacing ready-made options in the typing flow instead of asking users to craft prompts.
- Coverage notes early complaints that Genmoji outputs often missed the mark and that on‑device generation could heat iPhones and drain batteries, with Gurman saying Apple has since made tweaks to curb those issues.
- Apple is expected to preview iOS 27 at WWDC in June with a fall release, and reports say Genmoji generation has run on-device, though it is not yet confirmed whether that approach will change for Suggested Genmoji.