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Apple adds new Animojis to iOS 12.2 beta 2

The new emoji are an owl, a warthog, a shark and a giraffe.

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The new shark animoji with the giraffe, owl and warthog additions beneath.

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It looks like there will be more Animoji coming our way. In the second developer beta version of iOS 12.2, Apple included four new animals: an owl, a warthog, a shark and a giraffe. 

The Animoji feature is found on newer iPhones and iPads, including the iPhone X,  iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and the iPhone XR. 

It uses the device's front-facing camera and 3D face-mapping sensor to animate your face into adorable, colorful animals. 

If none of the characters please you, you can also design a customized emoji of your own face, called Memoji.

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