Apple's iOS 12 introduces personalized 'Memoji' and camera effects
Apple with iOS 12 will for the first time offer users the option to create personalized Animoji characters called Memoji, a feature that is set to arrive alongside new camera effects built into the Messages app.
In addition to the established Animoji, and a few new characters like a tiger, koala, t-rex and ghost, Apple will begin offering something new in iOS 12: Memoji.
As demonstrated during Apple's keynote at the World Wide Developer's Conference Monday by Apple's Kelsey Peterson, the new Memoji feature allows users to create an animated avatar of themselves.
The Memoji creation tool allows users to customize the Memoji with their skin color, hairstyle, freckles, glasses and many other features with an intuitive interface that integrates cards, color pickers, sliders and more.
In addition to Memoji, iOS 12 offers a new a Snapchat-style system of filters. Users can even combine Anijomi and Memoji characters that overlay atop a user's head.
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In addition to the established Animoji, and a few new characters like a tiger, koala, t-rex and ghost, Apple will begin offering something new in iOS 12: Memoji.
As demonstrated during Apple's keynote at the World Wide Developer's Conference Monday by Apple's Kelsey Peterson, the new Memoji feature allows users to create an animated avatar of themselves.
The Memoji creation tool allows users to customize the Memoji with their skin color, hairstyle, freckles, glasses and many other features with an intuitive interface that integrates cards, color pickers, sliders and more.
In addition to Memoji, iOS 12 offers a new a Snapchat-style system of filters. Users can even combine Anijomi and Memoji characters that overlay atop a user's head.
Stay abreast of Apple's announcements by downloading the AppleInsider app for iOS, and follow us on YouTube, Twitter @appleinsider and Facebook for live, late-breaking coverage. You can also check out our official Instagram account for exclusive photos from the event.
Can't watch Apple's livestream of the keynote? AppleInsider has you covered with a live blog covering all the announcements.
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Well, while I want to sort of knock this and it is not very original as Nintendo seemingly has done this already where you get to make your own version of yourself...I forget what they call it (and it was not for texting).
I will say two things:
1) Memoji is a pretty cool name.
2) This feature is for kids. While as an adult I find it silly...the kids enjoy this sort of stuff.
The way it looked like, iPhone X and most likely the newer phones that will be release will be the only ones getting these features. The camera array on the iPhone X seem like the only way for these features to work. The other phones like the 8 and lower will probably get the group FaceTime update
Nintendo had a feature like this on the outdated 3DS and Wii U. With a one dimensional bad camera it would recognize your face and instantly create your Mii. Apple has hardware and software that is leaps and bounds more advanced!
For now this looks focused on videos. I'd also like to see this applied to still emoji. It would be so nice to be able to send images emoji faces that look exactly like you, rather than generic people or yellow balls.