And it looks like we're about to get another fun new feature: animated emoji. We've heard that this one is in development from multiple rumours, and the latest one adds fuel to the rumour machine ...

The #1 movie of 2024 ("Inside Out 2"), as well as #3 ("Despicable Me 4"), and #7 ("Kung Fu Panda") are animated features ... And somehow, Sony's 2017 "The Emoji Movie" is now a hit.