Summary
Two years after the launch of Animoji in 2017, Apple gave birth to Memoji with its iOS 12 update.
The particularity of these new avatars is that you have the choice to personalize them according to your tastes, your physique and your personality. Then, they can be sent to your loved ones via iMessage or even shared on many applications, like your social networks.
Have you ever created a Memoji before? We explain, in detail, how to take advantage of this feature on your iPhone.
Create your Memoji
Creating a Memoji is child's play. It is done in just 4 steps:
- See you in Messages
- Open an existing conversation, or create a new one.
- Press theMemoji icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Touch sign + placed at the beginning of the Animoji list.
Now you are in the Memoji creation tool. You can therefore personalize their physical traits (skin color, eyes, freckles, hairstyle, etc.) and their style of dress.
When you're happy with how your Memoji looks, tap OK at the top right of the screen, to find it among your Animoji.
Since the release of iOS 13, you can even create Memoji stickers to track and share your current mood. To do this :
- Open the keyboard, then tap the icon Memoji stickers.
- Select the one you want to share.
- Press Send.
Send an animated Memoji
Have an iPhone X or later? To make your avatar even more alive, Apple offers you to animate it using their identification sensors. For it :
- Open Messages, then a conversation of your choice.
- Go to theMemoji icon, then select the desired one.
- Press the button represented by a red circle, in the lower right corner of the screen, to record a short message of up to 30 seconds.
- Finish by sending it.
Edit or delete a Memoji
If you think your Memoji isn't doing you justice, you can easily edit or delete it.
- Tap your Memoji.
- At the bottom left of it, go to the three points.
- Select Edit ou Remove.
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