- A viral post which claimed that Apple brought Emojis de la Pop Star to iOS 18.5 was officially labeled as false
- The Parody’s account on X, Drop Pop, started rumoring when it published a very convincing image of celebrity emojis that included Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Plus
- He managed to convince online users that it was a legitimate update, collecting millions of views on different social media platforms
iOS 18.4 has just dropped, and users always luggish in the features that are new to the Silent Iphone of Apple – which includes eight new emojis. But users are already looking at iOS 18.5, and after many speculations on the next Apple emojis wave, I’m sorry to say that no, the Pop Star emojis will not come to your iPhone.
An article on social networks showing models of celebrity emojis has become viral, convincing people online that they would arrive in the next update of the iPhone. He spread like forest fires on different platforms, and after raising hopes of pop fans everywhere, it turns out that it was a lie throughout.
The claim: Apple brings Pop Star emojis to its next iOS 18.5 update
It all started in the same way that most unleashed online moments make – with an image of an account managed by an individual obsessed with pop.
If you are not chronically online like me, you may have missed the image that gave the impression that Apple was preparing to present emojis from the greatest female artists, including Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and more. It was first shared on X by the account of pop drop pop culture and drew mass attention to social networks.
Apple teases new female artists emojis for the next iOS 18.5 update. pic.twitter.com/mg0eoa3qrfApril 2, 2025
Since its publication, celebrity emojis have received a total of 41.7 million views on X as well as 110,000 likes and 3.6,000 responses. Although Apple has made no announcements, the account has done a very good job to represent it as realistic as possible, going all the length and including the Apple logo.
The position managed to convince millions of people that it was a legitimate update of Apple, to provoke many humorous responses and reactions from online creators, and even almost two weeks after it was shared, it still makes rounds. Also unique and humorous, it would be if Apple did such a thing, the message is completely false – here is why.
@ kdotfan727
Lana Del Rey, Beyonce ,?,?, Nicki, Gaga, Taylor, (Ari? 😭) as someone helps
♬ Ode to Joy- Symphony n ° 9 in “Choral” minor – Lorne Balfe & Russell Emanuel and Steve Kofsky
Reality: it was a rumor triggered by a parody account of news from pop culture on x
Regarding the rumor emojis of pop star, the main problem is the source account.
One of the most popular types of accounts on platforms such as X are parody press accounts of pop culture, which make existing celebrity images and use them to make realistic articles with the most bizarre news only for comical and satirical purposes.
What is emoji for “false”?
Drop Pop is one of these accounts, which the majority of gullible people have not noticed when they saw the Emoji position. And he is there in black and white in the “About” section of Drop Pop, which indicates that the account is a “parody / satirical press point of pop culture, only and only intended for entertainment purposes. Nothing on this account represents factual news ”.
Whether these Pop Star emojis are all generated by AI, or if an obsessed fan has taken the time to design them, we do not know, realism is quite impressive despite everything – but even I had to look twice before realizing that it was completely composed.
Although it would have been an even more revolutionary moment if Apple was going ahead and developed these emojis, I cannot say that it was not fun to constantly scroll through all the online reactions. But you never know; Apple could use this idea for a future software update. I’m never saying.
