Instagram has hidden an emoji-based game within the direct messaging feature of their smartphone app — and people are just now noticing it. As if anyone needed it, there's a new way to kill time ...

Instagram has quietly added a secret emoji game that you can access in your DMs. The goal of the game is simple: Use your finger to move the paddle at the bottom of your screen to keep your emoji ...

When the game inevitably comes to an end, you'll be told your final score before being promped to play again or go back to your DM. The game works with any emoji, whether it's a smiley face, a ...

Apple News+ subscribers who upgrade to iOS 26 can now access an all-new game, which Apple calls "Emoji Game." The idea is to solve puzzles ...

Following yesterday’s WWDC25 keynote announcements, Apple confirmed that it will continue to lean into the daily puzzle trend with the launch of Emoji Game: a lighthearted challenge that tasks ...

Emoji 11 takes some science-minded strides, with glyphs for goggles, a lab coat, a test tube, a petri dish, and DNA. It's now up to major vendors to whip up their own versions of the new emojis.

Finally, an emoji to represent us all is coming soon: An exhausted face with bags under its eyes.. It’s one of eight new emojis that will appear on smartphones and computers next year, which ...