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Introducing Animoji

By: Edward C. Baig and Bob LeVitus and

Updated: 10-09-2018

iPhone For Seniors For Dummies

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iPhone X, XR, XS and XS Max owners get something special and exclusive — animated emoji known as animoji. These clever animated avatars let you record your voice and facial expressions onto animated characters and send them to your friends. Here’s the skinny:

Tap the animoji icon.
Swipe the animoji icons on the left up or down to choose an animoji.The soft-serve ice cream animoji is shown in the following figure.
Tap the red record button and record your message (10 seconds or less).

After recording an animoji:

To see and hear your message, tap the circular arrow.
To send your message, tap the blue up arrow.
To delete your message without sending it, tap the red trash icon.

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iPhone For Seniors For Dummies ,

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Dwight Spivey has been a technical author and editor for over a decade, drawing on his talent for explaining technology to ordinary humans. He works as an educational technology administrator at Spring Hill College in Alabama.

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