iPadOS 18 makes it simpler to decide on and add emoji in iPhone apps

The expertise of utilizing iPhone apps on the iPad isn’t precisely nice, however issues bought higher with Stage Supervisor, since apps not optimized for iPhone can run in floating home windows on the display. However with iPadOS 18, Apple has made a small however vital change to enhance using iPhone apps on the iPad, and it’s all about emoji.

Emoji in iPhone apps operating on iPadOS

Once you’re utilizing an iPad linked to an exterior keyboard (whether or not wired, wi-fi or Apple’s Magic Keyboard), the digital keyboard disappears from the display to make room for the content material on the display. If you wish to select and add an emoji to your textual content, all you need to do is use the on-screen keyboard settings menu or press Management + Command + House to point out the emoji picker.

Whereas this works for just about each iPad app, the identical can’t be mentioned for iPhone apps. On this case, the on-screen keyboard settings menu disappears, and nothing occurs if you press Management + Command + House.

This has all the time pissed off me, particularly since I usually use the Threads and Instagram apps on my iPad (each of which don’t have a particular model for iPadOS). As a workaround, I needed to both detach the Magic Keyboard from the iPad to make use of the digital keyboard or select the emoji in one other app (or Highlight), then copy and paste it.

However right here’s the excellent news: iPadOS 18 lastly fixes this downside. Now, if you press Management + Command + House, the iPhone app additionally reveals the emoji picker.

Extra about iPadOS 18

iPadOS 18 provides lots of the options coming to iPhone with iOS 18. This consists of new methods to customise the House Display, redesigned Management Middle, plus a brand new Calculator app and Apple Intelligence.

iPadOS 18 is at present out there in a beta preview for builders. A public beta can be launched this month, whereas the official launch is about for this fall.