Looks like we’ve got some bad apples.
iPhone users are creating inappropriate emojis using Apple’s new Genmoji feature. The generative AI emoji tool allows iPhone users to generate custom emojis using simple text prompts.
However, since the tool’s beta release, it seems the company may have underestimated the lengths to which users would go to push its boundaries despite Apple’s built-in safeguard.
To create a Genmoji, iPhone users should open the messages app, tap on the emoji icon, begin typing a description in the text field and then tap on “Create new emoji.”
After a few seconds, several options should appear waiting to be chosen.
iPhone users have found success in creating everything from guns to drugs, and even suggestive eggplant emojis.
While some X-rated emojis required a little creativity to generate, others were surprisingly straightforward. For instance, one user reported creating a realistic rifle by typing “hunting gear,” and another was able to generate a handgun by simply entering “gun.”
This is especially surprising given Apple’s history of censoring gun-related emojis, replacing the traditional firearm with a plastic water pistol.
One of the most popular “hacks” involved creating suggestive eggplant emojis.
Naughty users discovered that while entering “aubergine” resulted in an error message, the tool was happy to oblige when they used “eggplant” instead.
One user shared a screenshot of a Genmoji with the prompt “eggplant with water squirting out,” prompting a wave of similarly suggestive images on social media of eggplant and peach emojis being held, licked, eaten and doused in liquids and creams.
Other users also created emojis resembling cannabis leaves, condoms, and even poppers.
Some users even exploited Genmoji to generate likenesses of public figures, including Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
One commenter predicted, “This will be censored soon, mark my words,” acknowledging that Apple may not tolerate the unexpected flood of inappropriate emojis.
A Reddit user echoed the sentiment, “By the time the rest of us get access, this will be long gone if people post about it.”
Genmojis was recently released to a select few as a part of the Apple Intelligence, a new suite of AI features, launched with iOS 18.1.
The feature like other Apple Intelligence features, are only available on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models, along with all iPhone 16 variations.
While the beta period gives Apple time to refine the tool, it also offers users a chance to continue testing its limits before the public release.
