IOS 18 Update - Emoji Keyboard

I don't typically write reviews on new updates as they typically are fine. For once I did want to mention one thing that bothers me and hoping it can be changed. I greatly dislike the new emoji keyboard and how its become bigger. I don't like the large keyboard layout and they kind of hurt my eyes. I'm near sighted and so its not needed for me to have them so big. Is there a way to revert them to the previous version? I don't know if anyone else has the same thoughts on this subject. Maybe a possible option to have the ability to switch the keyboard size to which ever suits the user? Anything would be helpful as I do enjoy using the emojis but now I'm avoiding them. Thank you for your time and consideration.

I totally agree with you. Please do something about it

same problem here. Really dislike the new Emoji keyboard especially the fact that you cant even change it back. The Emojis are too big and the tabs are too small so that I often don't get to the category I want to. Really hope that it gets changed back or at least that one has the opportunity to change the keyboard!

Why are the reactions so bubbly this is like the update they did to the iPhone 11 way back where everything is rainbows and bubbles like I’m a Barbie girl. I use my phone for work and pleasure. im not a 14 year old girl needing my heart to be bigger or different colors to every reaction. It’s over the top. And you can’t even change it. Like we are being forced to become something we are not. You pay over thousand dollars for a phone you can customize not to turn me into a 14 year old Barbie girl. Very disappointed

First thing in the morning after my phone updated & i’m looking for a solution to this! Please give us an option to change it back to the original size!!

Apple! please bring back the smaller emoji keyboard, or add a setting to switch it back, this is awful.

The most disturbing emoji new look! U can not choose from the small banner down specially the recent, then emojis are too big so it takes ages to scroll between pages to find the right emoji… please need a solution to this asap 😭😭😭😭 just bring the emoji display as it was

Smaller emo keyboard please 🥲🥲

its hard to find the emoji I need because they’re too big, and it’s making my texting language weird now because I can’t find the one I need. It’s too many pages to scroll through. My eye sight is medically normal. 20/20. can we please go back to normal size? 🙏

IOS 18 Update - Emoji Keyboard
 
 
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