[tikkabhuna]

OS updates on iPhones frequently list new emoji in the release notes. It would be interesting to see what the most mundane reason for an iOS update is.

[pests]

This is deliberate. It's the carrot.

The expectation is users will download for the new emojis and in the process get all their security updates.

Before, people would delay updating forever as they would see no noticible benefits and even sometimes decreased performance.

Kinda the same reasoning auto updates are on by default and we have the concept of evergreen browsers etc.

[frumper]

Emoji are not just iMessage characters.