Animoji and Memoji are exclusively available on Apple phones that support TrueDepth cameras. These sticker packs match your personality and mood. To use these packs, you have to use Apple’s Message app. Both Animoji and Memoji can record your voice and replicate your facial expressions for up to 30 seconds in a video message. Creating life-like Animoji or Memoji is very easy and here is how you can create it on your own:
Creating Memoji or Animoji on Apple devices
You can use your iPhone or iPad to create a customized Animoji, and add as many characters as you want with your desired face shape, hairstyle, eye color, accessories, and more. Follow these steps to begin:
- Open your mobile’s Messages app and click on any of the existing conversations or add a new one.
- Click on the keyboard and locate the Animoji button (monkey face-like icon) at the bottom of the screen.
- Click on the add button to insert Memoji or Animoji of your choice.
- This will show you a variety of features to choose from, such as skin, skin color, hairstyle, hair color, eyes and its detailing, nose, and lips, ears, eyewear, and headwear.
- Click on done when you are satisfied with the memory you have created.
Sharing the Memoji
You can share your Animoji, including a Memoji, with the Messages app on the iPhone or iPad. Follow these steps after opening the Messages app:
- Click on the conversation with anyone with whom you would like to share the Memoji or Animoji.
- Click on the Animoji button that has a monkey face like icon.
- Scroll right and left on the Character Selector window to choose from any of your desired Animoji characters. You will find a complete list of Memojis you created.
- After selecting a particular Animoji, tap on the Record button appearing at the bottom right corner of the Animoji window screen.
- Record your message for 30 seconds or less. To stop your message before 30 seconds, click on the Stop button.
- To stop recording or deleting the message, click on the Delete button that looks like a red bin appearing at the left side corner of the Animoji window screen.
- If you are satisfied with your recording, then click on the send button that looks like an upward-facing Arrow in a blue circle.
Uses can share their Animojis on social networking sites as well. It also requires you to open the messages app on your iPad or iPhone and open the Animoji button on the conversation. For further details, follow these steps:
- You will find a Share button once you open the Animoji section. This share button looks like an upward-facing arrow in a square box.
- Click on the Share Extension of Facebook or Instagram or any other social networking app of your choice.
- Hit on the send button.
These are some of the steps that will help you to easily create and share your favorite Animojis or Memojis with anyone. You can also save these on your camera roll. All the Animoji that you create automatically get saved in the video album of your photo gallery.