Messages & Memoji

While there doesn’t appear to be any huge improvements coming to Messages itself this year, one notable new feature is that users will now be able to send their name and photo along when initiating new conversations, kind of like having an iMessage profile. This will be done with complete privacy — there’s no “directory” of iMessage users here, and the info will only be shared when you send somebody an iMessage.

Memoji

Apple’s personalized Emoji service is getting a big boost, however, expanding the options available for decorating yourself. There will be new makeup options and new accessories — you can even have your Memoji sport a set of AirPods.

More significantly, however, each time you create a new Memoji, iOS 13 will automatically generate a sticker pack of that emoji, and not only can these be used as iMessage stickers in conversations, but they’ll also be added to the system Emoji keyboard, so they can be included in other apps like Mail, WeChat, and more.