No, you do not get to send your friends the middle finger emoji today.
Apple’s iOS update to version 9.1 includes a bunch of new, highly anticipated emoji sure to cause a surge in use for the expressive icons. There’s the middle finger, of course, but the update will also include tacos, a hockey stick, a synagogue, and more. That emoji-rich update lands on smartphone screens in November.
Perhaps confusingly, Apple’s update to iOS version 9.0 went live today. It contains no new emojis, much to the chagrin of soon-to-be-disappointed iPhone fans.
the first thing I’m gonna do when I download iOS 9 is send my mom the middle finger emoji
— cara 🦋 (@YoItsCara) September 16, 2015
iOS 9.1 should be rolling out today. Can’t freakin’ wait to spam everyone with tacos. http://t.co/YBXrAaJvkE
— Suki 🦉⛈ (@sbeasla) September 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/tomhj96/status/644194449489293312
APPLE PSA!!!! Update your iPhone around 1pm today for lots of new features!!
— Benny (@ben_costello) September 16, 2015
MIDDLE FINGER EMOJI INCLUDED! 🤓🖕
These users and more are going to be confused upon updating their phones today—the feature they really want is still a month away. Apple has yet to set a formal release date for iOS 9.1, but we’re hoping it might hit sooner than its anticipated November release date.
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Until then, you’ll have play hockey, eat tacos, and give people the finger IRL. We’re sorry too.
Photo via George M. Groutas/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) | Remix by Max Fleishman
