Not a fan of the generic iOS message reactions, calledTapbacks? The six original Tapbacks were a heart, thumbs up or down, a "Haha," exclamation points or a question mark. Some people could beconfused or irritatedby these reactions, and some folks feel thethumbs-up emoji is passive-aggressive. ButiOS 18lets you be more expressive and communicative by allowing you to use any emoji or sticker on your iPhone to react to messages.Apple releasediOS 18in September, and the update brought loads of new features to your iPhone, like the ability tocustomize lock screensandschedule messages to send later. One exciting new feature in the update that will make your texts more fun is the ability to use all your emoji(and even your stickers) to react to messages.Read more:Everything You Need to Know About iOS 18Here's how you can use all your emoji and stickers to react to texts in Messages.How to use all emoji for Tapbacks1. Open Messages.2. Tap into the right chat.3. Long-press on a message. The dog emoji seems like a good choice here. Apple/CNETIn the Tapbacks bubble above the message, scroll to the right to show a handful of emoji to use. If you don't see the right emoji, or you want to use a sticker, tap the gray smiley to the far right of the menu to pull up your emoji keyboard. You can scroll through the emoji or use the search function to find the emoji you want to use.You can also tap the sticker icon -- the folded-over circle -- near the left side of the emoji keyboard to access your premade and custom-made stickers. That means you can react to someone's message with a sticker of your pet if you want to, and who doesn't want to see more pets? Enlist Apple Maps to Plan Your Next Vacation See all photos For more on iOS 18, here's what to know aboutiOS 18.2andiOS 18.1and ouriOS 18 cheat sheet. You can also check out what could come to your iPhone withiOS 18.3. Watch this: What to Expect From Apple in 2025 04:23