Apple is finally including racially diverse emojis in its next iOS update after receiving criticisms.
Users can now customize the light-skinned emoji to six different colors for hair and skin by using the drop-down menu on each icon in apps. The same options can be applied to the thumbs-up and thumbs-down emojis, the princesses, the construction workers and others.
Apple is also noticeably using the emoji to promote its upcoming Apple Watch by replacing the watch emoji with an image similar to the wearable device.
Aside from the diversity emojis and Apple Watch emoji, Apple is also adding 32 new country flags and more emojis depicting same-sex couples.
Apple was pressured to include diverse emojis after DoSomething.org started a signature campaign. The petition collected thousands of signatures and was supported by Miley Cyrus.
"Apple supports and cares deeply about diversity, and is working with The Unicode Consortium to update the standard so that it better represents diversity for all of us," an Apple spokesperson told CNNMoney.
The racially diverse emojis will not be available until later this year when the iOS 8.3 update is released.
