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There's Finally a Way to Disable Those Annoying Memoji Stickers in Messages on iPhone

By Jake Peterson

Nov 5, 2019 08:16 PM

Nov 5, 2019 08:17 PM

There's a lot to love about iOS 13. Permanent Memoji stickers though? Not so much. Whether you love or hate these personalized icons, most of us can probably agree it's super annoying Apple doesn't let you disable them in the "Frequently Used" section of the Emoji keyboard. Every time you go to use an emoji, you have to see the stickers, whether you want to or not. That is, until now.

You see, iOS 13.3, currently in beta, introduces a new option that disables Memoji and Animoji stickers in the Emoji keyboard. Just head to Settings –> General –> Keyboard, then disable the toggle next to "Memoji Stickers" at the bottom.

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Settings menu on a smartphone displaying various options such as Notifications, Calendar, and General settings.

Settings menu on a mobile device showing general options.

Keyboard settings menu on a smartphone with a highlighted option.

If you miss Memoji stickers in the Emoji keyboard, you can re-enable this feature at any time. That said, you can always access Memoji stickers from the app drawer, which, in this writer's humble opinion, is a much better place for them anyway.

There's Finally a Way to Disable Those Annoying Memoji Stickers in Messages on iPhone

"Memoji Stickers" enabled (left) vs. disabled (right).

Cover image and screenshots by Jake Peterson/Gadget Hacks

The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.