How to get the iOS 16.4 Emojis on iOS 16.3.1 and below

The iOS & iPadOS 16.4 beta includes a number of new Emojis that aren’t currently available to anyone on iOS or iPadOS 16.3.1 or earlier, but as jailbreakers know, there’s always a way to port them over to older firmware.

iOS 16.4 Emojis.
Image via Emojipedia.

In today’s tutorial, we’ll be showing you how to get all the new iOS & iPadOS 16.4 Emojis on your jailbroken iOS or iPadOS 16.3.1 or earlier device so that you never miss a beat when someone sends you one in a message.

Porting iOS 16.4 Emojis to older firmware

As always, this port comes by way of PoomSmart, a jailbreak tweak developer and master in the arts of porting Emojis from newer to older firmware.

If you’re ready to begin, follow the steps we’ve outlined for you below:

1) Launch the Sileo app from your Home Screen and tap on the Sources tab:

Adding PoomSmart's repository to Sileo.

2) Tap on the + button.

3) Enter the following repository URL:

https://poomsmart.github.io/repo/

4) Tap on the Add Source button and wait for everything to finish loading.

5) Open the Search tab and type EmojiPort into the search bar:

Searching for EmojiPort in Sileo.

6) Tap on the package that corresponds to your iOS or iPadOS version. In this case, we’re using iOS 16, so we’ll choose the EmojiPort (iOS 12.0-16.3) package.

7) Tap the Get button:

Installing EmojiPort via Sileo.

8) Tap the Queue button.

9) Tap the Confirm button.

Note: EmojiPort and its dependencies will now be installed.

10) When finished, tap on the Restart SpringBoard button:

Restart SpringBoard EmojiPort Install.

11) When the Respring completes, launch the Sileo app again.

12) Open the Search tab and type EFM Font Setter into the search bar:

Install EFM Font Setter in Sileo.

13) Tap on the EFM Font Setter option from the search results.

14) Tap the Get button:

Installing EFM Font Setter in Sileo.

15) Tap the Queue button.

16) Tap the Confirm button.

Note: EFM Font Setter and its dependencies will now be installed.

10) When finished, tap on the Restart SpringBoard button:

Restart SpringBoard installing EFM Font Setter.

16) Navigate to Settings → EmojiFontManager and tap on AppleColorEmoji, and then tap on Respring ❄️:

Enabling iOS 16.4 Emojis on iOS 16.3.1 and below in Settings.

And you’re done!

Enjoy your new iOS 16.4 Emojis:

iOS 16.4 Emojis ported.

Conclusion

It’s not difficult to get the iOS & iPadOS 16.4 Emojis on your device if it’s running firmware 16.3.1 or older, you just need to have a jailbreak and install a few packages from PoomSmart’s repository.

With the steps above, you too can enjoy all the latest Emojis that your non-jailbroken friends are using without upgrading your firmware and losing your precious jailbreak.