8 new emojis.
September 2024: Google previews its designs via its Noto Color Emoji and Noto Emoji font site pages.
October 2024: Samsung will likely debut its support in a One UI update
January / February 2025: WhatsApp will release their Emoji 16.0 for Android devices
Early 2025: Google will begin to progressively support Emoji 16.0 across their different platforms (e.g. Chromebook, YouTube)
March 2025: Google will provide support for Android devices
March / April 2025: Apple will release their Emoji 16.0 support via iOS 18.4
Summer 2025: Facebook, including Messenger (though support for Emoji 15.1 has yet to be provided)
Summer / Fall 2025: Microsoft via a major Windows 11