Turn yourself into an emoji on your Galaxy phone or tablet

Before saving your emoji, note that on certain devices, fine-tuning is only possible at the initial creation stage. Here's how to create and edit your emoji:

1. Open the Camera app, select MORE, and choose AR ZONE.
2. Tap on either AR Emoji Camera or AR Emoji Studio.
   
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create your emoji and tap Next, then All done.
4. To use additional options, return to AR Zone and select your editing tool.

To share your emojis using the Samsung keyboard (other keyboards may not support this):

1. Open a messaging app and tap the text field.
2. Choose the smiling emoji on the keyboard, then select your AR Emoji.
3. Pick a GIF or sticker and hit Send.

You'll find various options like emojis, GIFs, and custom stickers in the emoji menu. If you're looking to streamline your experience, you can customize keyboard shortcuts by adding or removing them in the Samsung Messages app settings.

Are you always relying on stickers and gifs from one keyboard shortcut but don’t really use other ones? Or, maybe one sticker set isn’t really your style. No worries, you can add or remove your emoji keyboard shortcuts to suit your preferences.

1. Open Samsung Messages, and then open a text conversation.
2. Next, tap the Emoji icon (the smiley face) next to the text field or in the keyboard.
3. Swipe all the way to the left and then tap the Settings icon.
4. A list of all available keyboard shortcuts will appear. Tap the switch next to the shortcuts you would like to add or remove.
5. Tap Back; now only the shortcuts you enabled will appear in the Samsung Keyboard.

With your emoji set up, explore photo and video options in the Camera app under AR Zone. Modes like Scene, Mask, Mirror, and Play allow for creative expressions with your emoji in different contexts.

To delete or manage your emojis and their stickers, navigate through the Camera app to AR Zone, then to AR Emoji Camera, and into the Settings. Here, you can delete or adjust your creations.

On the latest phones, emojis are revamped with more customization options, including age and gender neutrality, outfit downloads, and personalization features. Visit the My Emoji home screen via the Camera app and AR Zone to explore these new capabilities.

1. Navigate to and open Settings, then tap Advanced features, and then tap Galaxy Avatar.
2. Tap Avatar Camera, and then tap the screen when prompted to create a new avatar. You can create your avatar using the Camera app or an image from the Gallery app. You can also choose from premade avatars at the top of the screen.
   
   
3. Allow the permissions if prompted and follow the instructions to create your avatar.
4. Next, take a photo using your avatar image. You can select from Scene, Mask, Mirror, or Play at the bottom of the screen.
5. If you’d like to change up your avatar, tap the Edit avatar icon (the person).
6. You can change the photo’s color by tapping the Change background icon (the paint can).
7. Once your photo has been captured, you can view it by tapping the Gallery thumbnail or by opening the Gallery app.