How do you get rid of an emoji from recently used section?

I used the eggplant emoji 1x in 6 months (as a joke). It has been months since I used it and it will not disappear from the “recently used” emojis section… why is that?! We ALL know what that emoji means. I have updated my phone, turned it off and on, used hundreds of different emojis since and yet still.. there it is.


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Original Title: Stubborn Eggplant Emoji Won’t Move from Recently Used

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Jun 3, 2025 11:36 AM

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Posted on Jun 3, 2025 01:37 PM

I 👀 what you did there!

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Jun 3, 2025 11:56 AM in response to EggplantProblems


EggplantProblems wrote:

FIX THIS!!! It isn’t funny..

This is a user to user support forum and Apple does not participate here. No one here can fix this. I couldn't tell you how the Recents gets figured, but I can tell you I've seen a number of things remain there for quite a while after I use something as well. You can provide feedback to Apple if you would like them to know your feelings. They do not see what you post here. Here is the feedback link. Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Jun 3, 2025 01:17 PM in response to EggplantProblems

EggplantProblems wrote:

I used the eggplant emoji 1x in 6 months (as a joke). It has been months since I used it and it will not disappear from the “recently used” emojis section… why is that?! We ALL know what that emoji means. I have updated my phone, turned it off and on, used hundreds of different emojis since and yet still.. there it is.

Sometimes an aubergine is just an aubergine.

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