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A lot of people like the idea of communicating via video but don’t like how hey look. Animoji gives them something in between. Snapchat masks offer something similar.

They can also be fun because you can make jokes based on the character you’re using.

I actually love it. However for me, I like using it as a personal emoji. I don't talk, and I wish it didn't come with sound. It also wigs out pretty hard on my glasses, so I'd like to see some improvement there.

I bought the iPhoneX thinking I'd hate that feature - but after using it, it's just goofy good fun as an emoji.

I have an iPhone X and never used this feature except for showing it to the kids. But hey, I never thought of using it without talking! Sounds like a great idea to create personal emoji as you say. I'll give it a try.

In case you didn't know, and if I read that correctly, you can just tap the animoji (when making a face) and it will insert as a still image.

I think you got it wrong - the technology behind it did not manifest itself as Animojis. It manifested itself as Face ID.