Pet owners usually leap at the chance to show pictures of their furry or feathered best friends, but searching for the right photo when I'm texting someone can be an annoyance. Sometimes I just want to reply with a quizzical head turn or a look of unabashed joy with the same ease as sending a smiley face emoji.
Case in point: my dog Cinnamon Toast Crunch. She's brown and white and loves to go on walks, and I take every opportunity to show her to the world. And with the Live Stickers iPhone feature, I can turn photos of her into emoji and stickers and then text them to everyone I know.
Apple introduced Live Stickers in iOS 17 as an evolution of the tap-and-lift feature from iOS 16, which lets you cut out subjects from photos and Live Photos. Now, by saving those cutouts as emoji and stickers of pets, family and friends, you can send endless cuteness to others.
1. Open your Photos app.2. Tap the photo you want to turn into an emoji or sticker.3. Tap and hold the item in the photo you want to turn into an emoji or sticker until you see the white outline.4. Tap Add Sticker.
Your iPhone will then add the Live Sticker to your Stickers drawer and appear in your emoji keyboard. If you tap the new sticker, you'll be given the options to Rearrange, Add Effect or Delete it. Tapping Add Effect will let you add an effect to your sticker, like a white outline, to make it look even more like a sticker.
