I went for an emoji wallpaper from Apple's built-in options, then customized it to have several Christmas-related emojis in a pattern. It's a little loud, but that's Christmas for ya! Next up ...

Now, thanks to iOS 16, you can make your lock screen's background a tribute to your most adored emoji. Here's how to do it. Any previous lock screen and home screen backgrounds will be saved here.

The latest round of Pixel Audio Emoji celebrates Christmas and the New Year, while the broader Phone by Google app is testing a more prominent video calling shortcut. Following Halloween ...