Why does a white thumbs up emoji appear during FaceTime calls on my iPhone?

While chatting with friends, randomly a white thumbs up emoji or thumbs down may appear. It’s weird. Only appears on my side of the face. Happened with different callers and in different apps.

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iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 29, 2025 6:24 PM

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