Apple hides a number of fantastic details and features across its devices, yet one of the most fascinating has been spotted in the form of an emoji, leaving many iPhone users in awe at this secret.
Almost everyone in the Apple ecosystem and beyond uses emojis in some form on a daily basis, yet few people actually pay close attention to the small emoticons that they exchange with each other.
It's always a sobering experience when you realize that you've been using an emoji in the wrong way – often a sign of growing old – and some emojis can actually represent a different emotion or image depending on who is sending it, like the upside down smile or classic 'high-five or praying' conundrum.
A few of these small images actually have details hidden within them though that you'd need a microscope to spot, and one user on Reddit has managed to uncover a major secret that you've almost definitely not spotted inside one particular emoji.
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As shared on the r/iphone subreddit, the post details how there's actually a hidden message on the 'scroll' emoji that's even difficult to decipher when you get a zoomed-in look.
While some with tinfoil hats might expect this to be a hint towards secret societies and new world orders from the biggest tech company in the world, it's actually a nice little easter egg that the most dedicated of Apple fans will be able to recognize.
The text itself reads: "You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them."
This won't mean much to most people, especially those on the younger end, but it's actually a noteworthy quote from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs that was used as part of the company's 'Think Different' advertising campaign, particularly in the 'Here's to the crazy ones' ad in 1997.
The full quote eulogizes the 'misfits', 'rebels', 'troublemakers', 'round pegs in square holes', and so on, emphasizing the importance of people who push the limits of what's possible and challenge the boundaries.
It's a welcome touch that this speech from Jobs is immortalized in a small detail present in every Apple device on the planet, and it's something that you might have used hundreds of times without even realizing.
This might even encourage you to keep your eyes peeled for other small but effective easter eggs present across your iPhone and the wider Apple ecosystem, like the fact that the Apple Maps logo is the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, as one comment underneath the post points out.