Here are some of the new emojis Apple brought to iPhones and iPads with the release of iOS 11.1. The second row from bottom shows the gender-neutral icons
The update includes flags for England, Wales and Scotland, which is the first time the three nations have been given their own icons.
There are also more smiley faces, gender-neutral characters, new clothing options including a trenchcoat and scarf as well as some strange mystical creatures.
Apple's iOS 11.1 also features an important security update to address a vulnerability called Krack which could let hackers crack into victims devices through their wifi connection.
Apple's new emojis were already included in a database run by Unicode, the organisation which governs the introduction of new emojis.
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Here are Apple's official release notes for iOS 11.1, which includes the following features:
Emoji
- Over 70 new emoji characters including new food types, animals, mythical creatures, clothing options, more expressive smiley faces, gender-neutral characters and more
Photos - Resolves an issue that could cause some photos to appear blurry
- Addresses an issue that could cause Live Photo effects to playback slowly
- Fixes an issue that could cause some photos to not display in the People album when restoring from an iCloud Backup
- Fixes an issue that could impact performance when swiping between screenshots
Accessibility
- Improves braille support for Grade 2 input
- Improves VoiceOver access to multi-page PDFs
- Improves VoiceOver rotor actions for announcing incoming notifications
- Improves VoiceOver rotor actions menu when removing an app from the App Switcher
- Fixes an issue for some users where alternative keys would not display when using VoiceOver with Touch Typing
- Fixes an issue where VoiceOver rotor would always return to default action in Mail
- Fixes an issue where VoiceOver rotor would not delete messages
Other improvements & fixes
- Adds back support for accessing the app switcher by pressing on edge of display with 3D Touch
- Fixes an issue that caused cleared Mail notifications to reappear on Lock screen
- Fixes an issue in enterprise environments that prevented data from being moved between managed apps
- Fixes an issue with some 3rd-party GPS accessories that caused inaccuracies in location data
- Resolves an issue where settings for Heart Rate notifications were appearing in Apple Watch app (1st generation)
- Fixes an issue where app icons were not appearing in notifications on Apple Watch
