While both iOS and Android are improving the range of emojis available to users, what we're still lacking are cross-platform pictures that look the same on any device. Well, we can dream, can't we?

For those Android users lucky enough to own a new KitKat-running device, all you have to do is press and hold the enter or search key to get at its new built-in emoji keyboard.

That may also mean that when your friends on iOS send emoji to your Android phone, all you see is little squares or nothing at all. These tips will help you get the best Android emoji you can.

Both iPhone and Android are going to get new emoji symbols this year, and some of them could soon be available inside the betas of iOS 14 and Android 11.

You’ll be able to press-and-hold an emoji to select a “male” or “female” presentation, if you’d prefer. Both platforms will also be getting a ton of new accessibility-focused emoji.