As reported by Mashable, the software lets you replace your old-fashioned pin number with a four-symbol passcode selected from 44 emoji that include penguins, aliens, and fried chicken drumsticks.

The company says this means there are 3,498,308 possible permutations for non-repeating emoji passcodes, compared to just 7,290 for traditional non-repeating PIN. Forcing people to use emoji ...

Specifically, Apple is requesting emoji sequences for an artist, firefighter, pilot, astronaut, and judge. Apple is requesting the emoji be diverse and inclusive, as per other recent changes made ...

British company Intelligent Environments wants to replace your traditional four-digit pin code with something more upbeat - an Emoji Passcode. The firm claims that the system is mathematically ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Apple has been quite opinionated regarding emoji standards of ...

As you can see with the taco emojis (below), the emoji pins don't have to cover the selected object -- they can move around it too. To pin an emoji in Snapchat, record a video, ideally one that ...

Snapchat just upgraded the emoji in its iOS app in a big way. The company updated its iOS app Tuesday with its new 3D stickers feature, which allows you to pin emoji to a specific part of a video.