Apple update adds gender-neutral emojis and the Sign Language symbol for 'I love you'

Apple has released a new set of emojis - which include gender-neutral faces and an orange heart - as part of the technology giant's latest software update.

New designs which were approved by the Unicode Consortium - an independent standards body for the image-based language - have been made available to iPhone and iPad users in the company's OS 11.1 update.