The old saying: a picture is worth a thousand words is valid for Apple’s latest creation, iOS devices. Many iPod touch and iPhone owners use their devices every day to communicate with friends and family. What if I tell you that you can actually send more than just text in your text messages? And the best part is that all iOS devices have built-in emoji icons. You will find out how to enable them in this article.

Emoji icons are cute little pictures that represent something in our daily life. For example, you could replace “I love you” with a simple emoji icon that represents a heart. It is commonly used and compatible with most mobile phones in Japan.

Enabling emoji on your iOS device is simple, but not for the faint of heart. One of the simplest methods is to jailbreak your device. The term jailbreak itself might sound a bit intimidating, but it’s a process where you modify your device’s system software to do what it wasn’t meant to do. And once it’s released, you can enable emoji through simple settings.

Another method to enable emoji icons on your device would be to use a simple software enabler. These software are easily found on the App Store. Just search for emoji and you will find a few. As a matter of personal preference, I like to use the software enabler method, as this does not require me to jailbreak my device.

Once you enable emoji on your iOS device, it only takes a few simple steps to set it up. Most software enablers will tell you what to do in their manuals, so I won’t go into detail here.

Well, there you have it: the simplest method to enable emoji on your iOS device, be it iPod touch, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or even the new iPhone 4. They are all supported.